The Specialized Lunch Ride

[pearlygti]

I love the fact everyone is on roadies apart from one guy on a front suspension mtb!

[benji4441]

Anybody knows the name of the song playing in the background?

Many thanks in advance...

[KarbonliteLight]

I want to work their

[SeaRanger311]

Wow i want that job and if not come out for those old mens worlds that looks like super fun and some good midweek training.

[88Jako]

what a nice job..

[picdude7]

i ride allmost every day for lumch in the summer, best thing ever

[echprelude]

Who's the idiot at :30 - :39 riding on the on-coming traffic lane? And then at 4:03 the guy has a nice bike lane to ride in but choses to ride out in traffic???

It looks like you guys need to have classes on riding etiquette. We are trying to change the image motorist have of cyclist and your company is NOT helping.

[TanouthaUchi]

Hi. Your points are definitely valid. We admit some of the rides in the past haven't been the best example of recommended riding etiquette. To address this, we invited the local police to join our company meetings to make sure everyone is riding safely. Things are much better now. Thank you again for the post.

[Pezdetz666]

@echprelude

This is too true. Cyclists are not cars, you're fucking pedestrians, so stop acting like metropolitan transit buses. What I hate the most is when cyclists pull into the left-most lane to turn left at a large intersection. Is it really so hard to just follow the crosswalks instead of inconveniencing a whole line of motorists trying to get by?

[photodevoto]

@Pezdetz666 Your point about "inconveniencing" motorists presumes an inequality between different kinds of vehicles. According to all 50 states' legislation, bicycles are vehicles. Cyclists, therefore, are equal to motorists in their right to use the roadways; including the left hand turn lanes. And belong on the roadways, not on sidewalks.

I wonder, do you go on other roadway users' websites and whine about the various ways they "inconvenience" you during your oh so important drive?

[cyclenaut]

You are wrong on this. Bikes are not considered pedestrian. They are considered non-motorized vehicles and as such are bound by the same rules of the road as cars. So, it is entirely correct for a bike to be in traffic lanes, and to utilize turning lanes at intersections.

[shredder551]

@Pezdetz666 I used to be like you guys. Being stuck behind a cyclist made me mad. But now, in very rare instances when a motorized vehicle is completely neccessary, i overflow with joy when i get stuck behind a cyclist. It makes me happy to ride my bike, and to see other people riding theirs. Also, you gotta take into consideration that were helping out everyone in the world by not using gas (you're welcome). I hope someday you will experience the joy of riding a bicycle.

[jasoncobra]

cool , but when do these folks work?

how long is the lunch break??

yes im envious

thanks for the cool video

[migzoner]

I know the dude at the pump track! He's rad rider and a pro Downhill racer.

[chupakus]

it sure looks like the best place to work:P :((

[NebraskaDownHiller]

Been there and have done the lunch ride with andrew, sam and elon. cant wait to get back out there again soon

[jugizmo]

Thats so cool, ivbe just met a couple of these guys back at snowbird for the dealers event, and i can honestly say that this is the way specialized works, this is really what they do, each day, its not a marketing technic or anything like it, its the very soul and spirit of specialized. Cheers Hammond and Elon.

[photodevoto]

You'll also notice Rebecca Rush riding a road bike at 1:02 and Rafa on a road bike as well at 1:04.

Todd Wells and Conrad Stoltz were also rocking mountain bikes - Epic 29er's if I'm not mistaken - that day, and they were in the break away!

[gforcegsxr]

All I want to know is....who's the BEAST at the 0:50sec mark riding the Epic on a road ride! It looks like it has slicks, but does it have a road cassette?

[jrun1974]

That fine upstanding young man is Specialized Factory Rider Burry Stander, and no he is not running a road cassette.

[mattfaulkner]

I'd turn up on a Pinarello, wearing Sidi shoes and Assos gear, just to piss them off. :)