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LANGSTER<br />

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LANGSTER<br />

NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART As pure a bike as you’ll ever find,<br />

the Langster likes fast friends.<br />

CLEARLY A BIKE WITH ONE GEAR and no brakes is not for the faint of heart. That’s OK, though, because you’re not worried about<br />

spinning it out down the backside of a small roller or having a little water splash up off the back tire. You’re more worried about the<br />

hum a properly tuned fixed-gear bike makes when brought up to speed, the roller-coaster-gone-off-the-tracks feeling of dropping<br />

down the banking with a lap to go, or cranking past fellow riders on a shallow climb.<br />

NIC SIMS Athlete and Product Support<br />

As the person responsible for assembling all prototype and<br />

early-production bikes, Athlete and Product Support manager Nic Sims<br />

is definitely where the rubber hits the road at <strong>Specialized</strong>. A vital<br />

team member for more than 15 years, this Teddington, England<br />

native is hard to pin down when it comes to his favorite type<br />

of riding. “I am lucky that I live near Santa Cruz, California,<br />

which has an amazing number of great road and mountain<br />

bike rides,” says Nic. “So I wouldn’t say that I have<br />

a favorite place—any day I can ride is a great day.”<br />

www.specialized.com

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