Specialized Status 2 140

The Specialized Status 2 140 is built for riders who measure a good day in laps and laughs, not grams. It handles trail rides, bike park days, and impromptu street sessions on the way home with equal enthusiasm. It pairs 140mm of travel with a 29-inch front wheel and a 27.5-inch rear, so it rolls over chunk up front while staying quick and easy to throw around out back.

At its core is an M5 alloy front and rear end built to take hard hits season after season. The frame uses a threaded bottom bracket, sealed cartridge bearing pivots, internal routing with an external rear brake option, and a SRAM UDH-compatible 12x148mm rear end. Up front, a Marzocchi Z1 fork with a GRIP damper handles big impacts. Out back, a Marzocchi Bomber Air shock runs a Ride Dynamics Trail Tune that Specialized developed specifically to suit the Status 2’s kinematics.

A flip chip on the Horst pivot lets you tune the geometry to your terrain. Bikes ship in the high setting, and flipping to low drops the bottom bracket 8mm and slackens the head angle from 64.5 to 64 degrees. The S5 offers 515mm of reach in low and 521mm in high, a 1,288mm wheelbase, and a 77-degree seat angle that steepens to 77.6 degrees in high. A 190mm X-Fusion Manic dropper, 800mm bars, and a 40mm stem round out the size-specific fit.

Shimano Deore 12-speed shifting pairs a 32T ring with a 10-51t cassette and 170mm cranks on the S5. TRP Trail EVO 4-piston brakes run 203mm rotors front and rear. The wheels use Specialized hookless alloy rims with a 30mm inner width, laced with DT Swiss Industry spokes and wrapped in Butcher GRID TRAIL tires: GRIPTON T9 up front and T7 out back. Deity Knuckleduster grips and a Bridge Comp saddle finish the build.

Key Features

• Frame - M5 Alloy, Trail Geometry, 140mm Travel, Horst Link Flip Chip
• Suspension - Marzocchi Z1 Fork & Marzocchi Bomber Air Rear Shock
• Drivetrain - Shimano Deore M6100 12-Speed, 10-51t
• Wheelset - Specialized Hookless Alloy, 30mm Inner Width, 29" Front / 27.5" Rear