Specialized Epic Fsr 2017 Review

Trail bike of the year 2017.

Specialized epic fsr 2017 review. It accessed via a little door under the bottle cage which you open via a latch. The specialized epic hardtail follows on from the brand s long standing epic fsr dual suspension model a bike that has become the brand s flagship cross country and marathon race winner. 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. 2017 at 8 45 am.

We have had this incarnation of the epic frame since it s release in 2014 so it s getting on in years but it s still relevant and still winning races. Specialized have recently released their new models for 2017. Cross country racing has its own list of demands and speed is at the top of the list. Specialized epic fsr comp carbon world cup review.

Is it carbon and digital everything or is it the perfect geometry suspension and attention to detail. Given the choice we ll take the latter. What makes a cross country mountain bike fast. This gives the world cup more explosive power transfer and nimbler handling especially when paired up with the carbon chassis and m5 alloy rear end.

Specialized stumpjumper 29 fsr comp carbon. The specialized epic hardtail follows on from the brand s long standing epic fsr dual suspension model a bike that has become the brand s flagship cross country and marathon race winner. Specialized split its epic line between focused world cup racers and more general xc bikes a few years back. It s one of three carbon bikes in the 29er category but most riders we talked to when testing the stumpy weren t interested in the material or wheelsize but rather the small swat compartment in the down tube.

When we tested specialized s cross country race machine the epic back in 2017 it was clear that the revisions the us brand had made had given it plenty of trail potential.