Sam Hill's Custom Pink Specialized Demo - Fort William

Jun 2, 2011 at 9:18
by Mike Levy  
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Sam will be rocking this custom pink Specialized Demo at this weekend's World Cup in Fort William to bring awareness to breast cancer. After the race is over all of his clothing will be auctioned off with the proceeds going to the fight against cancer. It's great to see one of the fastest riders in the world stepping up to the plate again this year for a good cause. Listen to Sam explain his pink bike to Pinkbike readers below!

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Is this the fastest pink Demo in the world? It's more likely simply the fastest Demo, period! The team bikes, including Sam's special edition Demo, flew from the US to Fort William, arriving a day ago. Hill's mechanic, Jacy Shumilak, starts the unboxing and building process above, but you can listen to him talk about the cause below.

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It all starts here. Jacy keeps the wheels turning for the Monster Energy - Specialized team.
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Jacy is known for being meticulous in his bike setup, which is probably a good thing when this is the name on the bike that he is working on.
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Hmmmm, what's so special about this Black Box rear derailleur from SRAM? Is this a prototype of the rumored XO DH derailleur that we've been hearing about? Word is that although it looks quite similar to a standard XO unit, the mech's parallelogram and geometry have been altered to work better with the smaller cassettes that you'll find on the back of most downhill bikes. This is said to allow the derailleur to follow the cassette closer, which should make for quicker and more reliable shifting. Stay tuned...
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Sam's RockShox BoXXer get the pink treatment as well, although I'm sure that there is also some very interesting things going on inside this special Black Box fork.

Check out the Monster Energy - Specialized website to keep up with the Sam, Brendan and Troy.

www.specialized.com


Sam won't be hard to spot at Fort Bill in all of that pink gear - hold'er wide open, Sam!

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279 Comments
  • 110 31
 Looks red with some pink Boxxer decals to me.
  • 43 3
 www.pinkbike.com/photo/6674190

More pink in that photo
  • 24 1
 wondering where I saw it in pink. a pink bike on pink bike
  • 13 83
flag ashattack (Jun 2, 2011 at 10:17) (Below Threshold)
 It's not even pink!!
  • 16 23
flag notthatfast (Jun 2, 2011 at 10:24) (Below Threshold)
 it is fairly red for a 'pink' bike...
  • 5 17
flag swearmouth (Jun 2, 2011 at 10:38) (Below Threshold)
 They're Sram black box, so no one outside of an elite circle of SRAM employees and riders knows. And in fairness, it looks red in the above photos.
  • 3 0
 We're well aware of this. Just wait around 2 years and check your boxxers and you'll find out Razz
  • 21 0
 much respect to sam for doing this, its a great cause!
  • 2 41
flag racer303 (Jun 2, 2011 at 10:42) (Below Threshold)
 My demo 8 has more pink on it, sheesh, its got a pink sticker, thas it
  • 5 1
 He should wear the Troy Lee Designs Bolt Pink GP jersey!
  • 12 7
 he is copying MTBCUT!
  • 24 0
 @ benjiscott82.... Sam has done this for breast cancer awareness. Best you grow a brain and realize just how bad this disease affects people all over the world. It has been done for a fantastic cause. Good on ya Sam. I hope you win.
  • 2 1
 Fair comment pal , right behind you on this one , it's tragic mate
  • 19 134
flag JokerMachine (Jun 2, 2011 at 12:54) (Below Threshold)
 Breast cancer awareness?

Anyone who knows what a pink bike would symbolize already knows about breast cancer, and anyone who doesn't know what breast cancer is won't be able to put the two concepts together.

Besides, how is riding a pink-colored bike supposed to do anything positive for breast cancer victims? Does it forward breast cancer research?

