Specialized S-WORKS SAFIRE CARBON 2009 VS GT STS-1500 DS 1998 specs comparison

Specialized S-Works Safire Carbon

General Infos

Model	S-Works Safire Carbon
Manufacturer	Specialized
Year of production	2009
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	-Gloss White and Black and Women's Blue
Sizes	- Small - medium - large
Sizes	- Small - medium - large

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	Rear: 26 X 2.00 (inches) Specialized S-Works The Captain Front: 26 X 2.20 (inches) Specialized S-Works The Captain Control
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Avid Ultimate SL Mag Hydraulic Levers Avid Ultimate SL Mag With 160 (millimeters) Rotor Front and Avid Ultimate SL Mag With 160 Or 140 (millimeters) Rotor Rear Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Rear: Roval Controle SL XC Front: Roval Controle SL XC Carbon
Rims manufacturer	Roval Controle SL Disc
Spoke nipples type	Alloy
Spoke wheel	14/18ga. Butted DT Swiss Aerolite Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Az1 With M5 Alloy Chainstays S-Works FACT 10m Carbon
Frame type	Bonded and monocoque
Handlebar construction	Specialized XC Carbon Riser
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Syntace F119 OS
Headset size	1 1/2 (inches) To 1 1/8 (inches) Specialized Campy-style

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	Shimano XTR
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	Shimano XTR Hollowtech II
Crankset parts and sizes	22/32/44 Teeth Shimano XTR
Gear shift levers	SRAM X.0 Trigger
Rear gear set	11 - 34 Teeth 9-speed

Specialized S-Works Safire Carbon Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	DMD Shimano XTR
Derailleur (Rear)	SRAM X.0
Fork material	Single Crown Carbon and aluminum and magnesium
Fork type	120 (millimeters) Travel Specialized Future Shock S120

Other Specs of Specialized S-Works Safire Carbon

Component group sets	SRAM X.0/mix
Pedals details	Not Available
Rear shock absorber	120 (millimeters) Travel Specialized AFR Brain Shock
Saddle seat	Specialized BG Ariel SL
Seat post extension	30.9 (millimeters) Diameter S-Works Carbon

GT STS-1500 DS

General Infos

Model	STS-1500 DS
Manufacturer	GT
Year of production	1998
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	-Black carbon
Sizes	- 14.5 (inches) - 16 (inches) - 18 (inches) - 19.5 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	Rear: 26 X 1.85 (inches) Tioga Psycho TT Front: 26 X 1.85 (inches) Tioga Edge
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Shimano Deore LX Levers Shimano Deore LX V-Brake Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Shimano Deore LX
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Mavic X221
Spoke nipples type	Alloy Nipples
Spoke wheel	1.8 (millimeters) Double-butted WTB Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Carbon Fiber Thermoplastic and aluminum
Frame type	Bonded
Handlebar construction	Astro 1.5 (inches) Rise
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Kore Lite
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Threadless Aheadset Kontak AL-2

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Shimano CN-IG70
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	Shimano BB-UN52
Crankset parts and sizes	22/32/42 Teeth Shimano Deore LX
Gear shift levers	Shimano STX-RC RapidFire SL
Rear gear set	11 - 30 Teeth 8-speed

GT STS-1500 DS Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Shimano Deore LX Top-swing
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Deore XT SGS
Fork material	Double Triple-clamp Crown Aluminum and magnesium
Fork type	Rock Shox Judy XL

Other Specs of GT STS-1500 DS

Component group sets	Mountain Mix
Pedals details	Shimano PD-M535 SPD
Rear shock absorber	4.0 (inches) and 5.0 (inches) Travel Rock Shox Coupe Deluxe
Saddle seat	Chromoly Rails SDG Ventura Comp
Seat post extension	31.6 (millimeters) Diameter GT Aluminum Micro-adjust