Men's Epic Hardtail Expert

2018 Men's Epic Hardtail Expert

Name: Men's Epic Hardtail Expert
Brand: Specialized
Price: 5119 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock
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With all of the growth in full-suspension XC bikes, we found that hardtails were starting to become a little same old, same old. So we thought to ourselves, "What better time then now to shake things up with a modern, revolutionary design?" Say hello to the Epic Hardtail Expert.

It's one of the lightest frames we've ever made, tipping the scales around 1175g. And to do so, we built the entire frame from our superlative FACT 11m carbon fiber, and then we took some design cues from our road bikes.

We borrowed the Rider-First Engineered™ concept that originated with the Tarmac. Now, the frame design applies specificity to every tube size and carbon layup for every frame size. This creates the optimal balance of rigidity, weight, and responsiveness, so every frame, regardless of size, performs just as we intended. We've also tweaked the geometry for more speed and stability by slacking-out the head tube, lengthening the top tube, and correcting the seat tube angle. This way, it feels more planted then ever, and frankly, it's stupid fast. We also widened the rear spacing to 12x148mm and included internal split-housing cable routing.

For the build, this Epic Hardtail successfully balances value with performance, with a custom-tuned RockShox SID fork with Brain, SRAM GX Eagle™ 12-speed shifting, and quick-to-accelerate Roval Control Carbon wheels.

Spécifications techniques

FRAMESET

FRAME

Specialized FACT 11m, XC Geometry, internal split-housing cable routing, PF30 BB, 12x148mm rear end, triangulated post-mount 160mm brake

SEAT BINDER

Specialized Alloy 30.0mm

WHEELS

SPOKES

DT Swiss Industry, stainless, 2.0

REAR HUB

Specialized, sealed cartridge bearing, XD driver body, 12mm thru-axle, 148mm spacing, 32h

FRONT HUB

Specialized, sealed cartridge bearing, 15x110mm spacing, torque caps, 32h

RIMS

Roval Control Carbon, hookless bead, 22mm internal width, tubeless ready

INNER TUBES

Standard, Presta valve

REAR TIRE

Fast Trak, GRIPTON compound, 2Bliss Ready, 29 x 2.1"

FRONT TIRE

Fast Trak, GRIPTON compound, 2Bliss Ready, 29 x 2.3",

SUSPENSION

FORK

RockShox SID Brain 29, Solo Air, 51mm offset, 15x110mm thru-axle (S: 90mm of travel, M/L/XL: 100mm of travel)

DRIVETRAIN

SHIFT LEVERS

SRAM GX Eagle, trigger, 12-speed

REAR DERAILLEUR

SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed

CRANKSET

Truvativ Stylo, 6K alloy, Boost™ 148, 175mm crankarm, 30mm spindle

CHAINRINGS

SRAM Eagle™, alloy, 32T

BOTTOM BRACKET

SRAM PF30

CHAIN

SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed w/ PowerLock®

CASSETTE

SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed, 10-50t

COCKPIT

SEATPOST

Specialized, alloy, single bolt, 21mm offset, 27.2mm

HANDLEBARS

Specialized Mini-Rise, 7050 alloy, 8-degree backsweep, 6-degree upsweep, 10mm rise, 720mm width, 31.8mm clamp

GRIPS

Specialized Sip Grip, half-waffle, S/M: regular thickness, L/XL: XL thickness

SADDLE

Body Geometry Phenom Comp, Adaptive Edge design, Hollow Cr-Mo rails, 143mm

STEM

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

ACCESSORIES

PEDALS

Specialized Dirt

BRAKES

FRONT BRAKE

SRAM Level TL

REAR BRAKE

SRAM Level TL

* Les poids sont basés sur les cadres peints en production comme illustré. Les poids réels varieront en fonction de la couleur, de la taille du cadre et de la variation des composants. Les spécifications sont sujet à changement sans préavis.

Géométries

	S	M	L	XL
Crank Length	170mm	175mm	175mm	175mm
Handlebar Width	720mm	720mm	720mm	720mm
Stem Length	70mm	90mm	100mm	110mm
Saddle Width	143mm	143mm	143mm	143mm
Seatpost Length	350mm	400mm	400mm	400mm
Stack	599mm	608mm	622mm	637mm
Reach	395mm	418mm	441mm	462mm
Head Tube Length	95mm	95mm	110mm	125mm
Head Tube Angle	69.8°	69.8°	69.8°	69.8°
BB Height	309mm	309mm	309mm	309mm
BB Drop	61mm	61mm	61mm	61mm
Trail	82mm	82mm	82mm	82mm
Fork Length, Full	496mm	506mm	506mm	506mm
Fork Rake/Offset	51mm	51mm	51mm	51mm
Front Center	650mm	676mm	705mm	731mm
Chainstay Length	430mm	430mm	430mm	430mm
Wheelbase	1073mm	1099mm	1128mm	1154mm
Top Tube Length, Horizontal	568mm	595mm	623mm	649mm
Bike Standover Height	760mm	790mm	814mm	845mm
Seat Tube Length	400mm	430mm	470mm	520mm
Seat Tube Angle	74°	74°	74°	74°