If he wanted to help, he'd be donating some money, or getting his sponsors to do so. If the whole extent of his "actions" to promote breast cancer awareness is painting his bike pink, then he's not really doing fuсking much, is he? Is that too cynical?
  • 41 0
 His kit will be auctioned off after the race and the proceeds will be donated to charity.. I think it was over $5000 for the last years pink gear at the Fort Bill WC.
  • 24 1
 Jokermachine, you think think first and comment second. The order is really important. Go pink and go Sam!
  • 11 0
 Only real men can ride a pink bike and ride it well Razz
  • 26 1
 @ JokerMachine... You are a moron and just because you don't understand the simple concept behind fundraising doesn't mean you need to open your month and make an a** out of yourself. GTFO!
  • 23 0
 are you guys color blind? the top one looks a little bit red because of the lighting the rest all look pink. who the hell cares anyways.
  • 4 0
 damn now looking at it again that is a tripy ass color. the 3rd pic kind of shifts color when you scroll up and down. WEIRD
  • 56 1
 You guys need to calibrate your monitors, That bike is neon-pink!
  • 24 1
 JokerMachine. I'm embarrassed for your moronic comments. Perhaps step away from the monitor and back to the vodka bottle
  • 3 0
 its pink and black
  • 23 0
 I just looked back at this topic and pinkbike must have played with the colors cause it IS PINK but APPEARED RED 1 hour ago.
  • 8 0
 yeah they've definitely played with the colours there, it did look red before
  • 2 0
 If you tilt your computer screen towards you it gets more pink.
  • 23 0
 JokerMachine. You absolute cunt.
  • 5 0
 Pinkbike has changed the colours i agree
  • 5 0
 yeah they sure have! now the first two comments make us look stuupid...
  • 1 4
 yer mate your pretty colour blind and hope sam wins
  • 2 1
 he will win, pinks phast as fhock...
  • 16 0
 So, JokerMachine, what have you done in aid of breast cancer awareness?
  • 13 0
 JokerMachine u are an a*shole
i respect sam for doing this so much and honestly he is doing something big
allot of people tend to let these things slip to the back of their mind and just not worry about it
hes making a statement and getting people thinking about it
my sister beat breast cancer so to me this is something that is so important

and stewartlowe is right wtf have U done ?
  • 1 0
 whats up with the forks on the second and third pictures?
  • 1 0
 u mean that they look like they have 3"of travel ?
  • 1 0
 look at your screen from the bottom and it look red but if you lean the screen so your looking at the top it looks pink
  • 1 0
 shijinkamisai, yea they do like they have 3" of travel
  • 4 2
 that bike is pink as can be! i dont see how you people think that is red! hahaha. @empire-matt... the photo you posted is wayy more red. that thing is NEON PINK!! Big Grin
  • 4 0
 this morning it was very red looking they changed the post since then
  • 1 0
 ride-life they probably took the oil and air out for shipping thats my guess at least
  • 1 0
 yea probably
  • 5 0
 Good for you Sam. I'm sure a good bit of us know someone who suffers from breast cancer so it is cool to see a fellow biker supporting a good cause.
  • 2 0
 I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT THIS BIKE!!!
  • 2 1
 a PINK BIKE on PINKBIKE, whoda thought?

