Specialized 21 Epic Hardtail Comp

Gone are the days where a date with a hardtail race bike meant paying for it for days to come. Now, the Epic Hardtail Comp’s reality-altering combination of comfort and capability in a lighter-than-life package means counting down the hours until you meet again.

Make an enquiry to pre-order now - due late November.

FEATURES

Working towards the lightest bike possible has long been the race within the race, but at what cost? The battle of the grams certainly hasn’t been without its casualties, with hardtail XC race bikes coming to stand for a harsh, twitchy ride at the expense of capability and versatility. But who said fatigue from fighting against your own bike makes you any faster? Instead, recognizing that the fastest bike is more than simply the lightest bike, we said out with the jarred-to-death tail, the measure-your-posterior’s-sorrows-by-the-yard tail and in with the avant-garde tail. The ridiculously capable, mystifyingly comfortable, head-shakingly light and all-around fast, Epic Hardtail. Sure, we optimized every inch of the Epic Hardtail frame to achieve the lightest production hardtail frame in the world anyway, but we also prioritized our commitment to creating an Epic Hardtail that’s as capable as it is comfortable with aggressive singletrack-inspired geometry, increased tire clearance and a frame obsessively engineered for increased vertical compliance, all while creating a bike that lives and breathes the fundamentals of fast. On the Epic Hardtail Comp, RockShox's long-beloved Reba RL fork is tasked with handling suspension duties while a full Shimano SLX groupset leaves no doubts why it sets the benchmark for acessible performance.

• Ridiculously capable, incredibly light, and refreshingly comfortable, the Epic Hardtail’s dropper-post friendly FACT 11m carbon frame rewrites the hardtail playbook with game-changing success.
• The Reba RL doles out travel with a steady hand courtesy of RockShox's Motion Control damper, while SoloAir adjustability makes dialing in suspension performance a breeze.
• Shimano's SLX shifting has always been the benchmark for affordable high performance, and the latest M7100 series simply raises it even further.

BIKE SPEC

FRAME - Specialized FACT 11m, XC Geometry, Rider-First Engineered™, threaded BB, 12x148mm rear spacing, internal cable routing

FORK - RockShox Reba RL, Motion Control damper, Solo Air, 42mm offset, 15x110mm thru-axle, 100mm of travel

FRONT HUB - Shimano MT400-B, Centerlock 28h, 15x110 Boost

REAR HUB - Shimano MT510-B, Centerlock 28h, 12x148 Boost, Microspline

SPOKES - DT Swiss Industry

RIMS - Specialized Alloy, Tubeless Ready, 25mm internal width, 28h

INNER TUBES - Presta, 60mm valve

FRONT TYRE - Fast Trak, Control casing, GRIPTON® compound, 60 TPI, 2Bliss Ready, 29x2.3"

REAR TYRE - Fast Trak, Control casing, GRIPTON® compound, 60 TPI, 2Bliss Ready, 29x2.3"

CRANKSET - Shimano SLX 7100, Hollowtech 2, 32t Chainring, SM: 170mm, M-XL: 175mm

CHAINRINGS - 32T

BOTTOM BRACKET - Shimano, BB52, Threaded

SHIFT LEVERS - Shimano SLX, M7100, 12spd

REAR DERAILLEUR - Shimano SLX M7100, SGS, 12-speed

CASSETTE - Shimano SLX, CS-M7100, 12-speed, 10-51t

CHAIN - Shimano SLX, M7100, 12-speed

FRONT BRAKE - Shimano SLX M7100, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc

REAR BRAKE - Shimano SLX M7100, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc

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

GRIPS - Specialized Trail Grips

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

SADDLE - Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails

SEATPOST - Specialized Alloy, Single Bolt, 30.9mm

SEAT BINDER - Specialized Alloy, 34.9mm

SWAT - SWAT EMT Cage-Mount Tool