Specialized Boulder Experience Center: I Rode a $10,000 S-Works

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Item: Specialized Boulder Experience Center: I Rode a $10,000 S-Works
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Author: Adam Scott

Adam Scott April 30, 2021

A Love Letter to Specialized

Unless I hit the lottery, get some artwork in the MoMA or work for Specialized, I don’t ever see myself buying a $10,000 shred machine. However, every part of my being was excited to try out a new S-Works Stumpjumper 27.5. Last week I booked an appointment at the Specialized Boulder Experience Center, where a recreational shlub like me can ride la crème de la crème from the Specialized lineup.

Demo Options

2021 Diverge Expert
2020 Turbo Creo SL Expert Evo
2020 Turbo Levo SL Expert
2020 S-Works Enduro
2020 Enduro Elite
2020 S-Works Epic HT
2020 S-Works Stumpjumper 650B & 29
2020 Stumpjumper Expert 29
2019 Stumpjumper Pro Evo 29
2019 Epic EVO Expert
2019 S-Works Epic
2020 S-Works Venge
2020 Turbo Levo Expert
2020 Turbo Levo Comp Alloy
2020 Roubaix Expert
2020 S-Works Tarmac Disc

The Process:

Booking the reservation, picking up and dropping off couldn’t have been easier. With the pandemic happening I waited outside the building for a few minutes and by the time I was rung up at the cash register my bike was ready to go out the door. I got a quick brief about the Stumpy and with a smile from ear to ear, headed out the door.

The Bike

I rode this beast at the Valmont Bike Park for just a few hours. There would be nothing I would like more than to get a proper test session with this beast… I would hit all the local favorites and I would really consider that being the bike I would ride down some 14ers. The bike was 150 front and rear with just about everything carbon and outfitted with some killer Shimano components. The bike was confidence inspiring and opened up a ton of Valmont that I haven’t previously ridden on my HT.

Wanna rent something yourself?

Bring your credit card & ID
Reserve Here for $45 for a day or $74 for 24 hrs
Bring pedals and a helmet
If you are coming in for business or a wedding etc., you can rent a bike from the Experience Center and ride straight to Valmont for a few hour rip around. Easy does it.

About Adam

He is the one that started this whole thing. His passion for sharing the outdoors is unparalleled. Seriously, who starts a whole website just to share news and gear reviews? This guy! He has ridden his bike across Colorado, climbed to the summit of Denali and got 2nd place in a 5 mile trail running race.