Go Sammy!!!
  • 2 0
 shijinkamisai Im glad you noticed as well, When I looked this morning it was def red, now its def pink...
  • 2 0
 red or pink, I think its sick that hes doing it for a good cause.
  • 3 0
 i'm joining Sam,, i'll put some pink sticker on my bike for this month race Big Grin
  • 7 1
 jokermachine's comment may have been out of place and uncalled for, but i think alot of pinkbiker users need to pull there heads out of there ass when replying. is there really need to call him a c*nt, tell him to drink more vodka...etc.... really guys, give your f*cking head a shake. switching back to topic, good on sam for continuing to help out breast cancer, every little dollar counts, even if it's not quite my style, more of a purple guy then pink Wink .
  • 1 0
 looks similar to the honda rn01 red and black paint scheme
  • 1 2
 hey you jokermachine, f*cktard, its for AWARENESS for people that have a life threatening condition...is there something wrong wih that?...if you had a soul youd understand...btw way to go sam its great to see people in the biking community doing great stuff
  • 1 0
 nyterider i agree with u to an extent though I said what i did based on his minimizing what sam is doing that offends me but calling him names or insulting him for no reason is pointless
  • 1 0
 @shijunkamisai, my comment was never directed at you, its for kids that sit behind a computer screen and act like a complete dumb-ass. i myself have had family go through breast cancer, and luckily they beat it. i realize where your coming from, and his comment offended me as well.
  • 1 0
 nyterider - jokermachine is a moron. The article clearly stated how Sam and presumably Specialized was going to do something special. Jokermachine chose to ignore that and draw attention away from a worthy cause and say something stupid for reasons he can only know - perhaps he wanted to show how extra special he is by being a cynical idiotic bastard? I have no problem insulting someone who deserves it
  • 1 0
 you mean like half of people on this website that never read the article and make stupid/uncalled for/ill-advised comments.... well i better get to work, have a long list of people i need to insult on here then....
  • 1 0
 I swear they've replaced the photos with better ones, it didn't nearly look as pink as it does now. And why the heck did I get neg-propped, all I did was state a fact...
  • 2 11
flag JokerMachine (Jun 2, 2011 at 22:46) (Below Threshold)
 Problem, Pinkbike?

*trollface*
  • 11 0
 JokerMachine, I'll put it bluntly, from everyone: Just f*ck off.
  • 1 0
 eeeeek i apologise, i should have read the article aswell, nice one sam!
  • 3 0
 Needs moar pink!
  • 2 11
flag JokerMachine (Jun 3, 2011 at 12:12) (Below Threshold)
 Milo, I'll put it bluntly - suck a diсk Razz
  • 10 0
 I think that's your area of expertees mate.
  • 3 0
 ^^^ Win
  • 3 0
 jokermachine , why are you bieng like this! granted on your first comment you said that what woul;d a pink bike do for breast cancer? and your correct mate , BUT thats why its a money raising thing as they need money to find a cure for this horrible thing ,and what sam hill is doing wont save lives but will put a shit load o cash into reaserch to do so , god forbid i would never want it to effect anyone. i have first hand and i wouldnt wish it on my worst enemy.
  • 7 0
 take my comment back, jokermachine you a bitch. just fuck off
  • 1 0
 Agreed, he just kept digging a deeper hole for himself. And to those who didn't see the article immediately after it was published, the pink colour on the bike was initially much more red, hence the comments on it.
  • 1 0
 OKAY, well yesterday i looked at this link and i was like of the bikes red with a pink boxxer sick yea yea THEN TODAY i Looked and its like florescent pink! Haha either im going crazy or my eyes are mess idk but its kinda weird
  • 2 10
flag JokerMachine (Jun 3, 2011 at 23:02) (Below Threshold)
 You guys keep responding in all seriousness to a troll comment, even when I've made it obvious I'm just trolling you. LOL.
  • 5 0
 There's some stuff you don't joke about.
  • 1 0
 @stewartlowe hahaha that comment made my day, good shit!
  • 1 0
 I aim to please.
  • 2 6
flag JokerMachine (Jun 4, 2011 at 12:00) (Below Threshold)
 Oh noes, I'm joking about BREAST CANCER. Because every time you make something scary into a joke, hundreds of people DIE.
  • 1 0
 Yeahhh.... eat shit.
  • 1 6
flag JokerMachine (Jun 4, 2011 at 12:14) (Below Threshold)
 Oh boo hoo, cry me a river, kiddo.
  • 2 0
 @jokermachine, noone likes a troll, youve obviously lost the war, swearmouth is right there are some things you dont joke about, makin a joke about breast cancer is like saying a your mom joke to a kid whose mom died, not cool man not cool
  • 1 8
flag JokerMachine (Jun 4, 2011 at 12:16) (Below Threshold)
 Uhhh I wasn't aware that there was a war going on.

