Factory Tour: Specialized

    by VeloNews.com

    • April 01, 2008
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    By Brad Kaminski, VeloNews Photo Editor

    The Specialized headquarters in Morgan Hill, California
    The Specialized headquarters in Morgan Hill, California

    Photo: Brad Kaminski

    As a companion to our annual Buyer’s Guide we are featuring some behind-the-scenes photos, taken by VeloNews photo editor Brad Kaminski during his visit to the Specialized headquarters in Morgan Hill, California.

    To read Fred Dreier’s complete article on the Specialized factory, along with an array of other factory tours, you’ll have to grab a copy of our Buyer’s Guide.

    Photo Gallery

    • The Specialized headquarters in Morgan Hill, California
    • They had plenty of memorabilia sitting around the place, including Cipollini's world's bike from 2002
    • SBCU (Specialized Bicycle Component University) classroom trains dealers on bike fit
    • Specialized fit manual
    • Nic Sims displays several stem options for precise bike fit
    • A fully adjustable stem can help locate the perfect position on the fly
    • Luc Callahan shows off a CAD model, though this is only one small step in creating a Specialized
    • They also start from scratch using just the basics
    • A fresh aero seatpost awaits a clamp
    • A jig for setting the aero seatpost clamp
    • The clamp is now ready for action
    • An engineer sets up a metal frame for flex testing
    • This testing apparatus uses tiny wire instruments to measure frame flex
    • Specialized also uses hydraulic equipment to test fatigue
    • Another engineer checks a wheel for truness after testing
    • The Bell Sports tour is featured in the 2008 VeloNews Buyer's Guide

    Categories : Bikes & Tech


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