none at house in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada - photo by stp124

demo 8 sam hill new speciaized bike

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Category: All Mountain/Enduro
Date Posted: Nov 30, 2008 at 9:57
Nov 30, 2008
Location: Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada
Trail: house
Riders: none

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mvonhollen (Nov 30, 2008 at 10:08)

Its...Its...So beautiful!

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kazmateusz (Nov 30, 2008 at 10:26)

Thats insane! I love this bike!

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chickenmgee28 (Nov 30, 2008 at 11:54)

Best part on that bike... FORK

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mvonhollen (Nov 30, 2008 at 12:37)

yah the new boxxers look so lush, id die to try one out

bigburd (Nov 30, 2008 at 14:10)

never noticed how tiny the shock is on demos before

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eduruge (Dec 1, 2008 at 17:23) (Below Threshold)

www.pinkbike.com/photo/2750053

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avery25 (Dec 3, 2008 at 21:13) (Below Threshold)

i dont like the colors too much, but its cool , he'll get a custom job right? lol

nouser (Dec 6, 2008 at 11:52)

where is this pic from?

stp124 (Dec 6, 2008 at 14:49)

friends pic not mine

nouser (Dec 7, 2008 at 0:39)

and where he got thart pic?

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jimmymtbking (Dec 9, 2008 at 10:21) (Below Threshold)

god variis, shut your noise, no one cares

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nouser (Dec 9, 2008 at 11:59)

come and shut me if you can

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jimmymtbking (Dec 9, 2008 at 12:05) (Below Threshold)

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looks like theres gonna a be a lil pinkbike scrap

:P

ill shank you right up boi

nouser (Dec 9, 2008 at 12:11)

aaaah

hobbnobs (Jan 12, 2009 at 15:04)

my mate has ridden faircloughs demo

ncrider5 (Jan 26, 2009 at 15:51)

is that a double barrel on the back?

Hendy94 (Mar 10, 2009 at 14:40)

nope, i think its a rockshox vivid

nouser (Mar 10, 2009 at 14:49) (Below Threshold)

dhx4 i thought

nouser (Mar 10, 2009 at 14:56)

oops,i take it back,i thought it was just the stock model

nouser (Mar 14, 2009 at 2:14)

www.bowcycle.com/bc09/bikes/mountain/specialized-demo-8-I.shtml

haroman666 (Apr 10, 2009 at 17:28)

Are they wheels on that bike? :O:O

mccaw (Nov 30, 2008 at 10:09)

Favorites? Yes i think so

steezuschrist (Dec 6, 2008 at 7:39)

the boxxers's stantions look fatter than the the old ones

hoshi (Dec 6, 2008 at 7:42)

they are... 35mm insteead of 32 mm

flowww (Nov 30, 2008 at 10:13)

man this is nice, go sam go

codak (Nov 30, 2008 at 10:20)

wow new style of boxxers look sick

scottrallye (Nov 30, 2008 at 11:55)

It doesn't have the adjustable shock mount position as the stock Demo 8 has. I guess you don't need it when you're Sam Hill.

SpikeX (Dec 2, 2008 at 11:50)

No it's much too heavy to keep the shock mount.

Actually I wonder why they did that, I noticed it before but I don't get it...

scottrallye (Dec 2, 2008 at 16:46)

I'm willing to bet (not only because I'm sure the frame was built to Hill's specs) that it was done to reduce weight.

scottrallye (Dec 2, 2008 at 16:47)

Also, I noticed there are two bolts through the rear upper suspension link that is NOT on the stock frames. Any ideas? I'm stumped.

