THE Bristol STORE
The Bristol Store offers excellent service and facilities such as:
One stop shopping experience
Friendly and experienced staff
Price promise
Body Geometry Fit
S-Works custom build
Suspension and service specialist
6 week free saftey check
Test bikes
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Specialized Concept Store, Eastgate Road, Bristol, BS5 6XX
Tel. 01179 514942
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Monday 10am-6pm
Tuesday 10am-7pm
Wednesday 10am-6pm
Thursday 10am-7pm
Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday + Bank Holidays 10:30am-4:30pm
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Bristol NEWS
A first look at the all new Specialized Diverge
The Specialized Diverge all-terrain adventure bike has been treated to a major redesign for the new season. In an era in which hybrid disciplines like gravel riding, or “Groad” biking, are inspiring the cycling world
The new 2018 Crux
Right now the perishing cold and sticky mud of winter may seem like a long way off, but Specialized has just launched a new version of its CruX frame. The new CruX is a cyclocross bike that is sure to keep you feeling warm and fuzzy all through ‘cross season when it does eventually come around.
STAR 2017 PRODUCTS
From the Venge Vias Disc eTap to the S-Works 6 road shoes, each of the products below are there for a reason; not only do they look simply stunning but they also perform to near-perfection.
Five times Peter Sagan was the Raddest Dude in Cycling
Peter Sagan is a rare breed of cyclist; a man whose abilities transcend the boundary between mountain bike and road racing, and whose personality would be well-suited to the Hollywood red carpet.
Getting ready for Bikepacking season
Bikepacking is a craze which is sweeping the cycling world with bikes designed especially for a particular type of adventure, bags and equipment developed for ultra-lightweight and efficient storage, and events like the Transcontinental Race being talked about almost as much as the Tour de France.
Get into the OVO Womens Tour with Boels-Dolmans
The OVO Women’s Tour, this year supporting Breast Cancer Care, is run by the same organisers as the men’s Tour of Britain and features five stages finishing with a challenging criterium-style finale in London’s West End.
A NEW GENERATION IS BORN
The 100th edition of the Giro d’Italia came to a thrilling climax on Sunday and it’s already being talked up as one of the more exciting Grand Tours in recent memory. It had everything; controversy, drama, crashes, surprise, fury, disappointment and elation
Spotlight on the Sirrus
The Sirrus is a machine perfectly suited to fast and comfortable urban riding, but it needn’t be confined to the city. Every model in the range can help you become fitter, faster and stronger, on the roads, through the woods or to the café with friends.
ANNIKA LANGVAD - EPIC CHAMPION
Langvad is a passionate athlete who sets a fantastic example for the sport on and off the bike and we’re proud to have her in the Specialized family.
MEET THE TURBO VADO, THE LATEST E-BIKE FROM SPECIALIZED
This is just a sneak peak of what to expect as the range has not yet landed in our UK stores, but trust us – the Turbo Vado is about to redefine the way we go about our daily lives.
GOING FULL ENDURO
Enduro is a discipline which is touted to be the next big thing in mountain biking. To get the most out of it, you need an all-mountain trail bike that is responsive when you’re plummeting down inclines and nippy when the trail tilts skyward.
FIVE MOUNTAIN BIKE MYTHS BUSTED
There is no better way to exhibit passion for pedalling than hurling yourself down forested trails with mates on knobbly tyres. But is it all fun and games? Like anything worth doing,
TEST RIDE A TURBO LEVO
Countless experienced mountain bikers have started coming out of the woodwork to praise the benefits of motor-assisted bikes, dispelling the assumption that ebikes should be the sole domain of the inexperienced, injured or elderly.
SPECIALIZED RIDERS TAKE THE FIRST WEEK BY STORM
On Friday 5 May, a circus arrived on the Italian island of Sardinia, a circus draped in pink, which set out on a lap of the island that would last three days. The Giro d’Italia had landed.
Spotlight on the Tarmac
This year, the men of Quickstep Floors and Bora-Hansgrohe are riding Specialized frames. For the flat and sprint stages, the Venge will be their weapon of choice, while the mountains call for the Tarmac, a significantly lighter beast. Let’s take a look at its merits.
Further. Stronger. Faster event series.
If you’re riding your first sportive or looking to pin on a number for the first time, our free women’s in-store event series will help you reach your full riding potential.
Fairytale Fortnight for Boels
By the first week of April and the Tour of Flanders, Boels-Dolmans had cemented themselves as the team to beat. This year, however, they had scraped just one single win by the same point in the year, courtesy of this year’s world champ, Amalie Dideriksen.
