With geometry that closely shadows that of the Specialized Epic 8, the Chisel FS delivers cross-country climbing efficiency with the promise of a very rewarding singletrack descending experience, especially in the Comp EVO build kit.
Specialized product planners have created a very convincing down-country configuration with the Chisel Comp EVO, over-forking it by 10mm and adding tyres that offer much more mechanical grip in corners. The Chisel Comp EVO retains the same 110mm rear-suspension travel, like other Chisel FS frames, but it gains a 130mm Fox 34 Performance Elite fork up-front. Specialized Purgatory 29 x 2.4in tyre, featuring the GRID Casing and grippy T9 Compound, allow Comp Evo riders to really lean into that additional fork travel to fully exploit it on the trails, with a front tyre that is slightly larger volume, with a much more aggrieve tread pattern.
Rear-suspension travel might be unchanged between the standard Chisel FS and the Comp EVO version, but the fork specification does feature an upgrade. A ride dynamics-tuned Fox FLOAT performance shock replaces the standard Chisel FS’s X-Fusion PRO-02.
Complimenting the rear-suspension upgrade is a more trail-orientated tyre choice, too, with the Comp EVO upgrading from the standard Chisel’s Fast Trak to a Specialized Ground Control, in GRID casing with the T7 Compound. Continuing the downcountry-focused built kit, Comp EVO also features more powerful
brakes than the standard Chisel FS, which uses two-piston calipers and a 180/160mm front and rear brake rotor sizing. Comp EVO enhances rider control and stopping power with […]
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