The updated Specialized Chisel blends affordability, race performance, and capability. Featuring a new frame inspired by the Epic HT and Allez Sprint, the 2021 Chisel boasts improved stiffness and a sleek design. It's ready to tackle both hard efforts and longer rides.
Affordable, raceable, and capable — a rare combination in the modern world of bikes. But the new, updated version of the Specialized Chisel achieves all that and more. And for the cherry on top, the Cross-country racing is changing, and so are the bikes that set out to conquer these new features and tracks. The bike needs to be snappy for hard efforts and forgiving enough to ride longer events and rides.
Specialized hit both requirements with its— updating the geometry and staying true to the racing pedigree. The 2021 Chisel takes all its cues from the Epic HT in the geometry department and the Allez Sprint for frame construction. According to Specialized, the new Chisel frame comes in at or under 1400g (including the thru-axle) and is stiffer than its predecessor. After miles and miles of testing these claims, we tend to agree. The Chisel is crafted from the same M5 aluminum as the Allez —the first Specialized mountain bike to use D’Aluisio Smartwelding.The 2021 Chisel Comp frame is clean, the welds are tidy, and the paint is strikingly similar to that of the new 2021 Epic Full Suspension bike. The hydroformed alloy frame employs slick internal cable routing, with one port on the drive side for shifting and two on the non-drive for the rear brake and dropper post. All cables and hoses exit via a down tube bottom bracket junction — held neatly by a cap and clamp, with designated ports for each cable. This setup made routing a dropper post straightforward and secure, with absolutely no chattering in the frame. The bottom bracket is a threaded English style, which has been regaining popularity in recent years. Favoring a wrench to a hammer when I work on my bikes, I find it much easier to work on. The rear triangle is dropped enough to give some compliance but stiff enough to make it clear you’re on a race hardtail. The space for maximal tire width is ample and can fit up to 2.50”, but 2.40” is my favorite tire width for this bik
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