Gone are the days when a date with a hardtail race bike meant paying for it for days to come. Now, the Epic Hardtail Comp’s reality-altering combination of comfort and capability in a lighter-than-life package means counting down the hours until you meet again. 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 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. On the Epic Hardtail Comp, RockShox's long-beloved REBA fork is tasked with handling suspension duties, while a full SRAM Transmission groupset leaves no doubts about why it sets the benchmark for accessible performance.

Rahmen: Specialized FACT 11m, Progressive XC Geometry, Rider-First Engineered™, threaded BB, UDH, 12x148mm rear spacing, internal cable routing
Gabel: RockShox REBA, Motion Control damper, 15x110mm, 44mm offset, 110mm Travel
Bremse vorne: SRAM DB4, 4-piston caliper, hydraulic disc, 180mm rotor
Bremse hinten: SRAM DB4, 4-piston caliper, hydraulic disc, 160mm rotor
Kassette: SRAM 12-speed,10-52t
Kette: SRAM 70 Transmission 12-Speed Flattop Chain
Umwerfer hinten: SRAM Eagle 70 Transmission, 12-speed, easy shift under load
Innenlager: SRAM DUB Threaded Wide
Vorderreifen: Specialized Fast Trak, Flex Lite Casing, T5/T7 Compound, 29x2.35
Hinterreifen: Specialized Air Trak, Flex Lite Casing, T5/T7 Compound, 29x2.35
Reifengrösse: 29
Vorbau: Specialized, 3D-forged alloy, 4-bolt, 7-degree rise
Lenker: Specialized Alloy XC minirise, double-butted alloy, 8-degree backsweep, 6-degree upsweep, 10mm rise, 31.8mm
Lenkergriffe: Specialized Trail Grips
Sattel: Body Geometry Power Comp, steel rails
Sattelstütze: Specialized Alloy, Single Bolt, 30.9mm
Gewicht: 11.08 kg (24 lb, 6.8 oz)