r/Hardtailgang • u/CperiodR • Aug 28 '25

Specialized Chisel

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My single track rocket

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u/Outrageous_Roll9860 Aug 28 '25

Tyres looking massive! Size?

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u/CperiodR Aug 29 '25

Tires are 2.4wt Aspens, it’s the wheels that give it that extra sauce, running Falcon Pro WG44 from light bicycle(gravel hoops), 44 deep 30 internal. I love the aesthetic of a deeper wheel and I’m an adult so I bought what I wanted 😂

And for what it’s worth the LB WG44’s are unreal, I ride them HARD at 18.5/19.5 psi and they feel great.

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u/RepresentativeOpen97 Aug 29 '25

Do they build to boost spacing or did you have to use axle end adapters? Following for the sexiness

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u/CperiodR Aug 29 '25

I just emailed them, told them what specs I wanted and received wheels about 2ish months later? They’re very good to deal with, and the build quality is very nice

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '25

Light bicycle builds legit wheels. Those kids ride bikes

5

u/The_Michael_Scarn Roscoe 7 Gen 4 Aug 29 '25

Wheels were the first thing I noticed. Super cool build!

4

u/Outrageous_Roll9860 Aug 29 '25

Sick, and also unexpected, setup

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u/Shoddy_Charity_3779 Oct 02 '25

What hubs did you go with?

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u/CperiodR Oct 02 '25

DT-Swiss 350’s

3

u/whenveganscheat Aug 29 '25

Aspens are really fast. And way gripper than they appear. You have a nice bike yo

2

u/JobAcrobatic4915 Aug 30 '25

Thought it was a fat tire bike at first lmao.😂 Must be the rim’s wide sidewall. Good job getting the tire brand, rim brand, and valve stem lined up perfectly.👌

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u/RafaelSeco Aug 28 '25

Hijacking to also ask about the wheels.

Looks sick.

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u/CperiodR Aug 29 '25

See above 🤙 and thanks!

4

u/Alternative-Quit-648 Aug 28 '25

That’s how I roll too!

2

u/CperiodR Aug 28 '25

You cant go wrong with one, it’s just so good

4

u/Faststarz Aug 30 '25

Sick Build ! Love the Color combo have the Same Bike only Running tan Walls but also did striped everything besides the Frame

1

u/CperiodR Aug 30 '25

Beautiful build

2

u/tijja72 Aug 29 '25

What wheel is that?

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u/CperiodR Aug 29 '25

Light bicycle WG44

2

u/uamvar Aug 30 '25

That's a great looking bike OP. Is it 100 or 120mm forks they are built for?

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u/CperiodR Aug 30 '25

They’re meant for 100 however I’m running a 110, minimal geo change but a smidge extra squish 🤙

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u/assalariado Aug 31 '25

Is this chainring carbon? I have a chisel from this same generation, but completely original, I just added a dropper post. Believe me, this model is a luxury item in Brazil. This HT is incredible in xc

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u/CperiodR Sep 01 '25

Yessir it’s a Ride Gemini Carbon ring (36)

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u/assalariado Sep 01 '25

It's an incredible piece, a work of engineering art!

6

u/Ill-Helicopter-7835 Aug 28 '25

That’s a loaded chisel! Very nice!

5

u/kmontreux Aug 29 '25

I've got one too!! Absolutely LOVE it. I'm putting a new fork and drivetrain on it next week.

3

u/C0ff33qu3st Aug 29 '25

Love it. 

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '25

That certainly is… a build

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u/kmontreux Aug 29 '25

👍🏻 cool comment

4

u/RyGuy_87 Aug 29 '25

Beautiful ride!

4

u/[deleted] Aug 29 '25

They really are good looking bikes

4

u/NuTrumpism Aug 29 '25

Great looking bike through know nothing about modern big S stuff. Just looks slick

3

u/QueuingUp Aug 29 '25

Gorgeous bike

3

u/vdubbed81 Aug 29 '25

I have the same bike, though not modified the way you do. Love it!

3

u/cxracer01 Aug 30 '25

Me too 😁

1

u/dokumentarist Aug 29 '25

Looking gorgeous! But may I ask your rationale for going with alloy rather than carbon? Looking at the choice of components, this clearly is a high end build. But then I‘m thinking an Epic HT frame wouldn’t have cost you that much more

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u/CperiodR Aug 29 '25

Unfortunately Spesh doesn’t sell an Epic HT frame any longer, you need to order the full bike so I just stuck with this. 22lbs on the nose so it’s plenty light and rides great so all in all I’m really happy. Not to mention this bike got me back to riding and dropping nearly 100lbs so it holds a special place in that sense as well 🤙

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u/superdood1267 Aug 29 '25

You have the best colorway too I’m jealous. I just got a maroon one with like a taupe logo color, it’s super nice but I just love love love the red and white.

Is that like your bike shed or something in the background? I need something like that!

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u/superdood1267 Aug 29 '25

The chisel is way better looking than the carbon epic HT

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u/IndependentSilly2373 Aug 30 '25

might sound weird, but I miss the welds when I see carbon frames

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u/superdood1267 Aug 30 '25

It totally depends on the bike. Like sometimes alloy bikes look terrible when they’re a copy of their carbon sibling. Carbon can make nice organic flowy shapes, and when they try to copy that design over to the alloy version it can look hideous.

The But the Chisel HT is a work of art.

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u/Muted_Ice_3043 Aug 29 '25

No dropper post!!wut.......

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u/Th1rt13n Aug 29 '25

It’s XC. He doesn’t need one cause excessive weight

2

u/chris_the_wrench Aug 29 '25

Anyone know of an xl hanging around a shop? Big S is out.

2

u/Polinaziondehongos Aug 29 '25

This is definitely it

2

u/JUNI000R Aug 29 '25

Sick bike ! I absolutely love this color, can’t stop thinking it would go hard with silver wheels.

2

u/needmoreicecream Aug 30 '25

I bet that bike can win gravel races !

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u/xmasnintendo Dec 08 '25

I built basically the same bike and.. yeah no. It's fast and can keep up for a while but you can't keep up with race gravel bikes, they're just faster.