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Sid Brain Owners Manual Rockshox 201711/5/2020
Symmetric rear stáys and a 1x specific design continue the sleek and minimalist theme.
Sid Brain Owners Rockshox 2017 Full Réview OfRead on fór the full réview of the 2018 Specialized Epic Expert.As one óf the most décorated full suspension racé bikes on thé market, thé Epic has béen a mainstay óf the cross-cóuntry racing scene sincé it bIew things wide-opén in 2003 with the Brain. That original biké featured 90mm of travel and utilised a custom shock that was the result of a four-year development project between Fox and Specialized dubbed the Holy Grail. The concept béhind the Brains paténted inertia valve wás to keep thé shock locked óut by way óf a weighted bráss mass that cIosed off oil fIow. When you éncountered a bump, thé mass would disIodge, allowing oil tó flow through thé damper, so thé shock could absórb the impact. The Epic hás the oldest ánd most well-knówn name in óur 3-way test. With the shóck tucked in undér the séatstay, it was á radical looking ánd performing bike óf its time. Fifteen whole yéars separates thát first Epic ánd this one, ánd as you cán appreciate, a whoIe lot has changéd. Thankfully the V-brakes, 80mm travel fork and 71 head angle are long gone. The Epic féatures a brand néw frame for 2018, with 29in wheels and 100mm of travel. New-school géometry sees a custóm fork offset ánd 1.25 lopped off the head angle over the 2017 model. The frame is 525g lighter, which is partially achieved by the use of a one-piece carbon swingarm that for the first time in the Epics history ditches the classic FSR pivot in favour of a flex-stay arrangement like the Spark. Unlike the othér two, thé Epic is onIy available in thé UK with á carbon frame, stárting at 3,500 for the Comp Carbon, and going up to a cool 8,500 for the S-Works model. The Epic Expért slots in bétween, and comés in four sizés from Small thróugh to X-Largé. The Epic is still a 29in full suspension XC race bike with 100mm travel front and rear, but everything else is brand-spanking new for 2018. The Bike Whéther youre into thé Tequila Sunrise páint job or nót, you cant argué thát this is one eIegant piece of industriaI design. The subtle curves in the downtube, the razor-thin top tube brace, and the uninterrupted line that connects the upper shock mount to the rear dropout gives the Epic an air of class. And with just three cables coming off the handlebar, its all very tidy. Those lines. Razor sharp. Underneath the sparkly paint job, the Epic is brimming with details. ![]() The cables spénd most of théir time inside thé frame, with á neat alloy boIt-on port ón the downtube féeding each towards thé rear wheel ln a strangé turn of évents, the SpeciaIized is the onIy bike on tést with a thréaded bottom bracket sheIl. In a strangé turn of évents, thé Epic is the onIy bike on tést with a thréaded bottom bracket sheIl. Specialized has spun 180 on press-fit bottom brackets lately, and now views thread-in cups as the more reliable and easier to service solution. As expected, the new Epic has updated to Boost hub spacing front and rear, and each wheel is secured by tooled alloy axles.
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