Spotted: A Lightweight Full Face Helmet from Specialized
It looks like Specialized has a new lightweight full face helmet on the way, as seen in Instagram teaser posts from Specialized Enduro Team riders Charlie Murray and Sofia Wiedenroth.
The new helmet looks about as airy as anything on the market and significantly lighter than the existing Specialized Dissident full face helmet.
Interestingly, it looks as if the all EWS riders still wore the older Dissident at most of the EWS rounds so far except for Sofia Wiedenroth, who seems to have worn hers in La Thuile.
Today, Charlie Murray joined Sofia by sharing a photo of himself wearing the helmet on Instagram. Specialized clearly knows what it's doing when it comes to dropping hints before a launch.
From its appearance, we could probably ballpark it in the 700-800ish grams range, though Specialized could always surprise us. After all, their full carbon burly DH helmet weighs just over 1000g. With large vents, it seems well-suited to enduro, and we'll likely see all of Specialized's EWS racers adopt the new helmet at the next few races.
Specialized couldn't tell us anything specific about the helmet, but did offer this statement:
 | At Specialized we are constantly developing new and exciting products to meet all rider needs. Great products don’t only come from the lab as real world testing is always a big part of our development process, we have the advantage of top level athletes on our long list of sponsored riders and from time to time those pre-production products make there way onto the internet. Let’s be honest secrets are hard to come by these days. You never can tell when or what products we are testing out in the wild will make it to the consumer market, what you can be sure of is when a new product is ready for release the public will know. |
We'll keep you tuned on any updates when we know more.
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I THINK IT WAS IN '85, LIKE,
WHEN ALL THAT ANDROGYNOUS SHITWAS GOING ON,
AND WHAT WAS WILD WAS THAT
THE GUY WHO LOOKEDTHE MOST LIKE A B**CH
WAS GETTING ALL THE WOMEN.
EVEN I HAD IT--THE JERRY CURL WAS COMING OUT,
AND I HAD MY SHIT SLICKEDTO THE SIDE AND ALL THAT.
IF YOU WEARING BAGGY SHIT NOWAND YOU ACTING HARD,
IF YOU FROM L.A.,
YOU MOTHERF**KERS WAS WEARINGSOME STRANGE SHIT.
WE IN THE CLUB.
WE GETTING OUR GROOVE ON,SHAKING IT UP,
AND PRINCE CAME IN THERE.
THAT'S WHEN PURPLE RAIN CAME OUT,
AND PRINCE WAS THE SHIT,YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
PRINCE HAD ON, LIKE, A--
IT WAS LIKEA ZORRO-TYPE OUTFIT.
IT HAD THE RUFFLESTHAT COME DOWN THE FRONT.
HE HAD THE BIG PERMFLUFFED OUT AND ALL THAT.
AND THE MUSTACHE, YOU KNOW,JUST DRAWN ON HIS FACE.
AND IT LOOKED LIKE SOMETHINGTHAT A FIGURE SKATER WOULD WEAR,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
AND HE WASWITH HIS WHOLE CREW,
AND HE HAD THIS OTHER CATNAMED MICKEY FREE,
AND MICKEY FREE WAS, LIKE,THE NEW CAT IN SHALAMAR
THAT,WHEN HE JOINED THE GROUP,
I HEARD MAD CATS, LIKE,
"YO, SHALAMAR GOTTHIS NEW GIRL IN THERE.
MAN, THAT B**CH FINELIKE A MOTHERF**KER."
THEY WAS TALKING ABOUTMICKEY FREE, OKAY?
MICKEY FREE IS NOT A GIRL,ALL RIGHT?
THEY CAME OVERWHERE WE WAS AT.
PRINCE STARTED TALKINGTO MY BROTHER.
- HELLO, EDDIE MURPHY.
- PRINCE, WHAT'S UP?
- I'M A BIG FANOF YOUR COMEDIES.
- OOH, THAT'S HOT, PRINCE.
- WOULD YOU LIKETO COME TO MY HOUSE
AND LISTENTO SOME MUSIC?
- OOH, THAT'S COOL.
FRUITY, GET THE CAR.
- ASSEMBLE YOUR CREW.
I'LL BE OUTSIDE.
- WE WENT UP THERE.
WE GET THERE.HE PUTS THE TRACKS ON.
THE TRACKS ARE SLAMMING,YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
AND WE'RE LISTENINGTO THE MUSIC AND EVERYTHING.
GROOVING AT THE CRIB.
HE HAD GIRLS OVER THERE.
HE HAD A NICE ENVIRONMENT.IT WAS TIGHT.
- THIS BORES ME.
IS ANYONE UPFOR A GAME OF BASKETBALL?
- [laughs]
- HOW ABOUTYOU AND YOUR FRIENDS
VERSUS MEAND THE REVOLUTION?
- [laughs]
SO I WAS LIKE, "THIS NIGGAMUST BE JOKING, MAN."
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE'S GOINGWITH THIS AND SHIT.
BUT HE WAS DEAD SERIOUS.
