Specialized Demo 8 manual

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3 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Introduction............................................................................. Post Setup / Fork C ompatibility ...................................... Frame F eatures...................................................................... Frame Geometry .................................................................[...]

4 Congr atulations on y our purchase and w elcome t o the finest line of suspension bikes a vailable! About Off Road, Stunt, Do wnhill and Freeriding This manual is designed to be used in c onjunction with the Bicy cle Owner ’s Manual and o wner ’s manuals supplied by the manufactur er of the front and r ear suspension components. If y ou did n[...]

5 As activities such as racing, jumping, se vere off r oad riding, and stunt riding ar e extr emely dangerous, SAFETY should alwa ys be the first consider ation. Don’t ride in the race, ride har d off road, try the jump , or do the stunt, UNLESS Y OU CAN DO SO SAFEL Y . Here ar e some additional rec ommendations: • T ak e lessons from a c ompet[...]

6 Service and Modifications T ec hno logi cal adv ances ha v e m ade bic y cles and bic y cle c ompo nent s mo re c ompl e x, a nd t he p ac e of inn o v atio n is in cr easi ng. It is impo ssi ble fo r th is m anua l or the ac co mpan ying m anua ls t o pr o vide all of the inf orm atio n r equir ed to pr ope rly re pair and / or mai ntai n y our [...]

7 100mm Minimum Seatpost Insertion Guide Hole W ARNING: Demo 7 / 8: This frame is c ompatible ONL Y with single cro wn and double triple clamp forks that ha ve tr avel of 8” (200mm) or less. Use of different s tyled forks or forks with longer tr av el may r esult catastr ophic failure of the fr ame which may result in serious personal injury or d[...]

8 DEMO FRAME FEA TURES 1 11 12 9 2 10 8 6 13 7 3 5 4 1. Main Frame 2. Seatsta y 3. Chainstay 4. Sub-Seatsta y 5. -Link 6. Main Pivot 7 . Dropout (Horst) Piv ot 8. -Link at Seatsta y Pivot 9. -Link at Fr ame Pivot 10. Sub-Seats tay Shock Ey elet 11. Shock / Shuttle Ey elet 12. Shock 13. Replaceable Der ailleur Hanger[...]

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10 DEMO 8 FRAME GEOMETR Y 23.31” 30.28” 4.7 2” 65° 64° 66° 65° 14.96” 14.49” 4 7 .36” 16.57” 592mm 769mm 120mm 65° 64° 66° 65° 380mm 368mm 1203mm 421mm 550mm 754mm 120mm 65° 64° 66° 65° 380mm 368mm 1159mm 421mm 57 5mm 759mm 120mm 65° 64° 66° 65° 380mm 368mm 1183mm 421mm 22.64” 29.88” 4.7 2” 65° 64° 66° 65° 14[...]

11 DEMO 7 FRAME GEOMETR Y 23.43” 30. 04” 4.7 2” 65° 64° 66° 65° 14.7 2” 14.25” 4 7 .44” 16.57” 595mm 763mm 120mm 66° 65° 66° 65° 37 4mm 362mm 1205mm 421mm 550mm 7 48mm 120mm 66° 65° 66° 65° 37 4mm 362mm 1160mm 421mm 57 5mm 753mm 120mm 66° 65° 66° 65° 37 4mm 362mm 1185mm 421mm 22.64” 29.65” 4.7 2” 66° 65° 66° 6[...]

12 T IP S : - D o n o t r i d e o r c y c le t he D HX s ho c k w i t h l e s s th e n 7 5 ps i in t he I FP ( In t er n a l F lo a t in g Pi s t o n. E ns u r e th a t t h e s h oc k r e se r v oi r is i n t h e c or r e c t p os i t io n f o r t h e d e s ir e d an g l es . F ai l u r e t o f ol l o w t h e se p oi n t s c ou l d d a ma g e t h e[...]

13 Front Der ailleur Adjustment CAUTION: Normally , the front derailleur cage is positioned 1-3 mm abo ve the large (44t) outer chainring. When using an out er chainring (in place of a bash guard) the design of the Demo 8 & 9 requir es that the front der ailleur cage be positioned 3-5 mm abo ve the out er chainring to pre v ent contact. Saddle [...]

14 DERAILLEUR GU ARD INST ALLA TION Derailleur Guar d Installation ( Q/R option): 1. Install r ear derailleur on der ailleur hanger . 2. Place r ear wheel in frame and ins tall Q/R, with springs and without Q/R end nut. 3. Insert appropriat e derailleur guar d pin in derailleur . 4. Place guar d sleev e in derailleur guard. 5. Slide derailleur guar[...]

15 Derailleur Guar d Installation (Solid Axle option): 1. Install r ear derailleur on der ailleur hanger . 2. Place r ear wheel in frame and ins tall non-drive side nut. 3. Insert appropriat e derailleur guar d pin in derailleur . 4. Place guar d sleev e in derailleur guard. 5. Slide derailleur guar d and slee ve o ver guard pin and axle . 6. Insta[...]

16 Shock S-Link S-Link Shock Shuttle Shock Shuttle Bolts M10 x 16mm 115-135 in-lbf Shock Shuttle W ashers 16.5x10x0.5mm Shuttle Mount Shock Mount S-Link Mount Sub-Seatstay (top view) Seatstay (top view) Sub-Seatstay Chainstay Chainstay (bottom view) 6mm Offset Chainline Dropouts BB Shell Seatstay All alloy spac ers: Small diameter of spacer facing [...]

17 Bearing Kit 2007 DEMO 7 / 8 Bolt Kit B = Blue Loctite r equired Part # 1.a 1.b 1.c 1.d 1.e 1.f 1.g 1.h 1.k Qty. 2 4 2 2 2 2 6 2 2 Part Description BB Pivot Bearing Dropout Pivot Bearing S-Link @ Frame Pivot Bearing S-Link @ Seatstay Pivot Bearing Sub-Seatstay @ Shock Bearing Part Specification 6902 2RS Series Full Complement Bearing - 28mm O.D. [...]

18 SBC LIMITED W ARRANTY Specialized Bicy cle Components, Inc. (“Specialized”), a California c orporation loca ted at 15130 Concor d Circle , Morgan Hill, California 950 37 , makes the following Limited W arranty conc erning Specialized bicy cles and framesets: LIMITED LIFETIME W ARRANTY ON BICY CLE FRAMES AND FRAMESETS Subject to the follo win[...]

19 USEFUL PRODUCT LIFE CY CLE Every Specialized bicycle and frameset has a useful product life cycle. The length of that useful product life cycle will vary with the construction and materials of the bicycle or frameset, the maintenance and care the bicycle or frameset receives ov er its useful product life cycle, and the type and amount of use the[...]

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