SPECIALIZED EPIC S-WORKS WORLD CUP 2025

Epic World Cup – The Fastest Competition Hardtail XC

Maximum Performance:
L’Epic World Cup è progettata per l’agonismo XC, combinando efficienza, controllo e leggerezza senza compromessi. Il campione Christopher Blevins la descrive così: “Questa bici mi dà tutto quello che desidero da una hardtail, con il controllo e le capacità di una full.” Lo sviluppo del telaio e della sospensione è stato totalmente integrato, con un ammortizzatore innovativo frutto di oltre quattro decenni di esperienza nelle gare off-road.

Reference Frame:
The S-Works FACT 12m carbon frame with WCID design ensures maximum power transfer and precise handling. The double diamond layout, the most advanced in Specialized's history, integrates the shock absorber as a structural element, ensuring torsional stiffness and bottom bracket rigidity.

Efficient Suspension:
Thanks to Ride Dynamics technology developed for the Epic World Cup, the RockShox SID Deluxe WCID shock with independent positive and negative air springs offers the responsiveness of a hardtail combined with the control of a full suspension. The SID SL BRAIN fork distinguishes terrain inputs from rider inputs, ensuring efficient pedaling without the need for levers or lock-out.

Travel and Control:
The 75 mm rear travel behaves like 100 mm thanks to optimized air volumes and damping characteristics. The MegaJounce bumper supports the most violent impacts, while the BRAIN system guarantees intelligent and position-sensitive absorption.

Lightweight and Maneuverability:
Weighing only 1765 g for the frame (painted and complete with shock), the Epic World Cup is the lightest hardtail on the market. Explosive accelerations, efficient climbs, and superior handling come from the combination of lightness and stiffness achieved through carbon lay-up techniques learned with the Aethos.

Top-of-the-Line Components:

• Seatpost: Roval Control SL, ultralight and stiff.

• Wheels: Pair of Roval Control SL weighing 1240 g, offset profile, tubeless ready.

• Drivetrain: SRAM XX SL Eagle 12-speed, high-performing and reliable for demanding XC courses.

• Brakes: SRAM Level Ultimate, hydraulic 4-piston, 180/160 mm rotors.

• Cockpit: Integrated Roval Control SL, 760 mm handlebar with 60/70 mm stem.

Main Technical Specifications:

• Frame: S-Works FACT 12m Carbon, WCID suspension design, Progressive XC Race Geometry, Rider-First Engineered™, threaded BSA, 12x148mm UDH, internal cable routing, 75 mm travel.

• Shock: RockShox SID Luxe WCID Ultimate, independent air springs, rebound adjustment, 215x40 mm.

• Fork: RockShox SID SL Ultimate, 110 mm travel, DebonAir, 44 mm offset, 15x110 mm.

• Brakes: SRAM Level Ultimate, hydraulic 4-piston, 180/160 mm.

• Drivetrain: SRAM XX SL Eagle 12-speed, Quarq XX SL 34T crankset, 10-52T cassette, SRAM XX SL chain.

• Wheels: Roval Control SL, carbon, offset design, tubeless ready, 29 mm internal width. DT Swiss hubs with ceramic bearings.

• Tires: Front Specialized S-Works Fast Trak T5/T7 29x2.35, rear Specialized Renegade Control Casing T5 29x2.35.

• Cockpit: Integrated Roval Control SL, 760 mm handlebar, 60/70 mm stem, 8° backsweep, 1° upsweep, SRAM Slip-on Twist-Loc grips.

• Saddle: Body Geometry S-Works Power, carbon rails and base.

• Seatpost: Roval Control SL, 0 mm offset, 415/370 mm x 30.9 mm.

Weight: 9.22 kg (MD, painted complete frame).
Weights may vary depending on color, size, and components. Specifications are subject to change without notice.