As we mark our first half-century, we're celebrating the next 50 years of innovation with the S-Works Epic World Cup Forward 50 LTD.

With multiple World Cup wins in its inaugural season, the Epic World Cup immediately established itself as the fastest bike in the world for smoother courses.

The Forward 50 LTD comes together in a stunning graphic: gold represents our 50th year, while pink recalls our historic Team Stumpjumper and our commitment to racing with an irreverent, rebellious spirit.

These unique bikes are delivered with the best of the best: Specialized/RockShox SIDLuxe WCID rear shock, RockShox SID SL Ultimate 3P fork, Roval Control SL Team wheelset, Roval Control SL integrated cockpit, Roval Control SL seatpost, S-Works Power with Mirror saddle, and CeramicSpeed DUB bottom bracket—ensuring these bikes go as fast as they look.

It's time to hang up your hardtail. The Epic World Cup is a purpose-built machine, and its purpose is to win. We challenged ourselves to eschew the conventional understanding of what it takes to be the fastest. We rose to that challenge with an unprecedented integrated system approach to chassis engineering, revolutionary shock design, and peerless ride dynamics. The result? An unmatched combination of efficiency, control, and lightweight. The whole is faster than the sum of its parts.

THINK FASTEST: The Epic World Cup is the fastest XC race bike in the world on smooth to moderately technical courses, thanks to its unmatched combination of efficiency, control, and lightweight. World Champ Christopher Blevins said it best: "This thing gives me everything I could want from a hardtail, plus the control and capability of full suspension."

SHOCKINGLY FAST: The Specialized Ride Dynamics team conceived of and invented revolutionary shock technology for the Epic World Cup that gives you the efficiency and snappy response of a hardtail PLUS the control, capability, and momentum-carrying of full suspension—all with a simple setup. Co-developed with RockShox, the SID Deluxe WCID shock utilizes unique independently adjustable positive and negative air springs to deliver the sought-after hardtail "snap," combined with terrain-devouring forgiveness and the ability to easily personalize the setup for a specific course or tune for rider preference and feel.

PUNCHING ABOVE ITS CATEGORY: The Epic World Cup’s 75mm of rear travel delivers the control and capability of a much longer travel bike. Because it’s designed to be ridden at or close to topped-out, it yields the same positive travel as a 100mm travel bike with 25% sag. To further optimize suspension performance, the Specialized Ride Dynamics team tuned the spring rate to be relatively flat through the mid-stroke to handle most bump forces like a longer travel bike. Due to its large size, the custom Mega Jounce Bumper is an “industry first” and is crucial in smoothly managing bottom-out on the biggest impacts.

THE WEIGHT IS OVER: With a frame weight of just 1,765 grams (painted with shock and all hardware), the Epic World Cup edges out the lightest competitors. This translates to faster acceleration, more efficient climbing, and more agile handling—all of which add up to speed. We achieved the featherweight and monster stiffness of the Epic WC by applying what we learned in developing our Aethos, the lightest production road frame ever made, specifically the advanced composite layup and tube shapes.

• 에픽 월드컵 프레임은 라이드 다이내믹스팀이 개발한 서스펜션 기술과 75mm의 최적화된 뒷바퀴 트래블이 특징입니다. 이 샥 기술을 통해 Epic WC은 탁월한 페달 효율을 제공하며 락아웃 스위치 없이도 가장 거친 내리막길에 대비할 수 있습니다.

• 세라믹스피드 DUB 바텀브래킷이 장착된 SRAM XX SL 변속기는 최상급 라이더들이 필요로 하는 변속 성능과 견고함을 바탕으로 제작되어 오프로드 레이싱의 혹독한 조건에 완벽하게 부합합니다.

• Epic 8의 "Magic Middle" 튜닝이 적용된 3 포지션 레이스 데이 2 댐퍼가 장착된 락샥 SID SL은 페달링 시 지지력과 거친 노면에서 110mm의 bump-muting 액티브 서스펜션으로 최고의 효율을 선사합니다.

• 1,190g의 Roval 컨트롤 SL 팀 휠셋은 지구상에서 가장 가벼운 XC 휠로, 현대 월드컵 레이스의 요구 사항을 충족합니다. 가장 큰 무게 감소는 혁신적인 카본 스포크에서 비롯되었습니다. 3년에 걸친 철저한 소재 연구와 현장 및 실험실에서의 광범위한 테스트를 통해 강철 스포크보다 29% 가벼울 뿐만 아니라 강도와 내구성이 더 뛰어난 20개의 최적화된 카본 스포크를 개발해냈습니다.