2022 Specialized Epic Hardtail Expert Mountain Bike - Satin Carbon

Nothing will put a bigger smile on your face than absolutely smashing the perfect line on a fast capable hardtail. The epic hardtail Expert exists to make that smile even bigger, and to make sure your face gets just as hard of a workout as your legs. Working towards the lightest bike possible has long been the race within the race but at a cost. The battle of the grammes 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. However, no one said fatigue from fighting against your own bike makes you any faster. Instead recognising that the fastest bike is more than simply the lightest bike Specialized said "out with the jarred-to-death tail the measure-your-posteriors-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.

Every inch of the Epic Hardtail frame has been optimised to achieve the lightest production hardtail frame in the world but Specialized also prioritised their commitment to creating an Epic Hardtail that is as capable as it is comfortable with aggressive singletrack-inspired geometry, increased tyre clearance and a frame obsessively engineered for increased vertical compliance, all while creating a bike that lives and breathes the fundamentals of fast. The Epic Hardtail Expert's Rockshox SID SL brain fork offers 100mm of incredibly efficient travel in a lightweight package while Roval's lightweight yet tough Control Carbon Wheelset and a wide-range SRAM 12-speed group round out the lightweight build.