Anyone have any information on the specs for the Carve line for 2013? I rode a 2012 Carve pro for a few days and I was impressed and would like to get one. However I have heard that the 2013's will have better specs but I cannot confirm this.
Carve Pro - Sorry, can't post a link, not enough posts. Google "Primera Sports Carve Pro"I brought my 2013 Carve Expert home on Tuesday. Completely stock without pedals it weighed 25.7 lbs. I immediately swapped the stock wheels out with Stans Flow EXs and went tubeless, the seat out for a Phenom Gel, and the rear tire out for a Fast Trak LK Control. Weight without pedals dropped to 24.25 lbs. This is on a size medium frame.
Really like the bike. I didn't want to settle for a fork lesser than a Reba, since I have a Reba on my old bike. Components are on par for the price level, the Ground Control tires are great(even though I swapped out the rear for the Fast Trak LK). Only two rides so far, but I already feel great on the bike.
The Pro model is supposed to be spec'd with a Fox fork, not sure what else?
I have a 2013 Carve Expert in medium, it weighed 25.7 lbs stock with tubes. 24.25 lbs tubeless with Flow EXs and a Phenom Gel seatJust got mine this morning!
2013 Carve Expert. Didn't weigh but had the impression it was lighter. Seems the wheels are lighter
Can't post links due to low post count
Sounds great, when you can post photos up, update the Carve photo thread at http://forums.mtbr.com/specialized/post-your-carve-786424.html :thumbsup:Picked up a Carve Pro size medium this past weekend. With all the rain we've been getting (almost 10" in the past week?!), I stuck to fire roads. I only managed to ride it about 20 miles this weekend.
It is a stock Carve with Stan's tubeless conversion, Ergon 30 bar ends, and a bottle cage. I moved my old Time ATACs over from my last bike. The bike weighs 26# as shown here. Can't post photos yet.
How different the Carve is from the last bike! My last bike was a 1996 Rocky Mountain Hammer Race with lots of upgrades over the years (SID fork, lots of Ritchey parts and wheels, some XT, etc.). I bought the bike in SoCal and between the topography of north Mississippi and the intervening 15 years, I couldn't ride the old bike for more than 30 minutes without stopping from back pain. I've spent up to an hour on this bike with NO pain.
The BB heights and seat heights are almost identical, but the wide handlebars sit about 3" higher, just above the saddle, on the new bike.
And this bike hooks up. I don't know if it's the 29" wheels or the low tire pressure or the different geometry, but on leaf-covered mud where I would have to pedal gingerly to keep traction on the old bike, the new bike spins up.