Specialized Demo 8 2011

Couple of years ago my friend have sold his old Norco A-Line 2007 and bought brand new frame Specialized Demo 8 2011 in yellow colour. Needless to say, the cost of the frame was equal to his two month salaries. He was very happy to buy such a high-end downhill frame, even if there were no any mountains in our community. He always buys expensive staff like Troy Lee Designs D2 helmet and Fox 40 fork.
Let's see his bike's specification:

frame: Specialized Demo 8 2011 with Fox RC4 shock;
fork: Fox 40 RC2 Fit;
crankset: RaceFace Atlas;
wheels: Kore hubs with Sunringle MTX 33 rims;
handlebar: Truvativ Boobar 780mm;
seatpost: thomson elite (came with a frame);
pedals: Wellgo B-54;
brakes: Avid Elixir CR Carbon with 203 rotors;
transmission: Sram X7 or X9
chain guide: E13 LS1 with taco;
tyres: Intense DH FRO Lite 2.5.


Sorry for these ugly photos of a bike.

At Sappee bike park.

Sending a gap on his Specialized Demo 2011, at Messila bike park, Finland.

My friend is very happy with his new bike, but it was rather inconvenient to control the bike during few first rides, cause modern geometry of Specialized Demo differs much from a geometry of his previous Norco A-Line. Demo has a very low bottom bracket position, it's rather easy to hit the pedals while pedaling. Fox RC4 has a big amount of dampering, comparing to old Fox DHX 5. Nevertheless Specialized Demo is a perfect bike for downhill racing and fun park riding.