Specialized Epic Expert
When speed comes calling, the Epic Expert doesn’t just answer, it yells back, ‘Catch me if you can!’ Featuring the most efficient suspension platform ever to grace a World Cup start line, the Epic Expert pairs 100-millimeters of Brain-controlled travel front and rear for a package that was born to erase seconds from the clock. A Smarter BRAIN Mixing hardtail efficiency and full-suspension capability to impressively quick results, Epic has always been defined by uncompromised commitment to speed. Well, that and over 100 World Cup wins and podiums too. True to form, the latest Epic continues the tradition, taking advantage of the most efficient Brain suspension we’ve ever created to ensure it’s always on a first-name-basis with fast. Re-engineered hand-in-hand with the new Epic, the latest BRAIN design resets the expectation for efficiency, employing a new race-tuned pedalling platform to ensure every watt possible is translated into forward motion, while handily soaking up momentum-killing chatter and big hits alike-all more smoothly than ever. Frame-Changer Redesigned with a focus on efficient power transfer and better handling performance, the Epic’s all-new FACT 11m carbon frame features a 15-percent stiffer rear triangle in order to take full advantage of the BRAIN's new race-tuned pedalling platform, while the revised carbon layup of the front-triangle sheds weight, sending the Epic’s already sky-high stiffness-to-weight ratio even higher.
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FRAMESET
Frame FACT 11m Full Carbon, Progressive XC Race Geometry, Rider-First Engineered™, threaded BB, 12x148mm rear spacing, internal cable routing, 100mm of travel
Seat Binder Specialized Alloy, 34.9mm
ACCESSORIES
SWAT SWAT EMT Cage-Mount Tool
SUSPENSION
Fork RockShox SID SL BRAIN, Bottom-Adjust Brain damper, Debon Air, 15x110mm, 44mm offset, 100mm Travel
Rear Shock RockShox-Specialized BRAIN, Rx XC Tune, 5 Position Platform Adjust, Rebound Adjust, Integrated Extension, 265x52.5mm
COCKPIT
Saddle Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails
Seat Post X-Fusion Manic, 30.9, 100/125/150 Travel, 0mm offset
Handlebars Specialized Alloy Minirise, 10mm rise, 750mm, 31.8mm clamp
Tape Specialized Trail Grips
Stem Specialized XC, 3D-forged alloy, 4-bolt, 6-degree rise
BRAKES
Front Brake SRAM Level TL, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc
Rear Brake SRAM Level TL, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc
DRIVETRAIN
Rear Derailleur SRAM GX Eagle AXS, w/ battery cover
Shift Levers SRAM GX Eagle AXS Controller
Crankset SRAM GX Eagle Alloy, DUB, 165/170/175mm, 34t
Chainrings 34T
Bottom Bracket SRAM DUB, BSA 73mm, Threaded
Chain SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed
Cassette Sram XG-1275, 12-speed, 10-52t
WHEELS
Rear Hub DT Swiss 350 straight-pull, 6-bolt, DT Swiss Ratchet, 12x148mm thru axle, XD freehub body, 28h straight-pull
Front Hub DT Swiss 350, 6-bolt, 15mm Thru-axle, 110mm spacing, 28h straight -pull
Spokes DT Swiss Comp Race
Front Tire Specialized Fast Trak, Control Casing, T7 Compound, 29x2.35
Rear Tire Specialized Renegade, Control Casing, T5 Compound, 29x2.35
Rims Roval Control, Carbon offset design, 29mm internal width, 4mm hook width, Tubeless ready, 28h
Inner Tubes Standard, Presta valve
