Epic HT S-Works MTB Specialized 2021 Gloss Red Tint Fade Over Brushed Silver/Tarmac Black/White W/Gold Pearl
Description
What do you call a hardtail race bike so light it can put most road bikes to shame? Well, we suppose you could call it a hardly-there-tail, but it actually goes by the name of the S-Works Epic Hardtail. Even while barely registering on the scale, we’ve loaded it with enough capability to do quite a number on the trail.
Welcome to having your cake and eating it too—S-Works style. 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.
Such an unbeleivably lightweight yet impressively capable frame deserves a build to match and the S-Works Epic Hardtail certainly doesn't disappoint. SRAM's Eagle XX1 AXS electronic groupset and the featherweight Roval Control SL wheelset lead the charge in dropping some serious grams while seriously ratcheting up performance.
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Ridiculously efficient and refreshingly comfortable, with a weight envied by most road bikes, the Epic Hardtail Carbon FACT 12m frame is not only light, it is the lightest standard rigid frame ever made.
Combining 100 millimeters of the most efficient travel on earth with the lightweight, rigid RockShox SID SL Ultimate chassis, the RockShox SID SL Ultimate BRAIN fork is the ultimate in suspension for the XC racing bike.
The ultimate in performance is the SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS transmission, combining next generation wireless technology, high precision and innovative versatility, redefining the way you ride.
With a sensational weight of 1,240 grams, the Roval Control SL wheels not only increase their resistance and reduce their weight, but also have rims with an internal section of 29 mm that improve their anti-puncture capacity by 22%.
Data sheet
Data sheet
- BULLET_TEXT
- Weighing a remarkable 1240 grams, the Roval Control SL wheelset not only increases strength and reduces weight, but also features a new 29-millimeter-wide internal width rim profile that improves pinch-flat resistance by 22-percent.
- FRAME
- S-Works FACT 12m, XC Geometry, Rider-First Engineered', threaded BB, 12x148mm rear spacing, internal cable routing,
- FORK
- RockShox SID SL ULTIMATE BRAIN, Top-Adjust Brain damper, Debon Air, 15x110mm, 44mm offset, 100mm Travel
- FRONT TIRE
- Fast Trak, Control casing, GRIPTON® compound, 60 TPI, 2Bliss Ready, 29x2.3"
- REAR TIRE
- Fast Trak, Control casing, GRIPTON® compound, 60 TPI, 2Bliss Ready, 29x2.3"
- CRANKSET
- QUARQ XX1 Eagle Power Meter, Boost' 148, DUB, 170/175mm, 32t
- CHAINRINGS
- 32T
- SHIFT LEVERS
- SRAM AXS Eagle Controller
- REAR DERAILLEUR
- SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS
- CHAIN
- SRAM XX1 Eagle
- FRONT BRAKE
- SRAM Level Ultimate, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc
- REAR BRAKE
- SRAM Level Ultimate, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc
- HANDLEBARS
- S-Works Carbon XC Mini Rise, 6-degree upsweep, 8-degree backsweep, 10mm rise, 760mm, 31.8mm
- STEM
- S-Works SL, alloy, titanium bolts, 6-degree rise
- SADDLE
- Body Geometry S-Works Power, carbon fiber rails, carbon fiber base, 143mm
- SEATPOST
- S-Works FACT carbon, 10mm setback, 30.9mm
- SEAT BINDER
- Specialized Alloy, 34.9mm, Titanium bolt
- FRONT HUB
- Roval Control SL, DT Swiss Internals, Ceramic Bearings, 6-bolt, 15mm thru-axle, 110mm spacing, Torque caps, 24h straight pull t-head
- REAR HUB
- Roval Control SL, DT Swiss 180 Internals, DT Swiss Ratchet EXP, Ceramic bearings, 12mm thru-axle, 148mm spacing, 24h
- SPOKES
- DT Swiss Aerolite T-head
- RIMS
- Roval Control SL, Carbon offset design, 29mm internal width, 4mm hook width, Tubeless ready, 24h
- INNER TUBES
- Presta, 60mm valve
- GRIPS
- Specialized Trail Grips
- SWAT
- SWAT EMT Cage-Mount Tool
- GENDER
- Unisex
- BOTTOM BRACKET
- SRAM DUB, BSA 73mm, Threaded
- CASSETTE
- SRAM XG-1299 Eagle, 10-50t
- FAMILY
- Bikes
- COLOUR
- Red
- MODEL YEAR
- 2021