HE HAD HIS, UH,HELPER OR WHATEVER
GO AND GET SOME, LIKE,SHORTS AND SNEAKERS
AND GAVE THEM TO US.
AND LAUGHING, I'M LIKE,
"THIS IS GONNA BE SOMEFUNNY-ASS SHIT."
SO THEY COME OUT, RIGHT?
AND I LOOK AT THEM,AND, UM,
THEY STILL GOT ON THE SAME SHITTHEY WAS WEARING AT THE CLUB.
IT WAS WILD, AND I WAS LIKE,
"I KNOW THEY AIN'T THINKINGABOUT PLAYING BALL IN THAT,"
BUT THEY WERE.
I SAID, "HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?"
YOU KNOW WHAT WE'REGONNA CALL THIS?
THE SHIRTSAGAINST THE BLOUSES.
[laughter]
AND WHEN I SAID THAT,THIS LOOK CAME ON HIS FACE.
HE ICE GRILLED ME.
AND I'M LOOKING BACK AT HIM,THINKING TO MYSELF,
YOU KNOW,"WHAT ARE YOU ANGRY ABOUT?
"I MEAN, YOU KNOW WHEREYOU GOT THAT SHIRT FROM,
AND IT DAMN SURE WASN'TTHE MEN'S DEPARTMENT."
I MEAN, I KIND OFLEARNED SOMETHING THAT DAY:
DON'T NEVER JUDGEA BOOK BY ITS COVER.
THIS CAT COULD BALL, MAN.
- PLAY BALL.
HE WAS CROSSING CATS LIKE ICE.
CROSSED ME UP.
MADE MY KNEESSLAM TOGETHER.
HE WAS GETTING REBOUNDSLIKE CHARLES BARKLEY.
SNATCHING IT DOWN!
- SHOOT THE "J."
SHOOT IT!
LET'S RUN A PLAY.COMPUTER BLUE.
DARLING PICKY.
OWW!
- THEY WAS KIND OF SETTINGTHESE FRUITY PICKS, MAN,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
LIKE, YOU'D BETRYING TO CHECK PRINCE,
AND THEN YOU GO THIS CATSTANDING BEHIND YOU,
AND HE'S GETTING CLOSE TO YOU,
AND HIS HANDSIS OUT LIKE THIS.
YOU DON'T REALLY WANTTO BE BENT OVER
IN FRONT OF A CAT LIKE THAT,YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
PRINCE WAS INCREDIBLE!
PRINCE, YOU GOT A TOWEL, MAN?
IT'S KIND OF HOTOUT HERE, MAN.
- WHY DON'T YOU PURIFYYOURSELF IN THE WATERS
OF LAKE MINNETONKA.
GOOD.
IN YOUR FACE,CHARLIE MURPHY.
GOOD.
GOOD HUSTLE.[slap]
- YO, MAN,I'M NOT ON YOUR TEAM.
- I MEAN, IT WASN'T EVENLIKE IT WAS CLOSE.
IT WAS A LANDSLIDE VICTORY.
- GAME.
BLOUSES.
- I WAS THERE.I SEEN IT.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME?
YOU THINKI'M MAKING IT UP?
YOU THINK I'M TRYING TO,UH, YOU KNOW,
ENHANCE THE STORYBECAUSE I'M INVOLVED?
OR TRYING TO GIVE MYSELFAN EXCUSE FOR LOSING
BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOUA STORY ABOUT PRINCE?
I DARE YOU TO CHALLENGE PRINCETO A GAME OF BALL ONE-ON-ONE.
CHALLENGE HIM!
A'IGHT?
AND MAKE SURE YOUR PEOPLEIS THERE TO SEE THE GAME.
'CAUSE YOU MIGHT GETEMBARRASSED.
TRUST ME.
- ALL RIGHT, HE BEATYOU IN BASKETBALL,
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED?
- AFTER IT WAS ALL OVER,
HE TOOK US IN THE HOUSEAND SERVED US PANCAKES.
PANCAKES.
WELL,I GOT TO ADMIT, UM,
IT WAS A GOOD GAME.
- I WISH I COULD SAYTHE SAME FOR YOU
AND YOUR CREW OF FLUNKIES.
DO YOU GUYSWANT SOME GRAPES?
- I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S SOME GREAT STORYTELLERS
IN THE WORLDTHAT WE LIVE IN TODAY, MAN.
- B**CHES.
- WHO THE F**KCAN MAKE UP THAT SHIT?
[cheers and applause]
All that and can you please give me the very short version as I don't have the attention span necessary to read all that
Username checks out...
Here you go. Charlie Murphy - True Hollywood Stories
youtu.be/ff8LEx9Mw54
Specialized stuff is not cheap but damn it is good.
I am actively considering my next bike and Specialized is in contention for sure.
Yup if you go for the top of the range sworks it is silly prices but if you look spec for spec they are fairly reasonable IMO
I don't think debris flying is much of an issue though, I don't remember ever getting hit in the face by a rock while riding.
Ah stuff it, I can't be bothered.
I don't have that much money either. I do try out helmet at the shops, or my friends helmets.