Your Ride, Your Rules – Specialized’s new slogan for women’s cyclingDavid Rome / Immediate Media
The S-Works Era 29 is a race-focused carbon dual suspension, and being women’s-specific makes it a world firstDavid Rome / Immediate Media
The Specialized Era uses the brand’s proven FSR linkage system and Brain suspension technology. The Brain senses forces from the wheel and reacts by opening the otherwise-locked rear suspensionDavid Rome / Immediate Media
Specialized has equipped many of its higher-end race models with Magura brakes. Not only are these brakes super light, Specialized claims they work extremely well in smaller handsDavid Rome / Immediate Media
The brand-new RockShox RS-1 fork matches well with the S-Works Era 29’s full carbon frameDavid Rome / Immediate Media
Fox produces suspension technology for Specialized. Additionally, Specialized’s women’s dual-suspension bikes features the Auto-Sag system, which makes the initial suspension setup a simple processDavid Rome / Immediate Media
Something that’s easily overlooked but quite remarkable – all three sizes of the Era will accommodate a full sized water bottleDavid Rome / Immediate Media
A closer look at the Era frame – compared with the Epic, standover height is one of the most obvious changesDavid Rome / Immediate Media
The Specialized Rumor Comp (US$TBC / AU$3,199 / UK£TBC) offers 110mm travel of cross country and trail funDavid Rome / Immediate Media
The Specialized Rumor features this rubber bumper to stop the fork or handlebars damaging the frame in the event of a fallDavid Rome / Immediate Media
