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Specialized S-Works Epic World Cup Frameset

Specialized S-Works Epic World Cup Frameset
  • Color: Gloss Red Tint/Flake Silver Granite
  • Color: Satin Smoke Granite/Metallic White Silver
  • Color: Gloss Lagoon Blue/Purple Orchid/Blaze Impasto
$5,499.99
$6,000.00
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Wheel Size: 29-inch
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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 light-weight. 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." All it took to create this speed machine was a totally integrated development approach, inventing a radical new shock, and four decades of off-road winning experience.

FRAME OF REFERENCE: To deliver maximum speed through ruthlessly efficient power transfer and precision handling, our engineering team set and achieved new standards in torsional rigidity and BB stiffness. This feat required an integrated development approach that merged a structurally superior double diamond layout with its shock cradled inside the top-tube, and finished off with the most sophisticated composite layup in Specialized history.

SHOCKINGLY FAST: The Specialized Ride Dynamics team conceived of and invented a revolutionary shock technology for the Epic World Cup that gives the rider 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 a 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 set-up for a specific course or tune for rider preference and feel. Set it firm and it rides like a hardtail or open it up and you have a chunk-squashing ripper. But you aren't just limited "open and closed," the simple nature of its setup allows the rider to set on a spectrum of firm to soft.

PUNCHING ABOVE ITS CATEGORY: The Epic World Cup's 75mm of rear travel delivers 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 set up 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 the majority of bump forces like a longer travel bike. Due to its large size, the custom Mega Jounce Bumper is an "industry first" and plays a crucial role in smoothly managing bottom-out on the biggest impacts.

HAVE WE LOST OUR MINDS? SORT OF: While the new, and groundbreaking SID Deluxe WCID shock provides the unique blend of support and compliance in the rear, the BRAIN is still alive and well in the fork. Its Position-Sensitive technology allows riders to sag into the fork 15mm for a balanced ride, providing supple small bump compliance and a firm pedaling platform without the need for a remote lockout or levers to flip.

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 of competitors. This translates to faster acceleration, more efficiently climbing, and more agile handling. And all of that adds up to speed. We achieved the featherweight and monster stiffness of the Epic WC by applying what we learned in the development of our Aethos, the lightest production road frame ever made, specifically the advanced composite layup and tube shapes.

THE BIGGEST FLEX IS NO FLEX: The Epic World Cup Frameset sports the 180-gram Roval Control SL seat post, boasting peerless light-weight, stiffness, and control on the World Cup today.

- The all-new Epic World Cup frame features Ride Dynamics Developed suspension technology and 75mm of optimized rear wheel travel. Thanks to its shock technology, Epic World Cup delivers unmatched pedal efficiency and is ready for the roughest descents you can throw at it–no lockout switches required.
- An all-new Control SL seatpost is amongst the lightest off road seatpost in market, further shaving grams to get riders up the climbs as effortlessly as possible.
- An all-new SID SL BRAIN fork provides 110mm of bump muting performance while discerning inputs from the ground or rider to provide ultimate efficiency.

Sizes:
SIZEX-SmallSmallMediumLargeX-Large
Seatpost Length (mm)370 370415415415
Stack (mm)603 600600614628
Reach (mm)380 415440465490
Head Tube Length (mm)93 9395110125
Head Tube Angle (°)66.5 66.566.566.566.5
BB Height (mm)309 313313313313
BB Drop (mm)61 58575757
Trail (mm)113 113113113113
Fork Length, Full (mm)516 516516516516
Fork Rake/Offset (mm)44 44444444
Front Center (mm)665 701726757788
Chainstay Length (mm)430 430430430430
Wheelbase (mm)1089 1124115011811212
Bike Standover Height (mm)738 761764774786
Seat Tube Length (mm)392 395410450500
Seat Tube Angle (°)74.5 74.574.574.574.5
Top Tube Length, Horizontal (mm)541 581612641670
Sizes:
SIZEX-SmallSmallMediumLargeX-Large
INCHES4'10" - 5'1" 5'2" - 5'5"5'5" - 5'10"5'10" - 6'1"6'1" - 6'4"
CM148 - 155 158 - 165165 - 178178 - 185185 - 193

Specs

Fork RockShox SID SL ULTIMATE BRAIN, Top-Adjust Brain damper, Debon Air, 15x110mm, 44mm offset, 110mm Travel
Frame S-Works FACT 12m Carbon, WCID suspension design, Progressive XC Race Geometry, Rider-First Engineered™, threaded BB, 12x148mm UDH compatible rear spacing, internal cable routing, 75mm of travel
Rear Shock RockShox-Specialized SIDLuxe WCID Ultimate, Ride Dynamics Developed, Independent negative spring, Rebound Adjust, 215x40mm

* Subject to change without notice.

Part Numbers

Option UPC MPN
Gloss Lagoon Blue/Purple Orchid/Blaze Impasto / X-Large / 29-inch 888818879861 73123-0205
Gloss Lagoon Blue/Purple Orchid/Blaze Impasto / X-Small / 29-inch 888818879809 73123-0201
Gloss Lagoon Blue/Purple Orchid/Blaze Impasto / Medium / 29-inch 888818879892 73123-0203
Satin Smoke Granite/Metallic White Silver / X-Small / 29-inch 888818871117 73123-0101
Satin Smoke Granite/Metallic White Silver / Small / 29-inch 888818871216 73123-0102
Gloss Red Tint/Flake Silver Granite / Small / 29-inch 888818871407 73123-0002
Gloss Red Tint/Flake Silver Granite / X-Small / 29-inch 888818871353 73123-0001
Gloss Red Tint/Flake Silver Granite / X-Large / 29-inch 888818871100 73123-0005

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