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Specialized Safire Expert Womens XC Full Suspension
Product Description
User Reviews
Submitted by
dirtdiva
a Weekend Warrior
from Windsor Date Reviewed: February 11, 2009 Strengths: changes gears smoothly and without effort. Can ride for hours due to full suspension; disc brakes are awesome; great for girls that like to ride upright. Weaknesses: very expensive!! I bought this on sale for $2200.00 b/c it was the last years demo bike. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Patawatami, island lake, Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2200.00 Purchased At: Cycle therapy Bike Setup: Have to get fitted by a specialized team member who knows what they are doing. The "brain" has to be adjusted according to your weight. You also have to get fitted for the pedals and your shoes. Im lucky i found someone who gets alot of training on fitting women on bikes This is very important for any bike. 
Submitted by
mollieeeee
a Cross Country Rider
from Healdsburg, CA Date Reviewed: October 3, 2008 Strengths: Fox F120 RLC front fork is like butter. SRAM X-0 rear derailer rocks. Comes with the most comfortable saddle I have ever sat on. Weaknesses: Front derailer is a little sluggish...but I have been told it is operator error. Makes me want to go so fast I crash (although this is a strength) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Annadel, in general Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: Sonoma Bicycle Co Bike Setup: 2008 Safire Expert
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karen o
a Cross Country Rider
from seattle, wa Date Reviewed: June 30, 2008 Strengths: climbs super well the "brain" lets you adjust when the rear suspension will engage. i think i've got mine dialed in now so that i can't tell it's a full suspension while going up, yet i can ride well and fast down some nasty stuff without coming off my flat pedals. love the dual adjustable brake levers. Weaknesses: make sure you buy yours in a shop that will take time to go over every single thing that is adjustable to your preference. there are so many things. if the shop isn't giving you the time, go someplace else. this is easily a 2 hour purchasing event, and that's if they only do a basic fit. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: river runs through it, whistler Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $3700.00 Purchased At: gerk's alpine hut, r Similar Products Used: none. i upgraded from a hardtail Bike Setup: stock
Submitted by
Susan Amon
a Cross Country Rider
from Sedona, AZ Date Reviewed: October 11, 2007 Strengths: Great bottom bracket clearence without front end lift! Much lighter than 2007 Stumpjumer FSR Womens expert and geometry of the Safire a much better climber, perhaps the weight or the geometry, I'm no expert. Also, much better feeling of integration in the suspension. I found in the Stumpjumper Womens that if I didn't set the brain just right with the Talas fork, with three lengths, just right I felt the the wheels didn't track properly. All of that is gone with the Safire, it feels like one unit. Weaknesses: The pictures in the catalog do represent the true colors of the bike. I was worried that the red was too red. But the bike I got was a beautiful deep burgendy color. So don't be turned off by the colors you see on the Specialized website or the catalog! Even though I love the colors I live and ride in a bright sunny place and have found that the there is too much light reflection from the burgundy top tube. This an issue I never had with the Womans Stumpjumper 2007 with the bronze and blue color. Oh, and I was suprised the bike comes with MENS Eggbeaters, I was surprised. Those pedals are just too tough to get in and out of and you can't adjust the tension for the average womens wait. Very strange. Just put SPDs of some sort as riders usually swap out pedals anyway. This level of bike should really come with carbon bars and seat post. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Broken Arrow Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $3700.00 Purchased At: Absolute Bikes - Sedona Similar Products Used: Titus Racer X, Fisher Sugar 2, Specialized Stumpjumper, Specialized Epic, Wicked Fat Chance, and many others.. Bike Setup: Swapped out the Easton alloy bars and seat post with Easton Carbon, Race Face Stem (I have long arms), and Time pedals (womens specific)
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