Your analogy is stupid as fuсk. The only time a "your mom" joke would be offensive to someone whose mom died would be if the joke was "yo mama so dead, she's dead!"

People need to man up and stop getting butthurt over retarded shit.
  • 2 0
 by war i meant the arguement i just couldnt find the right word, and trust me if your mom died and some said a "your mom" joke to you you would get really pissed ive seen it happen, so just STFU
  • 2 1
 all of you shut the fuck up, i'm fed up of this appearing in my news feed
  • 1 0
 sam anytime you comment on something and someone responds its gonna pop up, just saying
  • 3 0
 I like it how people are just negative propping Joker because it's him that's commenting. Wink
  • 2 7
flag JokerMachine (Jun 4, 2011 at 12:54) (Below Threshold)
 Honestly, no, I wouldn't be pissed, because I don't expect everyone to know all the shit that I've been through in my life. If it offended me, I'd tell the person that that's what happened. Do you expect everyone to go through life afraid to say anything, because it might possibly offend someone?

You're so politically correct it's not even funny.
  • 2 0
 @milo good shit haha, and no im not "politically correct" im just stating a fact through something that ive already seen happen
  • 1 7
flag JokerMachine (Jun 4, 2011 at 14:10) (Below Threshold)
 Well then, whoever you saw that happen to is a total bitch-ass bitch.
  • 1 0
 actually yah he was
  • 1 8
flag JokerMachine (Jun 4, 2011 at 14:48) (Below Threshold)
 Well there you go. Bitch-ass bitches will get butthurt over anything. And I don't much care what they get butthurt over, I'm going to say what I feel needs to be said.
  • 1 0
 i agree, to an extent Smile
  • 3 0
 Its not about political correctness. Regardless of whether not you have personal experience with breast cancer, or someone you know has it, its a serious topic and shouldn't be taken lightly. Sam's effort to raise awareness and funds for it is awesome, and your attempts at belittling it show how much of a jerk you are.
  • 29 6
 good lord! are those riser bars and a SPACER(!!) under the top crown?? what is sam hill thinking, he's going to have no front end grip with this setup, someone at fort william please tell him he needs flat bars and a lower stem to ride fast
  • 21 13
 yeah go on you tell the current world champ multi race winner how to set his bike up im sure he'll take your advice having podiumed at a world cup so many nevers
  • 21 3
 will do! i am from pinkbike and have learnt the only way to go fast is 800mm wide flat bars and super low bar heights
  • 13 2
 I see you are unfamiliar with Stryke. That is what we on the interwebs call sarcasm. Edit, he beat me. haha
  • 7 2
 Stryke. I love you. No homo. @Jackgolfgti I think you need to learn what SARCASM means!
  • 6 6
 a yank and a canadian on about sarcasm jeez you lot need to find a sense of humour when reading my messages,
  • 9 1
 i didnt see any humor in your message, and i'm from france means there was no humor, just seriousness
  • 3 0
 wonder how much of an impact this will have on fashion downhillers who were raving about flat/nearly flat bars up untill now......
  • 1 0
 Really depends on the bike, my session 10 is like a tower so I need pretty low bars on the dirt jump bike and am bike it's all about the rise.
  • 2 0
 yea, thats logic, but im talking about the people who will run whatever is the most fashionable height no matter what set up they have otherwise.
  • 1 0
 I see your point, I know a few people like that.
  • 1 0
 Oh yeah no doubt, its kinda funny tho, because you see sam and a lot of the other top guys use 1" rise bar, but than the "trend" to regular dh riders is to "look" as low as possible(fashion) so where did such a trend start Wink I'll tell you, short guys like me feel better on bikes that are much lower in the front end(and everywhere else) but not only does it feel good, it looks alot better. so than you got all these tall guys doing the same thing but their riding stance looks a little odd, www.pinkbike.com/photo/6539253 Really, the WC are just doing what is comfortable.
  • 2 0
 He did win the world champs there, i think he knows what its like...
  • 1 0
 I believe Sam is running the 38mm rise Renthals, I don't know if it started with short guys feeling high rise bars were too big more likely someone just thought i wonder if lower rise bars would be better. Any way it won't make a hugely visible difference to stance being less than 2" difference in height or 1" in some cases, the wrong size of frame would be far worse.
  • 1 0
 To add to that, different geometries will also decide what's good for each rider and heat tube length.
  • 2 0
 To make it obvious, please enclose sarcasm in the appropriate sarcasm tags "[sarcasm]" and "[/sarcasm]"
  • 16 0
 9 of the 10 stupidest things a day I read come from pinkbike user comments.
  • 8 0
 Wow..... this is a perfect moment to say something that was told to me by my mother. "If you don't have anything good to say don;t say anything at all" Sam hill is repersenting a very good cause. This is coming from someone that has lost someone to breast cancer. So why say its ugly or th color stuff. Just be proud that he's trying to make a difference.
  • 1 0
 amen.
  • 10 0
 Great cause. Bravo Sam and Specialized!
  • 4 0
 Pink for the win!
  • 7 0
 Hell ya Sam and and Monster - Energy Specialized! It's so cool to see things like this in our sport, there is much more to life than mountain biking. I'm pulling for Sam and his pink kit this weekend.
  • 9 0
 that's SO sick
  • 1 0
 Looks mint!! Guted I couldn't make it this year :'( would have been a blast aslways!
  • 1 0
 I agree! Thats the nicest demo ever!!!
  • 5 1
 well im sure if any woman close in your life gets breast cancer and you are all slagging the bike off and the cause he is doing it for will swallow your pride if it so happens funds raised by sam helped saved your loved 1's.

