Specialized Swat Storage System
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Specialized swat storage system. Why wear a pack if you don t have to. The swat storage system allows you to take the weight off your back which results in less fatigue and creates the perfect environment for all day epic rides. Road triathlon integrated storage options such as the fuelcell fuelselage and tripod offer aerodynamic ways to carry food air tools and spare tube on the shiv. However the downside of the system is its inability to be easily transferred from one bike to the next.
Carbon frames now have an integrated storage chamber in the downtube accessible by a door under the bottle cage. It is as liberating as going commando. It is a member of the swat family storage water air tools and is the most ambitious implementation to date. Admittedly i didn t look very closely at the items other than the bib short.
Swat stands for storage water air and tools. When i had first read the press releases on the swat system i was somehow under the impression the items wouldn t play well with other bike models. Working for the rider regardless of level or background we ve always been about making the experience of riding bikes as good as it can possibly be optimising efficiency and turning innovation into improved performance. Specialized statement on covid 19 read here.
I m not sure if i could do an all day ride with just the 2 bottles on my frame i d need a pack. What is specialized swat storage. Specialized is founded on performance and fuelled by innovation. Everything you see above is carried in the bike and not strapped to the bike or my back through the specialized swat system on the specialized stumpjumper fsr expert carbon 29.
Swat prepped specialized bikes 2014 epic and stumpjumper ht. For years this was a question that nagged at us and ultimately it prompted us to reinvent the way that we looked at how we looked at storage both on the bike and on the body. Specialized introduced three new bikes today but the product that generated the most oohs and ahhs was something called the swat door. Once it s all installed on the bike it s an excellent system that allows you to have everything you need without even noticing where the gear is attached.
Working for the rider regardless of level or background we ve always been about making the experience of riding bikes as good as it can possibly be optimising efficiency and turning innovation into improved performance.