Introducing the Demo 8 Alloy

Well, there’s a turn up. The Specialized Demo 8 has returned to good old aluminium

“No material’s earned its keep on the downhill circuit like our M5 aluminum, and you can sum up all the reasons with stiffness, weight, and strength. That’s why we made our Demo 8 from it. Other than that, it’s still the same bike that took four DH World Cup wins last year, and it’s the same bike that’ll carry Loïc Bruni’s Rainbow Jersey across the line this season. Go ahead and beat it up—the Demo Alloy can take it.”

WHAT’S NEW?
Do you remember when we nearly melted the Internet last year with a crazy, single-sided Demo Carbon that changed the way we look at downhill bikes? Its revolutionary construction, S3 geometry, and completely new FSR layout put it on top of World Cup podiums. Well, the Demo Alloy has the same killer formula, only now, it’s aluminum.

UNIQUE FRAME
Before we’d even released the Demo Carbon, we knew we had to make it in aluminum. Making an asymmetrical, singled-sided frame out of aluminum, however, was no small task, but the engineering team worked hard to apply the signature look of the Demo at a more accessible price. It also has all of the amazing performance benefits of the carbon version, like internally routed cables, new FSR layout, and it’s still fully customizable for the riders with no new crazy standards.

More important than the features is that it has the geometry and handling riders have come to expect from the Demo & Specialized. Its S3 geometry was introduced last year, and it takes all of the sizing woes out of buying a bike. Now, you can buy the size you want based on how you want to ride:

• All sizes have low standover and seat tube heights — no more hoping you can touch the ground. Short & Medium sizes share head tube heights, as do Long & Extra-Longs.
• Each size has its own reach measurement, making them truly unique sizes.
• Most importantly, they all have low BBs, slack head angles, and short rear ends.