The two Joshes - Croxton and Ross - from the Cyclingnews tech team were on the ground in Monterey, California recently, heading to Sea Otter Classic to bring you all the latest tech from cycling's biggest outdoor trade show. While Josh Ross was riding a 200-mile day on his way to the area. I had an easier day and took the short drive up to Morgan Hill, home of Specialized for a peek inside, where the company founder Mike Sinyard was on hand to greet us.
The brand's global headquarters is dubbed by many as one of the coolest offices in the bike industry, and we can see why. There's a games room with pool and foosball tables, there's a bike shop, and the corridors are covered in hanging bike racks full of employees' bikes. There's even a locker room that I'd guess is bigger than the average British home, complete with Tarmac SL5 towel racks, of course. One employee even told us that between around 12 and 2 pm, there's an "expectation" that employees will probably be away from their desks and out for a ride.