Spring Road Cycling Clothing
Though summer is definitely on the way, this is a difficult time of year to dress for – so here’s a list of the key items that will set you up for spring – whether you’re dodging April showers on British shores or jetting off to the sun-drenched roads of Mallorca, Tenerife or Lanzarote for a training camp.
Spring MTB Clothing
Whether you’re using the spring as an excuse to get away from the UK for your first riding trip of the year, or simply fancy digging your trail-munching machine out of the shed and visiting the local centre, you’re going to need some appropriate kit.
Boels-Domans back with a bang
After starting the 2016 season as the dominant force in women’s cycling, Boels-Dolmans have had a quieter start to 2017. The ladies in orange have amassed less than half the number of wins as they had at this point last year, but that’s not to say that they haven’t enjoyed a significant degree of success.
Specialized Products in the DIRT 100
Every year, Dirt Magazine releases a complete guide to the 100 best mountain bike products available that year. The list is compiled irrespective of price, method of sale, or country of origin, and there are certainly some eyebrow-raisers in there.
The Other Specialized Superteam
Most British cycling superstars are cultivated in a velodrome where they learn the way of marginal gains, sports psychology and gold medals until they are deemed fully grown, ready to be released into the wild world of road racing.
Specialized Diverge - Jack of all Trades
If you remember riding your first bike as a kid, you’ll recall the unconquerable compulsion to ride over potholes and through the worst road muck you could possibly find.
Cape Epic Heroes
Taking place at the end of March every year, the Cape Epic is raced over eight gruelling days, starting on South Africa’s Western Cape at Meerendal and finishing at Val de Vie after 691kms and 15,400m of climbing.
Specialized Athletes you may not have heard about
Arguably some of the more exciting and awe-inspiring riders fly relatively low beneath the radar, so we’ve amassed some of the brightest new talents and heroes below.
Putting the Spotlight on the Allez
The Specialized Allez has been a benchmark in the road bike market for about as long as the company has been around. The Allez, inspired by the shouts of encouragement from French spectators (and also a play on the material the bike is made from), was launched alongside the Sequoia sports tourer as one of the American brand’s first production bikes in 1981.
Top 10 Road and Mountain bikes under £1500
So, you want to get into cycling but you’re not sure where to start? We’re here to help you find the perfect bike to get you inspired as you set out on the road or trail.
Grand Tour vs Classics
Why hasn’t Peter Sagan won the Tour de France? Why is Chris Froome not riding Paris-Roubaix? How is watching 200 men in skin-tight suits riding from one place to the next in the least bit exciting?
Venge ViAS Disc Reviews
The Specialized Venge ViAS Disc has become more and more prominent as the season has progressed. First, Tom Boonen grabbed a maiden race win for a disc-equipped bike at the Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina right at the beginning of the year
E-bike or regular - An E-asy Choice
Electric bikes have been subject to ambivalence for about as long as they’ve existed. They came onto the scene in the 1990s as city bikes with wacky designs that were far removed from traditional bikes.
Spring Classics are here
We can finally say with some conviction that spring is, if not here already, then definitely on its way. If all else fails, for cyclists, the beginning of the classics season is a good sign that spring is coming.
The best entry-level bikes for Women
So you’ve decided to take up cycling, (great news!) but you’re not sure what you’re looking for. Mountain bike, fitness or road racing, it’s easy to get stuck at the first hurdle of there being so much choice
Women's evenings at Specialized Concept Stores
Designed with a view to getting more women cycling, the ‘Where it Begins’ event series from Specialized is a month-long series of events that will offer a huge amount to both newbie riders and those who are looking to get back into the saddle after a long time without picking up a bicycle.
Limited Edition Bora-Hangrohe S-Works Tarmac in Stock!
A new season brings new opportunities, new objectives and new teams into the world of pro cycling, and this year is no different. 2016 saw the end of two top-tier teams in IAM Cycling and Specialized supported Tinkoff, causing a major reshuffle, not only in team rosters, but also in equipment sponsors. In 2017, Specialized has a renewed focus with just two teams to concentrate on in the incumbent Quickstep Floors team of Marcel Kittel and Tom Boonen, and Peter Sagan’s new home at Bora-Hansgrohe.
The power to ride more trails
If the divisions between roadies and mountain bikers are seen as a bit of a rift, then the split separating ebikes from the rest of two-wheeled society is perceived by some as a chasm of biblical proportions. But with the Turbo Levo, Specialized is breaking down the barriers that keep ebikes from experienced and performance-driven mountain bikers, and has already converted many of the ebike’s fiercest skeptics.
