Specialized Epic Carbon Road Bike History

As a starving student i bought the frameset used and built it up with used 105 and ultegra parts. This is the first specialized bicycle i have worked on that has the metal frame lugs and the carbon fiber frame tubes. Only a few custom builders were selling mountain bike frames at the time.

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Nevertheless the sport was catching on and sinyard knew an opportunity when he saw one.

Specialized epic carbon road bike history. Building on the legacy of the winningest full suspension xc bike in history these freshly redesigned epics deliver an unmatched combination of pedaling efficiency light weight and control. I know nothing about this bike but i can t afford anything new in carbon fiber and i tend to ride fewer longer rides and my aluminum bike was getting to me before someone stole it out of my garage. Allez epic carbon fiber bicycle wins u s. I like the looks of the lugs they have a heavy duty look to them and the silver finish contrasts the carbon tubes very nicely.

I ve been riding the same 80 s or early 90 s specialized road bike for 15 years and it s still my one and only road bike i ve put thousands of miles on it and still love how it rides. Specialized continues to produce bikes under the stumpjumper name including both hardtail and full suspension models. 1989 the specialized composite wheel is launched in a joint venture with dupont. Vintage 1991 specialized allez epic carbon road bike size 56cm.

Make offer 2018 specialized epic pro men s fsr large carbon mtb 29 sram x01 12s demo specialized epic med brain 2 0 2021 sid ultimate sl fork roval sl wheels 4 750 00 5d 11h. M ountain biking was still in its infancy in 1981 when mike sinyard the founder of specialized bicycle components began to produce and market the stumpjumper the world s first production mountain bike. I m guessing early 90 s. The model name is the epic pro and it seems to be one of specialized earliest carbon fiber frames.

The specialized epic carbon fiber road racing bicycle was one of the early carbon fiber bicycles. An original stumpjumper is displayed in the smithsonian institution in washington d c. Specialized europe opens for business. You re looking at the fastest xc bikes in the world.

The specialized epic bike is made of carbon fiber frame tubes glued into aluminum lugs. Inductees in the mountain bike hall of fame. Shimano 600 tricolor and 105 groupo all original except for newish cables housings tires and tubes and pedals. First carbon fiber mountain bike the stumpjumper epic is built in morgan hill.

Yesterday i started work on this 1993 specialized allez epic composite. In 1989 specialized introduced the epic the world s second mass production carbon fibre mountain bike.