Specialized Epic Hardtail GLOSS TARMAC BLACK / ABALONE XS

You’ve seen the look. The are-they-really-about-to-ride-that-on-a-hardtail look. Well get ready to get it a lot more aboard the Epic Hardtail. Fast and light meets confident and capable in a bike that’s been bred to redefine what’s possible on a cross-country speed demon.

Working towards the lightest bike possible has long been the race within the race but at what cost? The battle of the grams certainly hasn’t been without its casualties with hardtail XC race bikes coming to stand for a harsh twitchy ride at the expense of capability and versatility.

But who said fatigue from fighting against your own bike makes you any faster? Instead recognizing that the fastest bike is more than simply the lightest bike we said out with the jarred-to-death tail the measure-your-posterior’s-sorrows-by-the-yard tail and in with the avant-garde tail. The ridiculously capable mystifyingly comfortable head-shakingly light and all-around fast Epic Hardtail.

Sure we optimized every inch of the Epic Hardtail frame to achieve the lightest production hardtail frame in the world anyway but we also prioritized our commitment to creating an Epic Hardtail that’s as capable as it is comfortable with aggressive singletrack-inspired geometry increased tire clearance and a frame obsessively engineered for increased vertical compliance all while creating a bike that lives and breathes the fundamentals of fast.

A RockShox Judy Gold fork and SRAM drivetrain highlight the build effortlessly balancing both value and performance to impressive results.

Innenlager: SRAM DUB, BSA 73mm, Threaded
Kassette: SRAM NX Eagle, 12-speed, 11-50t
Kette: SRAM SX Eagle, 12-speed w/ PowerLock
Kettenblätter: 32T
Kurbelgarnitur: SRAM X1000 Eagle, DUB, 170/175mm 32T
Gabel: RockShox Judy Gold, Motion Control damper, Solo Air, 42mm offset, 15x110mm thru-axle, 100mm of travel (XS - 80mm travel)
Rahmen: Specialized FACT 11m, Progressive XC Geometry, Rider-First Engineered, threaded BB, 12x148mm rear spacing, internal cable routing
Bremse vorne: SRAM Level T, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc, 180mm/160mm rotor
Nabe vorne: Specialized alloy, sealed cardridge bearings, 6-bolt, 15x110mm thru-axle, 28h
Reifen vorne: Specialized Fast Trak, Control Casing, T7 Compound, 29x2.35
Lenker: Specialized Alloy XC minirise, double-butted alloy, 8-degree backsweep, 6-degree upsweep, 10mm rise, 31.8mm
Inner Tubes: Standard, Presta valve
Bremse hinten: SRAM Level T, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc, 160mm rotor
Rear Derailleur: SRAM NX Eagle, 12-speed
Nabe hinten: Specialized alloy, sealed cartridge bearings, 6-bolt, 12x148mm thru-axle, 28h
Reifen hinten: Specialized Renegade, Control Casing, T5 Compound, 29x2.35
Felgen: Specialized 29, 27mm inner width, 28h, tubeless ready
Sattel: Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails
Sattelklemme: Specialized Alloy, 34.9mm
Seatpost: Specialized Alloy, Single Bolt, 30.9mm
Schalthebel: SRAM NX Eagle, trigger, 12-speed
Speichen: Stainless, 14g
Lenkervorbau: Specialized, 3D-forged alloy, 4-bolt, 7-degree rise
Lenkerband: Specialized Trail Grips