Try before you buy with demo bikes and events
When you buy a new bike, you want to know that it is the perfect machine for you. For ultimate peace of mind and confidence in the bike you choose, we have an awesome fleet of demo mountain bikes that you can take for a spin.
New Year, New Bike
New year, new you, new bike? Everyone knows new kit is one of the biggest motivators for a cyclist. Smart new kit equals more pro, which equals faster and more efficient riding. Whether you’re a mountain biker, road racer, sportive hunter or bike packer, we’ve got something to enable you to make this year great. Check out our list of bikes that will take your riding to the next level in 2017.
Introducing the stunning new Roval CLX 50
Introducing the stunning new Roval CLX 50
Peter Sagans Specialized S-Works Venge ViAS
His torso newly-wrapped in rainbow stripes for the second year running, Peter Sagan is about to begin a new season with his new team, Bora Hansgrohe, the german outfit which was upgraded to World Tour status for 2017 (thanks largely to the UCI points Sagan brought with him).
New year fitness drive
2017 is achingly close now, a new chapter is waiting for our reformed selves. Hopeful lifestyle changes and good intentions are just around the corner, we’ve just had the hurdle of Christmas Week to struggle over first.
Get your kids riding in no time
Passing on the skill and joy of riding a bike is a great gift to your child, it’s something they’ll hopefully never leave, and, as the old adage goes: “You never forget how to ride a bike" Getting them there is another story though, there are going to be some tantrums, some tears and some cut knees, actually even at 33 years old the cut knees never end. There are a few schools of thought on the subject of teaching your child to ride a bike. I’ll discuss below the options and current thoughts on those ideas.
How to ride wintery conditions
As we enter December and winter is well and truly here, it’s time to think about riding your bike in wintery conditions – not just in the cold and the wet, but more dangerously, on the icy surfaces that become more of an issue as temperatures drop below the zero mark on your thermometer.
Looking forward to 2017 on the road
With New Year just a hop, skip and a jump away, we’re starting to look toward the 2017 road cycling season with bubbling anticipation. While we amateur cyclists settle into our winter routines driven by willpower and fear of loss of fitness, professional riders all over Europe and the world are beginning their preparation for another racing season, newly laid targets fresh in their minds with strict plans in place in order to meet them.
The wonders of winter riding
There aren’t many of us who truly love everything about winter. As the temperatures around the UK have plummeted dramatically in recent weeks a fair few of us will have been grumbling about the chill in the air. But all this doesn’t mean there aren’t some great things about winter too.
Dress from the ground up - all the essential winter items you need
Whether we like it or not, winter is here to stay, and with the off-season slump all but over, it’s time to turn our attention to winter training; taxing for some, exciting for others. It has been said that there’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing, and we couldn’t agree more.
World Champs Roundup
There has been just one story on everybody’s lips this week in the world of cycling; Peter Sagan’s incredible second win in a row at the UCI World Championships.
The bike press are loving our 2017 bikes
There’s a lot of love out there for our 2017 bikes, particularly the new incarnation of the Sequoia and the reimagined Roubaix. What can we say? We tend to agree!
Feeling adventurous? The new Sequoia and Burra Burra
The trend for adventure riding seems to be gathering pace with every passing month. More and more cyclists, be they mountain bikers or roadies, are discovering the joys of heading out into the wilds, just them and a bike loaded down with everything they might need for a few days in nature.
Winter welcome – cold weather clothing
You can’t fight it, in fact you might as well embrace it, winter is well and truly on the way. Riders all over the UK have been feeling a nip in the air and have begun the much-loathed process of sorting out their winter bikes and kit
Ride Into Winter
We all know the best way to keep riding through the Winter is to make sure you’re prepared to tackle the worst that the season can throw at you. With that in mind, we invite you to join us at your local Specialized Concept Store for our women’s Ride into Winter evening sessions.
The Specialized superteam – Etixx-Quickstep
Very few World Tour teams ever come close to the achievements hoarded by Etixx-Quick Step each season. With a squad brimming with talent and opportunities, there is not just one leader around which the team is built as with some teams. The Belgian squad are a stalwart of the pro peloton and are a joy to watch at any race. What’s more Eitxx is perhaps the only true candidate for the ‘super team’ label.
Essential 2017 helmets
There are few pieces of kit that are imperative if cycling is to be taken seriously and a helmet is one of them. In some countries you can incur a hefty fine for neglecting to protect your noggin, Australia, for instance. Earlier this week an Australian study was released, drawing on data from more than 64,000 cyclists worldwide, concluding that helmet use reduces the risk of serious head injury by 70%.
Stay safe and seen out there… commuting essentials for winter
As of September 22nd, the equinox, summer’s reign is officially over in the northern hemisphere. This means the sun sits lower in the sky and the nights stretch on for longer as the northern hemisphere tilts further from the sun.
