What is the difference between Specialized Epic and Epic Evo?
The Epic is designed wholly for full gas pedalling around an XC racetrack, while the Evo has adapted the Epic platform to smash XC trails. The Evo and Epic share the same front triangle while the Evo sports a different rear triangle among other tweaks to handle the increased travel and make it a more stable ride.
What is a Specialized Epic?
The Specialized Epic is a race-ready, cross-country beast. It is not designed for rowdy technical terrain. With features such as Specialized Fast Trak tires, frame protection, and the Brain suspension system, experts agree that this bike will please most cross-country trail riders.
How much does a specialized epic cost?
This bike is claimed to weigh 9.29 kg/ 20.5 lb in a large. One step down and featuring the slightly lower grade Fact 11m carbon frame, the Specialized Epic Pro is priced at a not insignificant US$7,925 / AU$13,000.
What type of bike is the Specialized Epic?
The Epic has to be one of the best known XC bikes on the market, competing with the likes of the Scott Spark, Cannondale Scalpel and Trek Top Fuel. For nearly 20 years, the Epic has forged its own furrow, employing its Brain suspension technology to tread the line between hardtail efficiency and full-suspension speed.
When did the Specialized Epic come out?
The Specialized Epic and Epic Evo will be available from retailers on 4 June 2020.
What type of bike is Specialized Epic?
Is Specialized Epic Comp good?
The 2021 Specialized Epic Comp delivers a fast, reliable ride that feels at home on the racecourse and the trails. The BRAIN suspension works brilliantly, and the updated geometry makes it extremely capable.
What does Specialized Epic weigh?
With a XC World Championship to its name and complete bike weights as low as 21.5 pounds, the Epic® is the lightest, most efficient and fastest performance cross-country bike available.
Can you put a dropper post on a Specialized Epic?
We’ve added a longer travel fork and a dropper post to the Comp-level Epic to create a bike that’s just as fast, but offers even more control when the trail gets hectic…
What year Specialized Epic?
A smarter Brain Brain technology is nothing new to Specialized having first appeared back in 2003 on the 90mm Epic as part of a Specialized-Fox collaboration.
Why are S-works bikes so expensive?
Every part of a S-Works bike is delicate and it must be efficiently aligned with the other parts. Its frames, wheels and other parts must be in tune in order for it to be a great bike! That is why it is so expensive; any mistake in servicing it may bring down its value and usefulness.
How big is the frame on a specialized epic?
The FACT 11m frame found on the rest of the Epic range now matches the stiffness and weight of the previous S-Works chassis. Dominating today’s technical XC courses demands geometry that borrows from trail bikes while optimizing XC responsiveness.
What kind of tires do specialized epic bikes use?
The Epic models use Roval Control rims with all the S-Works using the SL rims, the Pro and Expert have the Carbon rims, and the remaining models using the Roval Control 29 rims. All the Epic models use the Fast Trak Gripton Compound tires. There is a lot to like about the Specialized Epic bikes, especially with the improvements that they made.
What should I do with my Epic Evo?
Epic EVO. Start with the Epic front end, build an all-new rear end, swap the brain for a custom-tuned metric shock, and tune the geo for technical terrain capability. Ready, set, shred. The heart of the EVO chassis is the same wicked-light and super-stiff front triangle as the Epic.
How tall do you have to be to ride an epic bike?
S – The short Epic bike frames are made for petite women who are between 5’2” to 5’6”. M – The medium-size bikes fit women who are 5’5” to 5’9”. Women who are 5’2” or shorter should consider buying an XS size frame, if one is available.