Mobile phones, social media and hashtags are making secrets much harder to keep, which makes our job of snooping far easier. Take the Specialized Status for example, it was a bike offered by the big S in 2014 aimed at the enduro and freeride market, but it has been off the books until now.

Reports of a new Status have been floating about since May when a few Instagram posts showed the bike under a handful of sponsored riders. Since then the bike has been shared over 300 times on Instagram under the hashtag #statusmtb but customers still can’t buy one and Specialized hasn’t officially launched it.

What’s keeping Specialized from releasing the 2021 Status to the masses is anyone’s guess, but we have a strong suspicion that the world being in the middle of a pandemic could be the main reason. Still, that doesn’t seem to have stopped everyone from having some fun on the new rig.

Looking back at the original Status and this new version it’s safe to say that the new bike is a more rounded trail/enduro bike instead of the gravity focussed bruiser it once was.

Another interesting point is the specifications of these bikes. Other than a handful of athlete bikes decked out with Öhlins suspension most of the 2021 Status on Instagram have budget builds. Entry-level suspension and SRAM NX gears point at affordable pricing.

The suspension system also hints at affordability appearing to share similar features to the Stumpjumper Evo.

Those are all the details we have at this time, but take a look at the 2021 Specialized Status on Instagram and let us know what you find.