2. Introduction Specialized is a Bicycle company which was founded in 1947 by Mike Sinyard, and from then on specialized thrived to achieve the best possible bike, to keep up with the ever so growing sport of cycling. Our dedicated Specialized team strives to work day and night to find the best bike for each sport. we have Partnered up with Ohlin's shock technology to give riders the smoothest suspension even on the roughest trails.

3. Brief History Specialized was founded in 1974 by Mike Sinyard who was a cycling enthusiast. Specialized first started when mike sold his Volkswagen bus for $1500 to fund a cycle tour in Europe, where he bought handlebars and steam to take back to the US. It was in 1981 the company produced its two bikes first bikes; The Sequoia and the Allez

4. Our Innovations We have been putting ours into creating the ground breaking technology including; Fact Carbon FSR (Maximum control, comfort, and efficiency Aero SWAT Technology D’ALUISIO SMARTWELD

5. Who we sponsor Team Astana (KAZ) Team IG- Sigma sport (GBR) TIBCO pro Woman's Cycling (USA) AMGEN Breakaway from cancer (USA) Durango Devo U-23 team (USA) Whole athlete junior team (USA) Team Specialized- lululemon (USA) Blue water cycling (USA)

6. Why invest in us? We have been a successful organization, investing in ground breaking technology and supporting riding teams since specialized first began. We have only have 5 stores here in WA and with the growing of mountain biking we believe it would be in everyone's best interest to start up 10 more concept and elite stores. That is why we have come to you, asking for $10 million to help boost the coming of the new shops.

7. In Conclusion We are trying to boost the cycling community and help make cycling become a greater, well known sport. And it would be very much appreciative if your company loans us the $10 million we need to kick start the new shops. Contact details SPECIALIZED AUSTRALIA 251 Salmon Street Port Melbourne Vic 3207 Tel: 1300 499 330 Email: Infoau@specialized.com