SpikeX (Dec 2, 2008 at 21:57)

They are on the stock frames, on all the magnesium link ones. My Demo has that. It's because they can't weld magnesium like they can with the aluminium one, so they bolt the two halves together.

scottrallye (Dec 3, 2008 at 22:36)

Ah, gotcha. I just looked at the 09 pics and the bolts are on the Demo II and not the regular Demo.

sie7e (Nov 30, 2008 at 19:48)

you're sure its Sam's? where is the Gravity crankset? gold stem? maxxis tires?
those details make Sam's bikes, SAM's bike lol

stp124 (Nov 30, 2008 at 20:20)

thats his i know for a fact

stp124 (Nov 30, 2008 at 10:25)

i just noticed look at the back tire its like dog crap

wharncliffe-rider (Dec 1, 2008 at 7:58)

shit on back tyre ? gutted for him

tommybananajohnson (Jan 9, 2009 at 2:49)

hahahahahaha, i know its Hills new bike, but it's still not a dh bike.

southtirolrider (Nov 30, 2008 at 10:22)

yeah they look more massive!! not so anorexic like the old one

runner (Dec 2, 2008 at 12:22)

The bike is trying to call an elevator to get away from all the paparazzi

stp124 (Dec 2, 2008 at 15:26)

lolol

driezzz (Nov 30, 2008 at 10:24)

massive!

norcoboy66vf (Nov 30, 2008 at 21:38)

:'( its just so beautiful it makes me cry

CoN-AiR15 (Dec 1, 2008 at 19:33)

Thats Sam Hills Bike Man the Boxxer is intense

pussybiker (Dec 10, 2008 at 11:30)

oh man why they show a demo7?

or is the downtube now the same like on the demo 7?

DownhillGaz123 (Dec 21, 2008 at 15:58)

am i the only one who thinks the blackbox forks stanchions looked huge,

have they stepped up to 40mm?

epoirier (Dec 29, 2008 at 18:47)

i love it, and the forks r so wild!!

azzazz7 (Jan 13, 2009 at 2:01)

im into this years boxxer i rekon they look dope as and nice ride m8

harveymushman69 (Dec 1, 2008 at 21:02)

i have heard from a friend that thats a demo 7 and since he has supposedly ridden the bike the boxxer fork sucks

stp124 (Dec 1, 2008 at 21:02)

really?

runner (Dec 2, 2008 at 12:21)

It is a Demo 7.

deadwaki (Dec 10, 2008 at 2:52)

I heard from a friend of my best friend that this is a stumpjumper with plastic parts around it, so it looks like demo 9 - an enhanced version of demo 8 made specially for Sam Hill

harveymushman69 (Dec 10, 2008 at 17:54)

sorry but that's a lie... and im pretty sure cody warren (decline team america member) has ridden the bike

runner (Dec 10, 2008 at 18:02)

The fact that you would even take that seriously in the first place is kind of sad.

harveymushman69 (Dec 10, 2008 at 18:51)

besides a stumpjumper has a whole...whole different rear end

balfa23 (Dec 12, 2008 at 12:03)

ahah at Fezzari505

Jones72 (Dec 17, 2008 at 12:23)

If this is a demo 7 my name is Peter Griffin.

cronin91 (Dec 26, 2008 at 8:11)

What tyre's are they?!

mike528 (Dec 26, 2008 at 9:57)

shit specialized ones, i had them on my bike wen i got it....

jamesrobertmtb (Jan 8, 2009 at 12:24)

i prefer the sunday tbh tha looks lot heavieer

bambisbounty (Jan 27, 2009 at 7:57)

not a big fan of hill but that bike is lush

DH-rida-22 (Mar 18, 2009 at 17:41)

hello no thows boxxers are sick

norcosavage (Apr 1, 2009 at 19:07)

how do have one of the new boxxers and there not comin out ontill 2010

demitri (Dec 1, 2008 at 6:06)

thats thats tasty

dannyhutchinson (Dec 2, 2008 at 8:56)

buy a dirt jump :>

nouser (Dec 23, 2008 at 8:53)

That Kicks Ass. Sweet Ride for Sam. Another World Championship me-thinks!!!!!

vineet (Dec 27, 2008 at 11:14)

Orgasm!!

