Specialized Epic Hardtail 2017 Review
We built the entire frame from our top notch m5 alloy to ensure an ultra stiff lightweight and highly responsive ride quality that s well suited for xc racing.
Specialized epic hardtail 2017 review. We ve also tweaked the geometry for more speed and stability by slacking. 2107 epic comp pros. Cross country mountain bikes. 4 5 out of 5 star rating 4 5 gbp 7 500 00 rrp.
While some of their frames received the revamp treatment for 2017 the epic frame remains the same for 2017. Amazing tracking abilities and i m killing my old strava times on dirt. Specialized s works epic ht long term review. The new epic hardtail is insanely light for starters.
It s been a full year since i took home my specialized epic hard tail comp and i wanted to whip up brief review just in case you had nothing better to do on 4th of july week. Photography by markus koch for the past 35 years no other mountain bike model name has been more iconic. 2017 specialized epic hardtail. This is my first all suspension bike in years as i crave efficiency but this bike behaves like a hardtail with the benefit of a cushier and frankly more aggressive and confident ride.
Specialized split its epic line between focused world cup racers and more general xc bikes a few years back but with the camber on point for fast trail xc riding the epics now all use the. Our epic hardtail singlehandedly takes hardtail alloy xc bikes into the modern age with the most capable geometry out there and a build kit that s all business. After riding it racing it and keeping up on maintenance. The s works version is said to be available later this year and uses fact 11m carbon instead of the fact 10m found in the pro version.
2017 specialized epic hardtail. We have had this incarnation of the epic frame since it s release in 2014 so it s getting on in years but it s still relevant and still winning races. The 2017 epic hardtail pro carbon world cup is also available in a stealthy black. Back on a hardtail for 2018.
Specialized claims the s works epic hardtail frame is the lightest production frame in the world weighing in at a scant 775 grams for a size.