Four reasons you need a 2017 S-Works Enduro in your life
The Enduro is a fearless, peerless backcountry bike – ideal for racing or simply exploring the local wilderness. Not only is it extremely able, but it also offers fantastic pedalling efficiency, because when you ride ‘all-mountain’, you have to take on the whole of the mountain – and that means putting in the power to go uphill as as well as down.
Revolutionary rides: the new-look Ruby and Roubaix
The Roubaix has been a stalwart of the Specialized family since 2004, when it revolutionised road cycling as the first truly successful entry in the ‘endurance’ bike category. Through the years it’s been through its fair share of changes and tweaks – like all our bikes, both mountain and road, we believe you can always improve on perfection.
Smoother is Faster
To some, smoothness is merely concept. But for the all-new Ruby and Roubaix, it's the driving force behind every design decision we make, and the result are a pair of bikes like no others before them. Find out how we did it.
The Tarmac is back – 2017 range of our top-end road machine
For when owning a great bike is not quite good enough, the Specialized Tarmac is an exceptional all-round race bike. Light, stiff and agile, the it’s a versatile machine that is perfectly suited to sprinting, descending and climbing.
Enduro 2017 – a whole new attitude
The Specialized Enduro has been a favourite for MTBers for some years, but has remained largely unchanged since 2013. That’s largely because we don’t believe in changing things just for the sake of it – especially not when you’ve got such a natural-born hill killer on your hands.
Meet the Sequoia – ready for adventure
Specialized first entered the market in 1974 with a touring bike called the Sequoia – and now that touring and all-road adventure riding is very much back in fashion, Specialized have brought it back.
Get into cyclocross – and meet the Specialized CruX
Riding a bike during the winter months can be a chore to say the least. The cold, rain, wind and gritty roads can wreak havoc with your mind, body and your drivetrain – confining many a keen road cyclist to the indoor trainer.
Marcel Kittel's S-Works Speed Machine
An introduction to marcel Kittel's S-Works Venge Vias and one of the fastest bikes on the market
S-Works Superstars - Our Cutting-edge Products Getting Rave Reviews
Our top of the market kit are getting the reviews they deserve across the cycling industry
Lizzie Brings it Home for Britain
Lizzie Armitstead wins at the Tour of Britain
Three Items to Instantly Upgrade Your Summer MTB Clothing
Here are our recommendations for three pieces of equipment to add to your summer cycling essentials
Our Five Favourite Things About Summer Riding
There are so many good aspects to summer riding but here are our top five favourites
Three bikes perfect for riding L’Etape du Tour
With less than a month to go before the 2016 edition of the L’Etape du Tour, we thought we’d take a look at some of our best road bikes for tackling this type of epic road cycling challenge.
Our Favourite Specialized Mountain Bikes of 2016
Our top picks from our 2016 Mountain bike range
Take The Next Step in a Pair of Specialized Cycling Shoes
Our buyers guide to Specialized shoes, our range covers a variety of different riding styles
Some of Our Best Road Bikes Between £1,200 to £1,800
Buying on a budget? Here are our recommendations on the Best Road Bikes Between £1,200 and £1,800 in 2016
How to Ride Faster on the Road (Without Buying a New Bike)
Our guide to a faster performance out on the road without replacing your current bike
Preparing For a Sportive
Our guide to preparing for your Sportive in 2016
Motivation Tips for Mountain Bikers
A guide to keeping up your enthusiasm and reaping the benefits of Mountain Biking
The Benefits of Cycle Commuting
Our guide on why you should consider cycling your commute
Target Your Weaknesses To Ride Faster
Ben returns to offer some valuable advice on strength training
Buyers Guide to Turbo Trainers
Our guide to fitness training at home for those times you can't leave the house
The Top Five Bike Maintenance Tasks You Should Be Performing
Top Five Bike Maintenance tips to keep your bikes performing their best
Enduro Training: Economy and Strength
Strength coach Ben Plenge offers this guide on Enduro training
The Importance of a Perfectly Fitted Bike
Here at Specialized Concept Stores we offer an unrivalled bike and equipment fitting service, find out more with our guide
Five Trail Centres Which You Should Have Checked Out By Now
Here's our list of the unmissable Trail Centres across the UK
Local Mountain Bike trails: Bristol
There aren’t many cities where good singletrack can be found within a short ride from the city centre, Bristol, however, does offer such riding
The Specialized Bike That Won Giro D'Italia
Italian national champion Vincenzo Nibali traded his custom Specialized Tarmac for this new model