if you where in a position to bitch about it that position would be world #1

oh yeah sam is
  • 2 0
 men can get breast cancer too
  • 1 0
 very true as well but not many people are aware of it as it's not as common as in women but it's all for the same cause big up the hill
  • 6 1
 Umm, you guys need to adjust your monitors - that's definitely PINK! As pink as....well you know.
  • 2 0
 Where's my Ray Bans lol, great cause though, so good on Sam for stepping it up again he this this at FT Wil a few years back not sure if the same reasons, wore the bolt pink/yellow combo then and won I think by mem?

I'll have one Demo med in just black pse, I think this is the bike of 2011 so good on Specialised/Sam, usually not a big fan of them but this frame just works for me in any colour!

And about time Sram on the DH specific Rd been asking for this for some years, I switched to 11 Saint this year for the reasons above, closer ratio, and more tucked in behind the CS so maybe next year I'll look at Sram again on the DH bike, though the Saint is/has been awesome, never thought I'd say it about Shimano again but I eat my words, XO still on the trail bike though haha...

Renthal locks ons too awesome, as for the bar stack height, Demo's have a short HT, zero stack HS is run and also the Demo has one of the longest reach measurements per size so I can see why he's running that setup, its still low total GEO is important not just what looks the same as everyone else, do the numbers before comparing, amazes me how judgmental people still are based on looks, mtb attitudes progressing doh.
  • 1 0
 why not just use the Sram Rival road derailleur, its already setup for small, close ratio cassettes, its got a shorter cage and tighter spring, then the X.0, its lighter and a fraction of the price. Just pair it with an x9,x0, or XX 10spd shifter and your set.
  • 1 0
 one thing for certain this will definetly get bought for a serious amount of money its super flash looking , unique and of course will be ridden by Sam Hill , good to see specialized getting on the case to help out with fundraising also
  • 2 1
 Looks a bit Gay Parade Demo, but after reading the explaining there is nothing left to say than a Huge congratulation! This is a great Cause, I hope many other riders will dedicate some of the earnings to support the fight against the cancer cause. Thumbs up for the one who got this idea!
  • 4 1
 Great to hear that Sam is doing this! Nice work!


