Specialized Epic World Cup Expert Satin Carbon / White

Specialized Epic World Cup Expert Satin Carbon / White

Faster than expected:

The Epic World Cup is the fastest cross country race bike in the world thanks to its unrivalled combination of efficiency, control and low weight on easy to medium difficulty courses. World Champion Christopher Blevins put it best: This bike offers me everything I love about hardtails, plus the control and possibilities of a full suspension bike. All it took to build this speed machine was an absolutely holistic development approach, the invention of a radically new shock and four decades of off-road experience crowned with countless victories.

New framework standards:

To achieve maximum speed through ruthlessly efficient power transfer and precise handling, our engineering team set and achieved new standards in torsional and bottom bracket stiffness. This feat required a holistic development approach that combined a structurally superior double diamond layout with a top tube integrated shock and included the most sophisticated carbon layup in Specialized history.

Shockingly fast:

The Specialized Ride Dynamics team developed a revolutionary shock technology for the Epic World Cup that gives you the efficiency and snappy response of a hardtail plus the control and performance of a full suspension bike, all with a simple setup. Developed in conjunction with RockShox, the SID Deluxe WCID shock uses a unique, independently adjustable positive and negative air spring. This provides the coveted snap of a hardtail and soaks up difficult terrain, maintains your momentum and forgives riding errors. The setup can be adapted to different courses or tuned to your preferences. If you set the Epic WC hard, it rides like a hardtail, in the softer setup it clears the rocks out of the way. Not only do you have the option to open or close the compression, the simple nature of the setup also allows you to ride with or without sag.

We have lost our minds:

While the new and groundbreaking SID Deluxe WCID shock without BRAIN provides the unique blend of support and compliance in the rear, the BRAIN is still built into the fork and still very much alive. The Position Sensitive technology with 15 mm sag gives you a balanced ride and offers smooth compliance on small bumps and a rigid pedaling platform without a handlebar remote for compression.