Specialized S Works Stumpjumper - Cut up and Review

[@justsayin3600]

1st, Thanks to Dean for sending this in! A sincere thanks Raoul for showing this mountain bike frame! I have been fascinated with your channel for a while. I've been hoping to see a MTB cut up for a long time. This was great! I'm definitely going to post this link on some of the mountain bike forums and channels. Thanks again!

[@1234markrhino]

Another great video. Would be great to see a "Top 10 Best and Worst cut ups". Or "Most memorable cut ups".

[@Sir_Godz]

@raoul my neighbor has a bike i hate the look of. Would you like me to send it to you for cutting up?

[@LuescherTeknik]

As long as you don't get into trouble doing it, sure!

[@JohnDir-xw3hf]

Is it carbon?

[@Sir_Godz]

@@LuescherTeknik he will never know it was me.... so we are on the same page then

[@Sir_Godz]

@@JohnDir-xw3hf no idea. I just hate the paint job on it

[@christoingram]

Thanks for finally cutting up a MTB, keen to see what, if any manufacturing differences there are.

[@troruaz]

His last words in this vid regarding how his shop gets plenty of *repairable* MTB frames I found illuminating! As well as how MTB frames often have more margin for error. It at least explains how most of the cut-ups are roadie.

[@LuescherTeknik]

Yes, we gets lots of small impact damage, due to the typically thicker laminate the damage doesn't propagate as much, so most are repairable.

[@SenorSiesta]

Hope you can get a 3T Strada cut up sometime. There’s plenty of broken defective ones out there

[@LuescherTeknik]

I have heard this also, maybe they do a crash replacement because not many come my way.

[@billa6825]

Thanks, Raoul. Been waiting for this. Quality content.

[@k.g9863]

Why would you need something between the bearing and the carbon?

[@justsayin3600]

I have an aluminium mountain bike, and my frame, fork, and cranks are wrapped in Invis. I wonder if a frame wrap would protect a carbon frame to make it much more resilient to impact?

[@deano681]

That's my frame! Thanks for the cut up Raoul, so interesting. Seems like the big S did a reasonable job making it. If anyone is interested it was destroyed by seriously misjudging and casing the hell out of a jump, right here kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5uye42fi9pshZY

[@LuescherTeknik]

Wow, that was a big hit, thanks for sending the bike in and also sharing the video of the crash.

[@31.8mm]

hi Sir Raoul, have u ever cut an Eddy Merckx bikes?

[@glennoc8585]

Love a bit of mtb cut up. From memory that was a very pricey setup with XTR back.then. When.is a downtube not a downtube? When It's a flat.half a tube.on Raouls work bench.

[@bonzobanana1]

Any idea of the manufacturer of the frame, Merida? As well as the quality I like to know which factory has manufactured it, I wonder if the manufacturer has a code on the frame perhaps internally? Seems to be a fairly positive review and Merida are meant to be second only to Giant in high quality frame production in Taiwan. Merida and Specialized are connected although I know some current Specialized frames are manufactured by fuji-ta but those may be all aluminium. I guess my point is we are assessing brand quality but many of the brands don't actually manufacture anything and may swop factories regularly. I'd like to know which actual factories manufacture the best frames. Giant, Merida, Quest Composites, Fuji-ta etc.

[@glennoc8585]

Merida are owned by specialized

[@RyonBeachner]

glenn oc Other way around kind of. Merida owns 49% of Specialized while Mike Sinyard, retains 51% stake.

[@glennoc8585]

@@RyonBeachner That's interesting

[@durianriders]

All made in China. Painted in China. Assembled in Taiwan. Ive owned about 15 sworks bikes. It is just a sticker. I source frames now from several OEM contacts who make for these insane mark up brands. Latest Giant TCR made in China.

[@glennoc8585]

@@durianriders Not for.much.longer though.as Giant pulling out of mainland production. Politics and increasing costs hence made in Vietnam.is popping up.

[@robertp7209]

Will paint crack if applied (in error) too thick?

[@Ghostina1]

so this is pretty equal to the yt jeffsy gen1 (before) 2019 ... thank you for cutting up a mtb bike!

[@DamnitsAdriel]

At that time many companies tried to push riders to move from HT to Full Suspension bikes.. And one their boundaries was weight..

[@markg4327]

I think you should try a yellow pen....

[@LuescherTeknik]

Of course #raoulsyellowpencil

[@picshooter]

Do any manufacturers ever offer you a consulting position? Or try to hire you outright? You would think they would beat a path to your door to get your expertise.

[@justsayin3600]

I think they could change a lot more money if it had a sticker that said: Inspected by and passed by Raoul Luescher. I know I would buy it then.

[@Sills71]

@@samhe1521 EXACTLY!!!!!!! Carbon frames are a quality lottery and not designed to last if crashed or even dropped in some instances. They are made VERY cheaply made (with a very few exceptions) yet cost a great deal of money.

[@durianriders]

Brands dont yet understand social media. They put money into marketing hype for the Veblen Goods effect. Id say 90% of consumers want status over longterm durability. That is from 23 years working in the cycling industry. Example is ride a Reid with 105 brakes or the latest sworks with rubbing rotors.

[@datorfilm]

First to comment? Wow! What to write??? ....Thanks for the video!

[@LuescherTeknik]

Congrats, what you wrote is fine ;)

[@brucewayne3141]

I thought MTB frames would have much thicker walls due to all the rocks and stones hitting the frame. I guess not.

[@LuescherTeknik]

The wall thickness is more than typical of a road frame, a couple of extra plies can make a big difference to the reliability.

[@TheFullKanani]

That BB looks really oval. Maybe it deformed when the frame was cut?

[@plantfuelled8912]

Unrelated question/idea for another video. Can you use pipe cutters for cutting carbon tubes eg steerers or seat-posts? 1. No, damages and crushes carbon structure. Use on metals only. 2. Yes if done carefully with high quality pipe cutters and not too much pressure. 3. It's always the best choice, much better than a hacksaw, even with dedicated carbon blade and a guide.

[@jaro6985]

That is going to cause delamination. Get a proper tungsten carbide hacksaw blade for $10, or use a fine tooth metal blade if you are cheap.

[@LuescherTeknik]

I do NOT recommend pipe cutters for carbon steerers.

[@jonienglish3231]

I Think BIKES in GENERAL to LAST about 5-8 YEARS !!!!!!!! and Replace with NEW one !!!!!!! NOTHING LASTS FOREVER !!!!!!!

[@Incaensio]

Wow that dropout looks horrible. No wonder it failed.

[@triode1212]

Definition of Death Wish - riding a MTB made of CFRP.