Too bad the demo colour scheme isn't pink to go along with the boxxer Frown
  • 2 24
flag chyu (Jun 2, 2011 at 11:13) (Below Threshold)
 Pink boxxer sticker on a 888.
  • 4 0
 Its not a 888, its a black box boxxer made only for only the professionals
  • 3 1
 "for the professionals" I like that. or blackbox team rider!
  • 4 0
 Nice one, props to Sam for doing this to a worthy cause :-)
  • 5 1
 I love it. f*ck cancer! Where can I find information on the auction?
  • 1 0
 The official press release is coming up and will have all of the info in it. Time to get bidding!
  • 2 0
 blk box dh rear mech that follows the tighter gear ratio better? oh, do they mean a road rear mech maybe with a stiffer spring?! that's some hype right there. Hill 4 Bill!
  • 2 1
 the photos were photoshopped a couple of minutes ago. When I first read the article, the bike was red. Just look at the Blackbox logo which usually has a red stripe. That stripe is now pink...
  • 3 0
 So good to see someone putting their popularity and success to good use, i think he is an inspiration (:
  • 1 0
 i thinks thats good the way the mainstream pros are getting some media coverage and money to research for breast cancer.....i also think rob warner will defo say something on sunday when sams doing his run
  • 2 0
 YAHHHHH SAVE THE BOOBIES!!! haha good job for specialized, monster energy and Sam Hill for promoting breast cancer awareness Salute
  • 1 0
 Best comment on this page. Great to see Sam, Specialized and SRAM doing something a little special for BC.
  • 1 0
 I agree
  • 1 0
 Good man... 2nd year he's doing this. Hope he raised more money from the auction this year. Would be awesome if he wins too... Pink is the new green soon ? Do you notice that jacy is talking faster than sam lol....
  • 2 0
 Shows how much of a legend Sam Hill really is. Takes a real professional to use his sport to raise money for such a noble cause. Hope he wins it to boot !
  • 1 0
 While it does look red, just have to remember a different shade could have been used or the photo doesn't do the picture justice. Glad to hear this is being done again, very good cause.
  • 1 0
 By the way, pinkbike didn't do anything about the colour, I thought so too, but I was wrong. As some others might have realized, the more you tilt the monitor towards you, the pinker the frame gets Wink
Sick bike by the way
  • 1 0
 Are you all really so dense that you can't figure out that it's painted with with an iridescent red/ pink pearl? I looks red at one angle and pink when light reflects off it. Good grief.
  • 2 0
 That is pretty rad! And is as close to a "one off" as you can get is my guess....
  • 1 0
 Not pink enough. Also I think auctioning the bike would be better than used clothing which probably will not have pink at all.
  • 5 1
 Thats a nice red demo
  • 2 0
 Where do you guys see the red colour? Big Grin In the first photo the bike may seem a bit reddish, but on all following ones it is pink!
  • 3 0
 is it just me or has it all of a sudden become more pink? :/
  • 4 0
 Totally just you Wink
  • 1 0
 The Demo frame has changed a lot in the last few years. I want to demo that new Demo! Pinkbike needs to sponsor that pink bike!
  • 1 0
 Missed you ride up there last year when i walked the whole track from top to bottom...
So use that PINKBIKE AND TURN UP THE NITROUS IN YOUR PEDAL POWER FOR ***** 1ST PLACE.
  • 2 0
 He won't be hard to spot Big Grin
  • 2 1
 Should auction the bike as well, would make a hella of lot more money for such a good cause!!
  • 4 0
 Then fox will buy it and take a look to see what makes the boxxers tick Wink
  • 2 0
 Sick whip. You have to be fast to rock pink; then again its Sam Hill!
  • 2 1
 real men sink the pink, not rock it.....bad call, I thought Aussies were suppost to be manly?
  • 1 0
 nice and for a good cause but this is the best pink bike www.pinkbike.com/photo/6428572/#top
  • 1 0
 That is as pink as can be and the fact sam is repping it for the breast cancer cause is awesome!
  • 1 1
 Whatta!!! The fork decals was the only pink color on the bike when first posted. Now even the mechanics t- shirt is pink. Photoshopped!!!
  • 1 0
 It was red-ish because of the light..... Do you really think that they are so stupid to say for a red bike that it is pink? Of course they photoshopped the photos, but they only made the colours right.
  • 1 0
 it dose not look red hahah its clearly pink , it cool tho should have pink hubs and grips Wink
  • 1 0
 This is a pink bike Wink