c-bernier (Jan 1, 2009 at 17:07)

i dont like the 2009 boxxer fork....but the 2010 boxxer one that ive seen is real nice

kielbas1991 (Feb 5, 2009 at 12:51)

nice

FilipGuzdek (Feb 23, 2009 at 13:36)

great bike ...

sharkyboy (Mar 13, 2009 at 13:42)

I think it would look better with some fox40s on

edeltraught (Apr 1, 2009 at 19:05)

cool bike

DownhillMTB14 (Dec 1, 2008 at 15:21)

sick ride man.,..how much did that cost you in the end?

isaac123 (Dec 2, 2008 at 19:07)

sam hill is a beast

jezzah (Nov 30, 2008 at 10:21)

I think it looks bullshit.

chickenmgee28 (Nov 30, 2008 at 11:53)

how much travel?

stp124 (Nov 30, 2008 at 11:54)

sorry i didn't ask him

scottrallye (Nov 30, 2008 at 11:57)

Looks like a lot of other floating pivot bikes. Just not nearly as good or original.

mattbeer (Dec 1, 2008 at 11:53)

floating pivot?? it's 4 bar linkage.

scottrallye (Dec 2, 2008 at 5:45)

Refering to guys link, not the demo.

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pbuser491200 (Nov 30, 2008 at 13:53)

the new demo look like shit sorry but they are soo ugly. Demo 2005 are sweet nice color etc.

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ollie-jones (Nov 30, 2008 at 10:09)

pooooooo pooooo, my mate cracked 1

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baker718 (Dec 1, 2008 at 10:15)

Hmm how? this is a pro spec new adapted geometry frame, so probably not the most valid comment ever.

nouser (Dec 3, 2008 at 21:11) (Below Threshold)

Hey ollie, gimme the link to the snapped demo. I highly doubt it.

ollie-jones (Dec 3, 2008 at 22:25)

heres the photo of the crack.
www.pinkbike.com/photo/1848079

n heres the demo

www.pinkbike.com/photo/2225589

so dont doubt it

baker718 (Dec 6, 2008 at 6:40)

Im not doubting the crack, simply saying that you cant judge this bike by one that your friend has, as i said, this one has been tested, adapted, tested, adapted. Its not a standard demo.

aiken (Dec 7, 2008 at 1:50)

It cracked very easily on the cold forged link, straight down the weld. it was shocking engineering on that link. so dont neg prop ollie, they do crack, i've heard of lots of 07s cracking- even some under the headtube when running 40s.

nouser (Dec 7, 2008 at 9:14)

Isn't that the swing link thats cracked? I admit that I was wrong, but I would like to point out that if its the swing link it isn't a structural member of the frame. A lot of companies (Trek is one) use two piece swing links. So if that link split down the middle, the bike is fully functional and wont collapse or anything. Unlike a HEADTUBE break....and we all know what bikes I'm talking about....

audeo03 (Dec 8, 2008 at 13:22)

Cold Weld. If the weld was good, it would fail on either side of it...in the heat-affected zone.

deadwaki (Dec 10, 2008 at 2:50)

I love comments like shitty frame it cracks, I saw the cracked one... go buy karpiel armageddon with monster, put 3" gazzas, Gustav's 250mm rotors and go dirtjumping - U will enjoy a reliable bike... still in my opinion Demos are unnecessarily overbuilt...

akozz (Mar 13, 2009 at 9:35)

well, shit happens, but demo is still one of the most solid bike ever, you wont find to much pic like this. U probably would be able to count the on your fingers

there are no undestuctible bikes, but some crack very rearly and some are made by kona

just kiddin kona is not tkat bad

tight ?

ambrogino (Jun 18, 2010 at 7:41)

www.pinkbike.com/video/53099 thats a little info on the 2007 range of demos for you guys. please dont rip on them, theres peeople like me who love them to death and could only dream of having one, and obviously specialized puts allot of effort into their geo.
btw, i know your comments are like a year and a half ago, im bored