$12,000, Specialized.com
The Epic is the only full-suspension — let alone 29er full-suspension — bike to win both a world championship and an Olympic gold medal. The carbon frame and fork, dressed with best-of-the-best parts, means the S-Works Epic is 100 percent ready to bring you home faster and fresher than ever before, in even the most demanding of endurance XC situations.
Frame: Carbon fiber; Specialized/FOX Brain shock with Autosag; PF30 bottom bracket; 100mm of travel
Fork: Custom RockShox RS-1 with Brain; 100mm of travel
Component Highlights: Shimano XTR 2×11; Roval Control SL 29 carbon wheelset; DT Swiss rear hub internals; SRAM Predictive Steering front hub; Syntace F109, 6-degree riser stem; Specialized carbon 8-degree backsweep, 31.8mm flat bar; Command Post XCP carbon dropper post; full SWAT kit
Weight: 24.0 lbs
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