www.pinkbike.com/photo/6068130

www.pinkbike.com/photo/6068142
  • 1 0
 Hey champ, your bike is fushia, never ever pink, but nice try!
  • 1 0
 But i like the good old Orange brand, nice bike!
  • 1 0
 Er... it's pink in real life, photo's don't do it justice.
  • 1 0
 Those BlackBox parts are so mysterious, would love a couple to see if they are as good as they seem!
  • 1 0
 the technology eventually trickles down into their production forks...so dont be suprised if the current "blackbox" features are available to consumers in the next year or two.
  • 1 0
 Sorry but really anyone saying its not pink but red, look again... its SO pink!
  • 1 0
 To rockshox: If you produce a black stancioned fork, I WILL BUY !!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 1 0
 why?
  • 2 1
 ye y? get fox Smile
  • 1 0
 The look so hot!! Shutup, I DON'T have a fetish for bike parts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 1 1
 Do you have Tourette's syndrome? You would buy RS only if the stanchions were black? Hardcore rider in the house fellas...
  • 1 0
 It's a shame you can't get sarcasm online, I wish I could bitch slap you through the screen.
  • 1 1
 Does your mommy want you to use grownup words?
  • 1 0
 Yes, yes she does. Frown
  • 1 1
 How old is she? Is she hot?
  • 1 0
 what is wrong woth you? You're a broken child.
  • 1 1
 That was true... 20 years ago. You see, I have a little proble with 16 year olds thinking they can bitch slap me. Other than that, I'm fine.

