The all new chisel has been purpose built to tackle modern cross country trails and race courses with the utmost speed. In fact it shares many of the same modern features as its epic hardtail sibling but in a more budget friendly packagemdashmaking it the most efficient and capable alloy hardtail out there. And with this frame option you can build your new chisel exactly how you like. Top end build for a durable xc shredder? Oh yeah. Or maybe a budget friendly one that you can upgrade later? Easy. The chisel frame is the perfect canvas to start painting your new path to xc racing. Non udh compatible we asked ourselves ldquohow do we bring pro level performance down to a price more riders can afford?rdquo d'aluisio smartweld technology that's how. Smartweld allows us to create the most consistent high strength welds possible while taking full advantage of compliant hydroformed alloy tubes. The result? One of the lightest alloy hardtail frames out there at 1350g which also features size tuned stiffness. The new chisel also houses all of the modern features that you expect from an xc bike like progressive xc geometry with a 68 degree headtube angle and longer reach internal cable routing a threaded bottom bracket boost spacing 30.9mm dropper post compatibility and 1x only drivetrains. Frame specialized d'aluisio smartweld m5 alloy hydroformed tubes progressive xc geometry internal cable routing bsa bb 12x148mm spacing 30.9mm dropper post compatible seat binder specialized alloy 34.9mm seatpost specialized alloy single bolt 30.9mm weight large 1.96kg 4 lb 5.1 oz