Specialized Epic

Specialized Epic pack shot

Specialized's 790g S-Works Epic HT is the lightest of its kind

We swing a leg over the sub-800g frame that gives sub-8kg XC builds

The updated Specialized Epic EVO features a longer travel 120mm fork

Specialized rolls out a rowdier Epic

With a bit more travel the Epic EVO becomes a trail ripper

A shot of my Epic during an early season race in Lanzarote

Specialized S-Works Epic HT long-term review

Back on a hardtail for 2018

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Specialized Epic Expert in its 2018 guise

Specialized Epic Expert review

XC race whippet with serious trail potential

Specialized's all new Epic is designed to handle the more rigorous demands of the technical, bike battering cross-country tracks we're starting to see more and more of

Specialized S-Works Epic XX1 Eagle first ride review

Specialized attempts to up the Epicness of its thoroughbred cross-country race machine

With no-frills round and straight tubes the 845g (claimed) Epic is, from axle to axle, all business

Specialized S-Works Epic Hardtail World Cup first ride review

A little disappointing — but not for the reason I expected

Lookout, roadies: the S-Works Epic Hardtail is lighter than the S-Works Tarmac

Specialized’s new S-Works Epic Hardtail World Cup is lighter than a Tarmac

This carbon hardtail is the lightest frame the company has ever produced

Thirsty riders will be glad to see the large frame gets two bottle mounts, with a choice of position on the down tube

Specialized Epic FSR Comp Carbon World Cup review

Stripped-back auto-suspension race legend

The women's version features different contact points and an altered shock tune to suit, on-average, lighter female riders

Specialized releases new lightweight S-Works Epic hardtail

A serious cross-country race machine

The Specialized S-Works Epic World Cup is purpose-built for shorter and more intense XC-style events but with a few key modifications, it can work very well for marathon-style races, too

Horse for the Course: Custom Specialized S-Works Epic 29 World Cup for the Laramie Enduro

Short-travel suspension but big and fat wheels for a long day in the saddle

Christoph Sauser’s 2015 Absa Cape Epic Specialized S-Works Epic WC 29

Pro bike: Christoph Sauser’s Specialized S-Works Epic WC 29

Sauser's last winning bike of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic

Jaroslav Kulhavy’s Specialized S-Works Epic WC 29 has custom paint for the 2015 Absa Cape Epic

Pro bike: Jaroslav Kulhavy’s Specialized S-Works Epic WC 29

A special Cape Epic ride for the Czech powerhouse

Specialized S-Works Epic WC

Specialized S-Works Epic WC review

XC-focused speed machine that's raring to race

The Specialized Epic Expert Carbon World Cup lives up to its name with blistering cross-country performance

Specialized Epic Expert Carbon World Cup review

Laser-focused for fast XC racing and riding

Pro bike: Andy Blair’s Specialized S-Works Epic 29 WC - ready to race

Pro bike: Andy Blair’s Specialized S-Works Epic 29 WC

Aussie XC and marathon racer readies for World Cups

Specialized produced around 1,500 S-Works Epic Ultimate flagships in the early 1990s. The prized machines featured TIG-welded titanium lugs made by Merlin Metalworks and carbon fiber tubes that were bonded in by hand at Specialized's headquarters in Morgan Hill, California

Throwback Thursday: 1992 Specialized S-Works Epic Ultimate

In pursuit of the ultimate mountain bike

The 2014 Specialized S-Works Epic is an excellent endurance race bike

Specialized S-Works Epic - first (100-mile) ride review

The perfect cross-country race bike for long days

The new 2014 Specialized S-Works Epic World Cup is a more aggressive version of the standard Epic, with steeper angles, a shorter rear end, and slightly less travel. This sucker is all about going fast, and it makes no apologies about it

Specialized S-Works Epic World Cup - first ride review

XC race bike with 1x drivetrain

Specialized has split the S-Works Epic platform into two flavors for 2014: the standard S-Works with 100mm of travel and similar geometry to last year's version, and the more racing-oriented World Cup version pictured here. The latter comes with 95mm of travel, shorter chain stays, and a slightly steeper head tube angle. The World Cup version is also exclusively built for single-ring drivetrains

Specialized 2014 Epic, Stumpjumper HT and Crave – first look

Epic split into two variations, while Carve becomes Crave

Jaroslav Kulhavy's custom gold Specialized S-Works Epic 29

Pro bike: Kulhavy's Specialized S-Works Epic

Gold-flake paint job commemorates Olympic win

To keep costs down, the Epic Comp Carbon 29 uses a carbon fiber front triangle but an aluminum rear end

Specialized Epic Comp Carbon 29 review

Blisteringly fast full-suspension 29er

In this guise, the Brain shock concept has come of age beautifully

Specialized S-Works Epic – First ride review

Confident trail tamer

Wells has three rides on his new S-Works Epic 29er and two of them garnered national championship titles

Pro bike: Todd Wells’ Specialized S-Works Epic 29er

Brand new big wheeler that’s winning out of the gates

Specialized Camber

Specialized's 2011 mountain bikes: Epic, Camber and more

New trail bike, 29ers and updates to existing models