Epic Expert 2023

When speed comes calling, the Epic Expert doesn’t just answer, it yells back, ‘Catch me if you can!’

Featuring the most efficient suspension platform ever to grace a World Cup start line, the Epic Expert pairs 100-millimeters of Brain-controlled travel front and rear for a package that was born to erase seconds from the clock.

A Smarter BRAIN

Mixing hardtail efficiency and full-suspension capability to impressively quick results, Epic has always been defined by uncompromised commitment to speed.

Well, that and over 100 World Cup wins and podiums too. True to form, the latest Epic continues the tradition, taking advantage of the most efficient Brain suspension we’ve ever created to ensure it’s always on a first-name-basis with fast.

Re-engineered hand-in-hand with the new Epic, the latest BRAIN design resets the expectation for efficiency, employing a new race-tuned pedaling platform to ensure every watt possible is translated into forward motion, while handily soaking up momentum-killing chatter and big hits alike—all more smoothly than ever.

Frame-Changer

Redesigned with a focus on efficient power transfer and better handling performance, the Epic’s all-new FACT 11m carbon frame features a 15-percent stiffer rear triangle in order to take full advantage of the BRAIN's new race-tuned pedaling platform, while the revised carbon layup of the front-triangle sheds weight, sending the Epic’s already sky-high stiffness-to-weight ratio even higher.

Accessories

SWAT

SWAT EMT Cage-Mount Tool

Frame

FACT 11m Full Carbon, Progressive XC Race Geometry, Rider-First Engineered™, threaded BB, 12x148mm rear spacing, internal cable routing, 100mm of travel

Seat Binder

SEAT COLLAR, KCNC, SPL-SC02-349-02, EXTRUDED, 7075-T73, 34.9MM, 10B21, BLACK ZINC BOLT, BOLT CLAMP TYPE

Fork

RockShox SID SL BRAIN, Bottom-Adjust Brain damper, Debon Air, 15x110mm, 44mm offset, 100mm Travel

Rear Shock

RockShox-Specialized BRAIN, Rx XC Tune, 5 Position Platform Adjust, Rebound Adjust, Integraded Extension, 265x52.5mm

Saddle

Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails

SeatPost

SEAT POST, A-PRO, MANIC, 22-XPMCMOP-100/125/150-011,FORGED,6066-T6 ,2-BOLT,30.9, 100/125/150 TRAVEL, OFFSET 0MM,310/361/425MM,SCM435,ZINC FINISH BOLT

Handlebars

Specialized Alloy Minirise, 10mm rise, 750mm, 31.8mm clamp

Tape

Specialized Trail Grips

Stem

Specialized XC, 3D-forged alloy, 4-bolt, 6-degree rise

Front Brake

SRAM DB LVLTL LO GLB FRT DIR;20P

Rear Brake

SRAM Level TL, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc

Bottom Bracket

SRAM DUB, BSA 73mm, Threaded

Shift Levers

SRAM GX Eagle AXS Controller

Rear Derailleur

SRAM GX Eagle AXS, w/ battery cover

Crankset

SRAM GX Eagle Alloy, DUB, 165/170/175mm, 34t

Chain

SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed

Cassette

Sram XG-1275, 12-speed, 10-52t

Chainrings

Steel, 30T

Rear Hub

DT Swiss 350 straight-pull, 6-bolt, DT Swiss Ratchet EXP, 12x148mm thru axle, XD freehub body, 28h straight-pull

Front Hub

DT Swiss 350, 6-bolt, 15mm Thru-axle, 110mm spacing, 28h straight -pull

Spokes

DT Swiss Comp Race

Front Tire

FAST TRAK CONTROL 2BR, 29x2.35, T7

Rear Tire

RENEGADE CONTROL 2BR, 29x2.35, T5

Rims

Roval Control, Carbon offset design, 29mm internal width, 4mm hook width, Tubeless ready, 28h

Inner Tubes

TUBES,STANDARD 48MM PV LOW LEAD 29x1.75/2.4, MAXXIS BRAND

Size