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- BUYING A BIKE
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.
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 SRAM GX Egale groupset leaves no doubts why it sets the benchmark for accessible 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.
- SRAM's GX Eagle shifting has always been the benchmark for affordable high performance, and the latest offering simply raises it even further.
FRAMESET FRAME Specialized FACT 11m, Progressive XC Geometry, Rider-First Engineered™, threaded BB, 12x148mm rear spacing, internal cable routing SEAT BINDER Specialized Alloy, 34.9mm Suspension FORK RockShox Reba RL, Motion Control damper, Solo Air, 42mm offset, 15x110mm thru-axle, 100mm of travel COCKPIT STEM 3D-forged alloy, 31.8mm, 7-degree HANDLEBARS Specialized Alloy Minirise, 10mm rise, 750mm, 31.8mm clamp TAPE Specialized Trail Grips SADDLE Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails SEATPOST Specialized Alloy, Single Bolt, 30.9mm BRAKES FRONT BRAKE SRAM Level TL, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc REAR BRAKE SRAM Level TL, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc DRIVETRAIN REAR DERAILLEUR SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed SHIFT LEVERS SRAM GX, trigger, 12-speed CASSETTE Sram XG-1275, 12-speed, 10-52t CHAIN SRAM NX Eagle, 12-speed CRANKSET SRAM X1 1000 Eagle, DUB, 170/175mm 32T CHAINRINGS 34T BOTTOM BRACKET SRAM DUB, BSA 73mm, Threaded WHEELS RIMS Specialized Alloy, Tubeless Ready, 25mm internal width, 28h FRONT HUB Alloy, sealed cartridge bearings, 15x110mm thru-axle, 28h REAR HUB Alloy, sealed cartridge bearings, 148mmx12mm thru-axle, 28h SPOKES DT Swiss Industry FRONT TIRE Specialized Fast Trak, Control Casing, T5 Compound, 29x2.35 REAR TIRE Specialized Renegade, Control Casing, T5 Compound, 29x2.35 INNER TUBES Standard, Presta valve * Specifications are subject to change without notice
S M L XL Crank Length 170 175 175 175 Handlebar Width 750 750 750 750 Stem Length 60 70 70 70 Saddle Width 155 143 143 143 Seatpost Length 350 400 400 400 Reach 405 430 455 480 Top Tube Length, Horizontal 579 604 633 662 BB Drop 63 63 63 63 Fork Length, Full 506 506 506 506 Seat Tube Angle 74 74 74 74 Stack 608 608 622 636 Head Tube Length 95 95 110 125 Seat Tube Length 400 430 470 520 Front Center 668 693 723 753 Head Tube Angle 68.5 68.5 68.5 68.5 Fork Rake/Offset 42 42 42 42 Wheelbase 1090 1115 1146 1176 Bike Standover Height 762 792 816 847 Chainstay Length 430 430 430 430 BB Height 309 309 309 309 Trail 103 103 103 103 All bikes purchased from iRIDE will have been pre-assembled by our mechanics and test ridden. You will also receive a multi point checklist of all the safety checks and bike build elements we work through to ensure you bike is correctly assembled, and then tested so that it runs as it should. Bikes being sent to a customer who is unable to collect it from iRIDE, will have it boxed, wheels, saddle and bars generally off and re-packaged.
The delivery of bikes will be organized once a freight fee can be determined based on weight and delivery location.
Assembly should take no longer than 10-20 minutes. It is recommended that a skilled mechanic assemble, or check the bike. If possible your local bike shop is likely best placed to do this from a safety perspective to ensure all is as it should be. If a rider is having any issues we can hook up an online video chat, or talk over the phone. If this service is required email us at workshop@iride.net.nz to organise a time that suits all parties.