What kind of reputation do Specialized mountain bikes have?

Rob Chrin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:04:59 +0000

Are Specialized bicycles considered good bicycles? Are they comparable to Trek, Jamis, Gary Fisher, et cetera? What is an ‘average’ price for a Specialized bike? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Yes they are good bikes and yes they are comparable to the other brands you’ve mentioned. There’s no average price for a Specialized bike unless you are after a specific model which would be sold for an average price, there’s many different models that range in price from hundreds of dollars to thousands of dollars.

As mentioned by another poster:

Quote – "They are actually regarded as a very exclusive manufacturer and have a great reputation for making high quality frames"

They aren’t what you call a ‘very exclusive manufacturer’, they are just a smaller company that isn’t as common if you compare them to a large company like Giant. Most of their frames are made in Taiwan by a bicycle company called Merida who is the 2nd largest bicycle manufacturer in the world they also own about 30% of Specialized. Some of their frames are even outsourced and made by Giant (also from Taiwan) who is the largest bicycle manufacturer in the world.

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What kind of reputation do Specialized mountain bikes have?