2023 Epic EVO Comp

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Eu venho do XC e maratonas com bikes HT e Full de 100/100 mm. Fiquei muito na dúvida ao comprar essa bike, pois tinha medo dela ser "molenga" nesses tipos de provas. Eu a comprei para fazer o Breck Epic, no Colorado e a bike entregou muito mais do que eu imaginava. Não só escalava como as de 100mm como descia mais feroz e segura nas decidas mais "kamikases". Ela já vir com canote retrátil é sensacional, casa perfeitamente com a bike. Sua caixa de direção é mais aberta e faz com que você domine melhor nas descidas. Enfim, 120mm é sensacional para se fazer tudo no MTB!

Amazing bike on difficult technical climbs. Light and responsive.

Ich hatte ein bike gesucht, mit dem ich Touren machen kann, ohne auf gelegentliche Abstecher auf Trails zu verzichten. Im besten Fall auch einen Begleiter für den Alpencross, wobei ich das noch prüfen muss. Das Evo habe ich bei 1,75 in Größe M bestellt, was für mich wunderbar ist. Der vortrieb ist mehr als ordentlich, Dämpfer passend. Bei der Gabel könnte man meckern, aber auf hohem Niveau. Wer richtig auf den Trail möchte sollte vorne auf jeden Fall auf einen Reifen mit mehr Grip gehen. Ich nutze zwei Laufradsätze für das Evo. Einen leichten Carbon um Meter zu machen, was 80% des Einsatzes ausmacht. Der zweite ist der original mitgelieferte, auf den ich vorne einen Butcher gezogen habe. Das nimmt jedem Trail den Schrecken. Alles in allem ein super Fully mit breitem Einsatzgebiet. Downcountry passt hier super als Kategorie, auch wenn ich kein Freund solcher speziellen Bezeichnungen bin. Nennen wir es einfach Mountainbike. Verarbeitung tadellos, das dunkle Blau wirkt live sehr edel.

Picked this up as I wanted something that was fast and light to complement my Stumpjumper Evo (also an amazing bike). Luckily, got my hands on one of these and it's fully met or exceeded expectations, which were high in the first place based on the critical acclaim it has received. So fun and snappy to accelerate, but composed on the descents - the SiD is an amazing fork so a lot of credit goes to Rockshox. I'm in CO so it's definitely not the 'one bike' for here, but could definitely be in a lot of places where you're not looking at sustained technical descents frequently, this is definitely the bike I'm looking to pull out of the garage most of the time. A carbon wheelset and bars are the only upgrades I've made so far, everything has been great. Specialized has been killing it lately pretty much across their catalog, pick up one of these if you can get one.

Felt lucky to score this Epic EVO comp from Specialized's on-line, home delivery program. I moved to a size L Epic EVO comp from a 2019 XL Stumpjumper Alloy ST comp. Big change from a trail bike that was the size of a small motocross bike to a more nimble, lighter XC bike with even slacker front geometry than the Stumpjumper (?!). I was skeptical of the Rockshox suspension and SRAM drivetrain/brakes (compared to Fox and Shimano) but so far, my worries are unfounded. However, the SID Select fork, while totally satisfactory, lightweight, and feeling plush, lost its lockout and the Charger damper had to be bled after just a few weeks riding. Bottom line: I had to close my eyes on the price. Nonetheless, happy with my purchase and I'm motivated to ride this lighter weight, nimble, confident XC bike. Glad I made the switch from the XL size Stumpjumper (although it was an awesome trail bike.)