Specialized Epic Fsr 2008 Review

Long story short i got rid of my epic a couple years ago but i still have the extra afr shock.

Specialized epic fsr 2008 review. Specialized os xc low rise 6066 alloy bar 31 8 640mm wide 6 up 8 back. What makes a cross country mountain bike fast. The epic series of bicycles are cross country bikes that are made for both mountain trials and the. 2010 epric expert carbon pros.

Specialized epic comp review. In this video i reviewed a 2008 specialized epic. This successful race bike is smoother and more appealing for 2008. The specialized brand is world renowned for its tough fast mountain bikes which are the choice of competitive cyclists who have won world championships cape epic races and gold in the olympics.

Can be tough to keep the front end down when climbing steep hills. It was not my intention to buy this bike when i visited my specialized dealer in the spring of 2010. Lightweight accelerates quickly great braking power. If you were wondering where i shot some of these trail clips it was on my.

1 1 8 threadless threadless. Given the choice we ll take the latter. I used to own a 2008 epic expert carbon and i had my rear shock serviced in 2011 and 2012. Over all i really enjoy riding this bike.

An integrated approach to the design of all its critical components along with an enhanced afr inertia rear shock and specialized fox shox mini brain damper will no doubt make a full suspension convert out. Is it carbon and digital everything or is it the perfect geometry suspension and attention to detail. Specialized xc mtb hollow cr mo rails. In 2013 i sent it in to be serviced for a third time and rather than servicing my shock specialized just threw on a new afr shock that they had left over.

I would rate this bike a 7 10. With a xc world championship to its name and complete bike weights as low as 21 5 pounds the epic is the lightest most efficient and fastest performance cross country bike available. Like the mondraker foxy and most other fsr style bikes. That s why we constructed the epic fsr comp from our lightweight stiff and reliable m5 aluminum while the geo follows our xc 29 geometry for explosive power incredible speeds and nimble handling.

Stock tires are not great for regular trail riding. Use this page to find out all you need to know about the specialized epic fsr comp 2008 mountain bike available to buy online in minutes from evans cycles the uk s largest quality cycle retailer using our quick simple and secure checkout procedure. If you re a serious off road cyclist then a specialized epic bike is probably on your wish list. The specialized s works epic is far more than a pure race bike.

In 2008 we thought the stumpjumper s works felt a little bit better.