I gather with your lack of reponse to my questions that your mom isn't hot?
  • 1 0
 It's a shame that I can't bitch slap you Frown There's a big pond inbetween us. Oh and btw that commencal of yours is mint!
  • 1 1
 Well, I'll be in Edinburg in 2 weeks. Maybe you can jump over the creek and bitch slap me there? As for my V3, yes, yes it is.
  • 1 0
 YaY! tup How much did that build cost you?
  • 1 0
 At least 7000USD...
  • 1 0
 I didn't think they'd release a production bike this early! Last year it was in prototype form.
  • 1 0
 Yea well, I got mine in March and the bike is spot on! Stiff as nails and oh so silent went riding. Much different from the Intenses I was used to riding. And when I say differnent, I definetely mean better!
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 Nice, I've got my eye on a new bike... Be a few years till I get my paws on something like that though.
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 looks more pink now than it did earlier as it look, well red. strange.
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 Yeah they tweaked the photos from earlier today..........not saying it isnt pink, it prob just doesnt photograph well.
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 Class. What a philanthrophyLAD
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 As much as i don't like pink, that thing is bitchin. if sam hill wants a pink demo, sampson gets a pink demo.
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 the fork graphics are pretty sick actually.. to bad pinks doesnt look good with any other color then black and white. ):
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 The green was safe as f*ck but this is.... well ul be able to see him alright Big Grin
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 "...more reliable shifting. Stay tuned" hahah get it? tuned? Like my x9 that never is?
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 First the frame looked like it was red but then 2 days later i came look at the same photo and it looks pink now O_O
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 Not the sort of bike you would be reping everyday but I'm so happy that these prominent figures are stepping up. Good work.
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 It's funny because the website is called Pinkbike.. and this bike is pink. I like it.
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 So DLC Boxxer is back for Blackbox racers?
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 I was noticing this too, DLC and Kashima - forks these days are getting smooth, now we just need DLC to be available for us non-pros.
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 black stanchions always look badass
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 And what about the fork? what's inside of it?
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 magic and unicorns.
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 and a ton off flying monkeys that throw there magical flying shit at you when you go walking down the yellow brike road.
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 im sorry but this is well to much its push bikes i mean grip covers and motocross kit why it isnt motocross
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 black boxxer whith pink stickers? ugly ;/
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 .....im lost for words :0
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 awesome bike!..... good luck in up comming races with it
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 red? omg its pink for sure..
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 no shit...
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 Looks pink on my computer.
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 anyone see what tyres he's running?
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 looks like a pair of Specialized Butcher, don't even think it's his signatur butchers Big Grin
But as it seems like a DLC boxxer will be sold along with other Black box stuff? does that mean it will become available to mortals any time soon? Wink
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 needs pink grips and hubs
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 how does that not look pink??
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 now that is a very nice, one of a kind
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 puts my pink shocker to shame.
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 @sam264 i mean i have'nt seen them as a lock on version :L
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 that is the fucking shiznet
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 SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK!!! I love it Big Grin
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 where can i find a pic of just the sam hill sticker whit the aus flag
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 can't wait to see it for real!
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 Sick Pinkbike!!!
Whip
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 don't like the colour but its an awsome bike
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 cool bike, not sure if i'm feelin' the fork tho, the color that is
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 And the fork is the only part of the bike that's actually in the breast cancer pink color!
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 It's not very pink, is it...? More of a pale red?
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 there's a pic link at the top of this where it is really pink
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 those tires look so beastly!!!!!!
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 So ugly, but so sick at the same time..!
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 Nice work Specialized for the cancer stuff..
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 if that bike was a woman, i would bang it Wink
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 I'm not into pink but that looks sick.
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 ha they changed it,it used to be red and now pinkbike fixed it
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 That is a really great thing. Such a global cause. Nice job Sam!
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 hey weird question but does anybody know what tires are on that bike ??
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 Should auction the bike, too. Dig the retouched colorway
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 I looked at this bike earlier today and it looked red now it looks pink...
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 it's a real pink bike....awesome! Big Grin
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 i want to know more about that mysterious blackbox fork!
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 Go Sam tear up that Fort Bill track mate. Do us Auzzies proud!!!!!
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 Funny how the frame changed color...
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 I finally got my winning notification!
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 SEXY :p
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 What grips are they??
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 renthals
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 lol as if the word 'renthal' on them didn't give it away Razz
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 grip covers
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 really hoping those are a lock on version of the renthal kevlar grips....
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 yeah that would be sick
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 I really like those black stanchions, is the firts Boxxer that really looks kick as* IMAO
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 Good on ya Sam.
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 BEAUTIFULL !
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 Smile beautiful
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 so nice :O
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 beautiful bike very nice
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 amazing bike!
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 what are those pedals?
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 Fair sexy
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 i love titties
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 No pink...
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 omfg mint
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 nice
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 Wicked Color! Love It!
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 Cool!
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 its red
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 Check the other link in the comments, clearly not... :p Though the pics in the article are a lil misleading with the colour.
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 oooooohh yeah!!
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 SRAM Hill FTW.
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 I WANT!
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 why is everyone saying its red? its clearly pink
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 it used to be red,then they fixed it.
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 bike's hot
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 Give me the PINK Bike
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 sam hill just went gay
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 oops didnt know it was for breast cancer
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 gay colour
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 what the f... wow
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