2022 Specialized Chisel Hardtail Mountain Bike

£999.00
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The 2022 Specialized Chisel Hardtail Mountain Bike has been purpose-built to tackle modern cross country trails and race courses with the utmost speed. It shares many of the same modern features as it’s the pro level Epic race bike, but in a more budget-friendly package. It is one of most efficient and capable alloy hardtails out there. It climbs like a dream and excels at tight and twisty woodland singletrack.

The Chisel's all-new frame utilizes Specialized’s D'Aluisio Smartweld technology that moves the hydroformed tube joints away from the areas of the highest stress, making the finished frame's balance of strength, rigidity, and weight more pronounced. This not only makes the Chisel one of the lightest alloy hardtail frames out there at 1,350g, but it also allows for tuned frame stiffness across all sizes. 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.

The base model Chisel comes with a 100mm travel RockShox Judy Silver fork, 12 speed SRAM SX Eagle gearing and SRAM Level T brakes. Tubeless ready rims and a dropper post compatible frame offer an easy route for upgrades.

This bike is perfect for

Budding XC racers or trail riders who want a fast bike for covering a lot of ground and smashing Strava KOMs.

Key Features

  • Lightweight aluminium frame with modern progressive XC geometry
  • 100mm travel RockShox Judy Silver fork (80mm travel on XS size)
  • 1 x 12 speed SRAM SX Eagle gearing and SRAM Level T hydraulic brakes

Specialized MTB Range Guide

Specialized have been making mountain bikes for nearly as long as there have been mountain bikes. Models like the Rockhopper and Stumpjumper have been staples of the range for decades with the technology being updated and refined every year. The 2022 Specialized mountain bike range has bikes for all kinds of mountain bikers with prices ranging from £500 to over £10,000.

All Specialized mountain bikes are ‘beyond gender’. Although they are technically unisex, Specialized tend to fit more female friendly saddles on the smaller size bikes and more male friendly saddles on the larger bikes. These can easily be swapped out to suit preferences.


Read the full guide to the Specialized MTB Range


Who are Specialized?

Specialized is one of the best-known quality bike brands in the world. Started by a group of riders in 1974. A fact which has guided their decision making ever since.

" Made for riders, by riders."

They strove to make the best quality tires when quality tyres weren't around. When people wanted to ride cruisers in the dirt, they made the first production mountain bike. When roadies wanted to go faster, Specialized doubled down on carbon and built their own wind tunnel.

Bikes like the Allez, Rockhopper and Stumpjumper have developed followings and reputations of their own. Specialized has a reputation for making high-end, high-quality bikes. Specialized bikes always look great with high-quality paint and sensible sizing hel0s you get the right bike each time. If you buy a Specialized bike you can be guaranteed it will do what it is supposed to and will last.


Find our more about Specialized bikes

Mountain Bike Buying Guide

Mountain biking is an incredibly diverse sport. Mountain bikes now come in three main flavours. They are XC, Trail and Enduro.

XC – short for cross country, are quick race bikes. They will normally have 29” wheels and come with 100mm of suspension. If you are mainly going to be riding bridleways and natural trails in the South East of England, where our shops are, an XC bike will be the quickest and most efficient option.

Trail – these bikes are designed to be pedalled up and down hill and for use on bridleways and natural trails, but also at dedicated trail centres. They normally come with 130mm or 140mm of suspension travel and can have either 27.5” or 29” wheels, but 29” is quickly becoming the norm. Trail bikes are good all-rounders. They won’t be as fast as an XC bike on the flat but they can handle a lot more challenging terrain, and a few jumps. If you plan on taking your bike to trail centres in Wales, or to the Alps, then a trail bike may be your best option.

Enduro – enduro racing is a thing in and of itself but many people buy enduro bikes for ‘aggressive’ trail riding and uplift days at places like Bike Park Wales. This generally means challenging downhill trails with some big jumps. With around 160mm of suspension travel enduro bikes can take some big hits. They are designed to be efficient enough to pedal up hills but really come into their own when pointed downhill. You get enduro bikes in either 27.5” or 29” wheel sizes as well as mullet setups of 29 at the front and 27.5 at the back.


Men’s and women’s mountain bikes

Nearly all the mountain bikes we sell are now unisex. All of the big brands have gradually stopped doing dedicated men’s and women’s bikes over the last few years. Instead they are focussed on producing bikes in a bigger range of sizes. So, for instance, the Trek Marlin 5 is a unisex bike that now comes in sizes from XXS to XXL large. This means it will fit riders from 4’ 5” to 6’ 5” and everything in between.


Read our full mountain bike buyers guide


Price Match at Cycles uk

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FrameSpecialized D'Aluisio Smartweld M5 Alloy, Hydroformed tubes, Progressive XC Geometry, internal cable routing, BSA BB, 12x148mm spacing, 30.9mm Dropper post compatible
ForkRockShox Judy Silver, TurnKey damper, Solo Air, 42mm offset, 15x110mm thru-axle, 100mm of travel (XS - 80mm travel)
TapeSpecialized Trail Grips
Stem3D-forged alloy, 31.8mm, 7-degree rise
HandlebarsSpecialized Alloy XC minirise, double-butted alloy, 8-degree backsweep, 6-degree upsweep, 10mm rise, 31.8mm
Front BrakeSRAM Level T hydraulic disc, 2-Piston Caliper
Rear BrakeSRAM Level T hydraulic disc, 2-Piston Caliper
Rear DerailleurSRAM SX Eagle, 12-speed
Shift LeversSRAM SX Eagle, trigger, 12-speed
CassetteSRAM PG-1210 Eagle, 11-50t
ChainSRAM, SX Eagle, 12-speed
CranksetSRAM SX Eagle, Powerspline
Bottom BracketSRAM Powerspline
RimsSpecialized Alloy, hookless, Tubeless ready, 25mm inner width
Front HubAlloy, sealed cartridge bearings, 15x110mm thru-axle, 32h
Rear HubAlloy, sealed cartridge bearings, 12x148mm thru-axle, 32h
Front TireSpecialized Fast Trak, Control Casing, T5 Compound, 29x2.35
SpokesStainless, 14g
Rear TireSpecialized Fast Trak, Control Casing, T5 Compound, 29x2.35
Inner TubesStandard 40mm PV 29x1.75-2.4
SaddleBody Geometry Power Sport, steel rails
SeatPostAlloy, 2-bolt clamp, 30.9mm
Seat BinderSpecialized Alloy 34.9
Colours GLOSS MAROON / ICE PAPAYA, SATIN SMOKE / GLOSS TARMAC BLACK
Sizes L, M, S, XL, XS
Brand Specialized
Model Year 2022
Barcodes 888818767588, 888818768134, 888818768769, 888818769322, 888818769711, 888818799701, 888818799770, 888818799916, 888818799930, 888818800032
SKUs / Part Numbers 91722-7001, 91722-7002, 91722-7003, 91722-7004, 91722-7005, 91722-7201, 91722-7202, 91722-7203, 91722-7204, 91722-7205

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