Specialized EXPEDITION ELITE 2004 VS Marin NOVATO 2003 specs comparison

Specialized Expedition Elite

General Infos

Model	Expedition Elite
Manufacturer	Specialized
Year of production	2004
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	-Gold and Black
Sizes	- Small - medium - large - xlarge - womens small - womens medium
Sizes	- Small - medium - large - xlarge - womens small - womens medium

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 1.90 (inches) Specialized Hemisphere
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Shimano Alivio RapidFire Plus Levers Shimano BR-420 Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Q and R Aluminum
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Alex DM-20
Spoke nipples type	Brass Nipples
Spoke wheel	14ga. Straight Gauge Specialized Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Specialized A1 Aluminum
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	Specialized Aluminum
Handlebar extender	Not Available
Handlebar stem details	Adjustable Specialized Aluminum
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Threaded Specialized Loose Ball

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Shimano CN-IG31
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	113 (millimeters) Spindle Tien Hsin
Crankset parts and sizes	24/34/42 Teeth Specialized Forearm
Gear shift levers	Shimano Alivio RapidFire Plus
Rear gear set	11 - 32 Teeth 8-speed

Specialized Expedition Elite Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Bottom-pull and clamp-on 31.8 (millimeters) Shimano Acera
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Deore
Fork material	Single Crown Aluminum
Fork type	50 (millimeters) Travel TCR-D

Other Specs of Specialized Expedition Elite

Component group sets	Hybrid Mix
Pedals details	Specialized Platform
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Specialized Comfort Plus
Seat post extension	30.9 (millimeters) Diameter Suspension Aluminum

Marin Novato

General Infos

Model	Novato
Manufacturer	Marin
Year of production	2003
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	-Polished
Sizes	- 13 (inches) - 15 (inches) - 17 (inches) - 18.5 (inches) - 20 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 1.50 (inches) WTB Slickosaurus
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Aluminum Linear-pull Levers Aluminum Linear-pull Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Shimano Deore
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Alex TA-19
Spoke nipples type	Not Available
Spoke wheel	15ga. Straight Gauge DT Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	7005 aluminum c
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	Rise Aluminum
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Aluminum Threadless
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Threadless WTB Momentum Comp AL

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Shimano CN-HG53
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	Shimano BB-UN52
Crankset parts and sizes	22/32/44 Teeth TruVativ Five D
Gear shift levers	Shimano Deore
Rear gear set	12 - 25 Teeth 9-speed

Marin Novato Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Shimano Deore
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Deore
Fork material	Unicrown Crown Aluminum
Fork type	EVO

Other Specs of Marin Novato

Component group sets	Comfort Mix
Pedals details	BMX Platform
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	WTB Rocket V Race
Seat post extension	Aluminum Micro-adjust