Comments on: Specialized McLaren Venge

By: damien walder

damien walder — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:05:34 +0000

Churnalism. I love that word and will spread it as much as I can. It’s Specialized, after all. More Marketing than actual R&D.

By: Wim

Wim — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:08:07 +0000

And others don’t seem to have problem going fast on either Bikes not just on the Venge /w the M. Quite lit… the M does not make bike eng. designs but Auto Hi. Designs. And I have ridden One mind you.

By: James Thomas

James Thomas — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:33:23 +0000

I don’t see it Wim. Exactly what frames are you referring to when you say the “original 600 gramers”? Also, though I have not personally ridden a Venge, I have doubts about you assertion that they are actually “not that fast.” Cav, Goss, and others certainly don’t seem to have trouble going fast on those bikes.

By: Wim

Wim — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:09:38 +0000

I feel this bike is a copy cat of the Original 600 Gramers. With twist of the M on it to make this over rated commercially infused setup but in all actuality its not that fast.

By: Levendi

Levendi — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:16:08 +0000

maybe if Fabian was riding a specialized the outcome would be different

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By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:20:15 +0000

It always amazes how little the world’s finest automotive engineers have to add to the bicycle. Ferrari, Mercedes, Porsche. Who else has tried? As a UK company they clearly ripped off the Boardman paint scheme, just in red. And like a few others noted in their posts the rest reads like a bunch of marketing hocus-pocus. I would be surprised if it performs any better than the last Specialized.

By: Mommus

Mommus — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:39:15 +0000

I think it’s great, and about time someone exhibited a concept bike that was grounded, more or less in reality. As for the comment above, just read about the winner of the Seoul cycle design comp to answer the question you have about losing the chain. Have you any idea of the power transmission losses you’d encounter by replacing the chain with a generator and motor?

By: James Thomas

James Thomas — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:43:58 +0000

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for a pure racing machine I really love the aesthetics of this bike. I am just not seeing what is dull about it at all. That said, I can’t personally imagine paying 10 grand for any bike, but there are plenty of people (mainly dentists) who will be lining up to buy these after Goss’ win at Milan-San Remo on Saturday.