Specialized Epic Evo 2019 Weight
Ripping around between the tape is one way to worship at the altar of speed but for all the other long fast rides or marathon races on technical terrain there s our all new epic expert evo.
Specialized epic evo 2019 weight. On the flipside the. Specialized epic evo expert in satin carbon storm grey specialized frame. Consider it a more epic kind of epic. It s lightweight stiff and can also take a beating.
Take a look around our office and you re going to see plenty epics most of them wearing dropper posts wider tires and bars and slightly longer forks. In keeping with other evo models from specialized the epic evo is the shored up version of their standard xc racer. The epic expert evo sits in the middle of the evo range. Fox sc 34 performance grip damper 44mm.
Race courses have evolved over the past few years. In a quest to add a little more versatility to the speedy and efficient epic specialized have released an evo v. Worried the evo might be terrible on. The 2019 specialized epic evo embodies a legendary race character which it derived from the original epic.
2019 specialized stumpjumper 29er long term review duration. We found the stock build was right on the money and included everything we could expect from a bike in this price range. However the epic evo range adds something a little extra. Unless you are racing for the top positions at events the weight penalty of the epic evo is unlikely to make any material difference.
Specialized fact 11m threaded bb 12x148mm rear spacing 100mm travel fork. While carbon often gets all the credit alloy is far from obsolete especially the m5 premium aluminum with d aluisio smartweld technology found on the epic comp alloy. Specialized epic expert evo specification list. The s works epic evo is the top shelf option at 10 400 with specialized s fact12m carbon frame and a shimano xtr 12 speed drivetrain.
Rather than developing an entirely new frame for the evo specialized added a. 20mm more suspension travel upfront a dropper post and buckets of smiles. The epic evo shares exactly the same frame as its less rowdy counterpart which in the case of the expert model is constructed from specialized s fact 11m carbon fibre. Looking at a 2019 epic pro and fitting it wirh a dropper post.
Short of personalization there s not much a rider will need to do to this bike.