Christmas came a few months early. Jason from Specialized sent me one of the four Demo 7s in existence last week. After building it up on Tuesday with the help of “No Thrill Will” from John Henry Bikes, the Demo comes in just under 41 lbs with a magnesium prototype link. I put the Fox40 on and set it to 7″ to balance the bike out. BB is under 14″ as well.

I was going to ride it the next day but it was raining super hard. Weather turned out really nice today so up Fromme I went. Sessioned Air Supply to dial the rear shock then rode up and hit up some trails.

Riding Impressions:

I’ve been riding a Demo8/9 for 3 seasons and an SX Trail for 2 so I figured the bike might fit in between the two. I was wrong, the suspension still feels plush like the previous Demo’s and when you ride it. You know you’re on a Demo except for one thing…. it takes square edge hits like I’ve never felt before. The bike doesn’t slow downas you would expect. You just don’t feel it. You can ride way faster through the rough sections. I was so amazed and I still can’t believe the difference. Usually it’s a toss up what to ride - the Demo8 or the SX Trail - now there is no decision to make.
The suspension engineers did their homework and deserve huge props. Can’t wait to ride it some more.

JW

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