Specialized was found in 1974 by Mike Sinyard. Mike started
out importing hard to find bike components , but the company began to produce there own bike parts buy 1976. Specialized introduced the first major production mountain bike in the world. In 2001 49% of specialized of the shares were bought buy merida bikes and Taiwan for almost 30 million dollars. Specialized created the first professional mountain biking racing team, and a dedicated BMX program , and a elite road racing program.
The norco atomik for a good one would cost $4000. The Atomik is good for free styling and downhilling the fron and rear suspension is 7 inches in the fron and the rear, it's weight is about 42 pounds. The atomik comes stock with hayes hfx-9 hydraulic disc brakes and 8-inch rotars. The atomik boasts one of the best performing rear ends in mountain biking today. The atomik comes with the marzocchi drop off with triple with 170 mm of tarvel. Q-R hubs preload adjustment and ssv.
The norco ryde is a hard tail and it comes with oddessy twisted pedals. The ryde is ment for dirt jumping only not for the downhill. The front and rear brake are a 6 " rotor , the rear derailleur sram X-5 ,it has a 8 speed and a medium cage. The sokes are stainless black , the norco ryde isn't that good for trials. The ryde comes with hayes disc brakes and it has a six inch front suspension. The norco ryde's price is around $1200 and $1400.
The norco aline comes with rock shox boxxer teams of travel , fox dh 3.0 rear shock with 9 inches. The aline has a 4 star rating on downhill racing and a 5 star rating on free riding
The norco ryde is a hard tail and it comes with oddessy twisted pedals. The ryde is ment for dirt jumping only not for the downhill. The front and rear brake are a 6 " rotor , the rear derailleur sram X-5 ,it has a 8 speed and a medium cage. The sokes are stainless black , the norco ryde isn't that good for trials. The ryde comes with hayes disc brakes and it has a six inch front suspension. The norco ryde's price is around $1200 and $1400.
The norco aline comes with rock shox boxxer teams of travel , fox dh 3.0 rear shock with 9 inches. The aline has a 4 star rating on downhill racing and a 5 star rating on free riding