2020 Specialized

Epic Hardtail Pro

A 29″ carbon frame hardtail crosscountry bike with ultra high-end components.
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MSRP$5,520
FrameCarbon
SuspensionHardtail, 100mm
ForkRockShox SID
Wheels29″ Carbon
Drivetrain1 × 12
GroupsetX01 Eagle, X1
BrakesHydraulic Disc
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Handling
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Gearing

A bike with lower gearing will be easier to ride up steep hills, while a higher top end means it will pedal faster down hills.

Lowest gear

(climbing)

28 mph

Epic Hardtail Pro

27 mph

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Highest gear

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Sizing
SM

5'2" – 5'8"

MD

5'6" – 5'11"

LG

5'10" – 6'3"

XL

6'1" – 6'7"

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Reviews
MBR
Specialized Epic Evo Expert review - MBR

Mar 2021 · Alan Muldoon

Specialized Epic Evo Expert is streets ahead of its rivals in sizing and geometry. Long reach gives you freedom to get creative on any trail.

Highs
  • Fast and light

Lows
  • Expensive

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Bike Perfect
Specialized Epic Evo Expert review

Dec 2020 · Guy Kesteven

Extremely light for the category and stiffer and slacker to be faster uphill and down, the new Epic Evo is a blisteringly quick and enjoyable XC/Trail bike if you don’t want extra reach

Highs
  • Superlight frame weight

  • Impressive stiffness

  • Excellent SID suspension combo

  • Great suspension tune

  • Confident steering

  • Smart kit choice

Lows
  • Tall seat tube limits upsizing

  • Controls hit the top tube

  • Slow freehub engagement

  • Comp version is even better value

  • No SWAT downtube storage

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Gran Fondo Magazine
Specialized S-Works Epic HT AXS Custom in bikepacking review

Oct 2020 · Benjamin Topf

What happens when you take one of the lightest hardtail mountain bikes, add drop bars and send it off on a bikepacking trip? We did exactly that with the Specialized S-Works EPIC HT AXS Custom and tell you whether the concept works.

Highs
  • Acceleration

  • Best of the best components

  • Confidence-inspiring handling

  • Amazing concept for racers

Lows
  • Frame requires delicate treatment

  • Fork sags when you pedal standing up

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BikeRadar
Specialized Epic Hardtail review

Jul 2020 · Tom Marvin

A great frame that’s let down by lacklustre kit, but is a solid platform to upgrade from

Highs
  • Geometry great for aggressive riders looking to maximise speed up and downhill

  • High-volume tyres boost comfort and grip on all but the slippiest of trails

Lows
  • Quality of components

  • Fork has a less refined feel through its stroke than others

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BIKE Magazine
First Ride: 2021 Specialized Epic Evo

Jun 2020

As cross-country bikes evolve, it's no surprise that the Specialized Epic Evo is already a step ahead. It adds travel and length, and loses one element.

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Loam Wolf
Review: Specialized Epic Evo S-Works

Jun 2020

Specialized has done a really good job of taking one bike and making it equally competitive for two different types of riders. If you search out the longest backcountry trails or like to get to the top of your local spot at record time, you may want to take the Epic Evo S-Works for a spin. Read our full review here!

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Singletrack World
First Ride Review: 2021 Specialized Epic Pro - No Mercy XC Racing Beast

Jun 2020 · Chipps

We review the 2021 Specialized Epic Pro. Is a dedicated cross country race bike really something you can have fun on? Chipps finds out.

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Flow Mountain Bike
Specialized Epic Review | The new 2021 Epic is the lightest, fastest and most capable yet

Jun 2020

It might not look that different, but the 2021 Specialized Epic is entirely new from the ground-up. Contemporary geometry, a new Brain damper and shock, and an even lighter carbon frame - it all adds up to create the smoothest, fastest and most capable Epic yet. Read on for our Specialized Epic review.

Highs
  • Exceptional automated efficiency

  • It's the smoothest and fastest-reacting Brain yet

  • The steadfast cornering

  • Impressively stable for such a lightweight XC bike

  • The smooth and impossibly light Roval wheelset

  • Super clean cockpit

Lows
  • The S-Works model is ludicrously overpriced

  • The inertia valve is smoother and quieter, but it still clunks

  • If you're having an off-day, the ride is unrelenting

  • No steering limiter

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Geometry
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Specs
Build
Frame

Specialized FACT 11m, XC Geometry, Rider-First Engineered™, threaded BB, 12x148mm rear spacing, internal cable routing

BB StandardBSA, 73mm, Threaded

Fork

RockShox SID Brain 29, Solo Air, Position Sensitive, top-adjust Brain Fade, 15x110mm Maxle® Stealth thru-axle, 42mm offset, 100mm of travel

Travel100mm

Spring TypeAir

Bottom Bracket

SRAM DUB, BSA 73mm, Threaded

Stem

Specialized XC, 3D-forged alloy, 4-bolt, 6-degree rise

Handlebar

S-Works Carbon XC Mini Rise, 6-degree upsweep, 8-degree backsweep, 10mm rise, 760mm, 31.8mm

Saddle

Body Geometry Power Expert

Seatpost

Carbon, single-bolt, 30.9mm

TypeRigid

Grips

Specialized Trail Grips

Groupset
Rear Derailleur

SRAM X01 Eagle, 12-speed

Crank

SRAM X1 carbon Eagle, Boost™ 148, DUB, 32t, SM: 170mm, M-XL 175mm, Alloy, 32T

Shifters

SRAM X01 Eagle, trigger, 12-speed

Cassette

SRAM XG-1295 Eagle, 12-speed, 10-50t

Chain

SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed

Brakes

Front: SRAM Level TLM, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc, Rear: SRAM Level TLM, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc

TypeHydraulic Disc

Wheels
Rims

Roval Control Carbon, 25mm internal width, tubeless-ready

Spokes

DT Swiss Industry

Front Hub

Specialized, sealed cartridge bearings, 15x110mm spacing, 28h

Rear Hub

DT Swiss 350, Star Ratchet, 36t engagement, SRAM XD driver body, 12mm thru-axle, 148mm spacing, 28h

Tires

Front: Fast Trak, Control casing, GRIPTON® compound, 60 TPI, 2Bliss Ready, 29x2.3", Rear: Fast Trak, Control casing, GRIPTON® compound, 60 TPI, 2Bliss Ready, 29x2.3"

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