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Specialized Epic Expert

Specialized Epic Expert
Color:
Satin Carbon / Smoke Gravity Fade / White
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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 pedaling 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 pedaling 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.

Offering 100-millimeters of brilliantly efficient BRAIN-controlled travel, the Epic’s FACT 11m carbon frame increases rear-triangle stiffness for peerless power transfer and introduces the most capable handling in an Epic yet, all while shedding weight over the previous-generation Epic.
The RockShox SID SL BRAIN fork serves up 100-millimeters of brilliantly controlled BRAIN travel for effIcient performance that pairs perfectly with the Epic's rear BRAIN system.
Sprightly stoppers from SRAM, Level TL brakes offer smooth modulation for precise speed control.
Descending from a long World Cup lineage, hand-built Roval Control Carbon wheels feature a modern 29-millimeter internal-width hookless rim, and maximize strength, ride quality, and durability while keeping weight to a minimum.

Specs

Frame 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
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, Integraded Extension, 265x52.5mm
Rims Roval Control, Carbon offset design, 29mm internal width, 4mm hook width, Tubeless ready, 28h
Hubs Rear Hub DT Swiss 350 straight-pull, 6-bolt, DT Swiss Ratchet EXP, 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
Tires Front Tire Specialized Fast Trak, Control Casing, T5 Compound, 29x2.35 Rear Tire Specialized Renegade, Control Casing, T5 Compound, 29x2.35
Crankset SRAM GX Eagle Alloy, DUB, 165/170/175mm, 34t
Chainrings 34T
Shifters SRAM GX Eagle AXS Controller
Rear Derailleur SRAM GX Eagle AXS, w/ battery cover
Cassette/Freewheel Sram XG-1275, 12-speed, 10-52t
Chain SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed
Brakes Front Brake SRAM Level TL, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc Rear Brake SRAM Level TL, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc
Handlebars Specialized Alloy Minirise, 10mm rise, 750mm, 31.8mm clamp
Tape/Grips Specialized Trail Grips
Stem Specialized XC, 3D-forged alloy, 4-bolt, 6-degree rise
Saddle Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails
Accessories & Extras SWAT EMT Cage-Mount Tool

* Subject to change without notice.

Part Numbers

Option MPN Store SKU
Satin Carbon / Smoke Gravity Fade / White / Small
Satin Carbon / Smoke Gravity Fade / White / Medium 90322-3103 210000048046
Satin Carbon / Smoke Gravity Fade / White / Large
Satin Carbon / Smoke Gravity Fade / White / X-Large

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