2021 EPIC EXPERT

When speed comes calling, the Epic Expert doesn’t just answer, it yells back, ‘Catch me if you can!’Featuring the most efficient suspension platform ever to grace a World Cup start line, the Epic Expert pairs 100-millimeters of Brain-controlled travel front and rear for a package that was born to erase seconds from the clock.A Smarter BRAINMixing hardtail efficiency and full-suspension capability to impressively quick results, Epic has always been defined by uncompromised commitment to speed.Well, that and over 100 World Cup wins and podiums too. True to form, the latest Epic continues the tradition, taking advantage of the most efficient Brain suspension we’ve ever created to ensure it’s always on a first-name-basis with fast.Re-engineered hand-in-hand with the new Epic, the latest BRAIN design resets the expectation for efficiency, employing a new race-tuned pedaling platform to ensure every watt possible is translated into forward motion, while handily soaking up momentum-killing chatter and big hits alike—all more smoothly than ever.Frame-ChangerRedesigned with a focus on efficient power transfer and better handling performance, the Epic’s all-new FACT 11m carbon frame features a 15-percent stiffer rear triangle in order to take full advantage of the BRAIN’s new race-tuned pedaling platform, while the revised carbon layup of the front-triangle sheds weight, sending the Epic’s already sky-high stiffness-to-weight ratio even higher.Offering 100-millimeters of brilliantly efficient BRAIN-controlled travel, the Epic’s FACT 11m carbon frame increases rear-triangle stiffness for peerless power transfer and introduces the most capable handling in an Epic yet, all while shedding weight over the previous-generation Epic.The RockShox SID SL BRAIN fork serves up 100-millimeters of brilliantly controlled BRAIN travel for effecient performance that pairs perfectly with the Epic’s rear BRAIN system.Sprightly stoppers from SRAM, Level TL brakes offer smooth modulation for precise speed control.Descending from a long World Cup lineage, hand-built Roval Control Carbon wheels feature a modern 25-millimeter internal-width hookless rim, and maximize strength, ride quality, and durability while keeping weight to a minimum.FRAMEFACT 11m Full Carbon, Modern XC Race Geometry, Rider-First Engineered™, threaded BB, 12x148mm rear spacing, internal cable routing, 100mm of travelFORKRockShox SID SL BRAIN, Bottom-Adjust Brain damper, Debon Air, 15x110mm, 44mm offset, 100mm TravelREAR SHOCKRockShox-Specialized BRAIN, Rx XC Tune, 5 Position Platform Adjust, Rebound Adjust, Integraded Extension, 265×52.5mmFRONT HUBDT Swiss 350, 15x110mm spacing, Torque caps, 6-bolt, 28hREAR HUBDT Swiss 350, Star Ratchet, SRAM XD driver body, 12mm thru-axle, 148mm spacing, 28hSPOKESDT Swiss Competition RaceRIMSRoval Control Carbon, 25mm internal width, Zero bead hook, Tubeless ready, 28hINNER TUBESPresta, 60mm valveFRONT TIREFast Trak, Control casing, GRIPTON® compound, 60 TPI, 2Bliss Ready, 29×2.3″REAR TIREFast Trak, Control casing, GRIPTON® compound, 60 TPI, 2Bliss Ready, 29×2.3″CRANKSETSRAM X1 Eagle, DUB, 32t, XS: 165mm, SM: 170mm, M-XL: 175mmCHAINRINGSSRAM Eagle Alloy 32T Direct mountBOTTOM BRACKETSRAM DUB, BSA 73mm, ThreadedSHIFT LEVERSSRAM X01 Eagle, trigger, 12-speedREAR DERAILLEURSRAM X01 Eagle, 12-speedCASSETTESRAM XG-1275 Eagle, 12-speed, 10-50tCHAINSRAM GX Eagle, 12-speedFRONT BRAKESRAM Level TL, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic discREAR BRAKESRAM Level TL, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic discHANDLEBARSSpecialized Alloy Minirise, 10mm rise, 750mm, 31.8mm clampGRIPSSpecialized Trail GripsSTEMSpecialized XC, 3D-forged alloy, 4-bolt, 6-degree riseSADDLEBody Geometry Power Sport, hollow Cr-Mo railsSEATPOSTSpecialized Alloy, Single Bolt, 30.9mmSEAT BINDERSpecialized Alloy, 34.9mmSWATSWAT EMT Cage-Mount Tool