Specialized Epic HT Comp 29" Mountain Bike 2023 - Hardtail MTB
FEATURES
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.
Occasionally, without notice, manufacturers change product design and/or specifications.
Frame | Specialized FACT 11m, Progressive 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 |
Stem | 3D-forged alloy, 31.8mm, 7-degree |
Bars | Specialized Alloy Minirise, 6.5mm rise, 750mm, 31.8mm clamp |
Front Brake | SRAM Level TL, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc |
Rear Brake | SRAM Level TL, 2-piston caliper, hydraulic disc |
Rear Mech | SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed |
Shifters | SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed |
Speed | 12 |
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 Tyre | Specialized Fast Trak, Control Casing, T5 Compound, 29x2.35 |
Rear Tyre | Specialized Renegade, Control Casing, T5 Compound, 29x2.35 |
Seat Post | Specialized Alloy, Single Bolt, 30.9mm |
Saddle | Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails |
Chainset | SRAM X1000 Eagle, DUB, 170/175mm 32T |
Bottom Bracket | SRAM DUB, BSA 73mm, threaded |
Chain | SRAM NX Eagle, 12-speed |
Cassette | SRAM XG-1275, 12-speed, 10-52t |
Pedals | Resin Platform |
Mountain Bike Size Chart
Height
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Bike Size
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Mountain Bike Size
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4’8” – 5’1”
143 – 155 cm
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XXS
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13” (33 cm)
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5’1” – 5’4”
155 – 163 cm
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XS
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15” (38 cm)
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5’4” – 5’7”
163 – 170 cm
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S
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16” (41 cm)
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5’7” – 5’10”
170 – 178 cm
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M
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18” (46cm)
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5’10” – 6’0”
178 – 183 cm
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L
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19” (48cm)
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6’0” – 6’3”
183 – 191 cm
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XL
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20” (51 cm)
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6’3” – 6’5”
191 – 196 cm
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XXL
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21” (53 cm)
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6’5” – 6’9”
196 – 205 cm
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XXXL
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22” (56 cm)
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* Mountain bikes are sized differently to road bikes. Typically, they are sized in inches as the first MTBs were produced in the USA. European brands like Lapierre and Haibike like to use centimetres for all their bikes. The measurements of their mountain bikes doesn’t match their road bikes but are like a simple conversion from the inches measurement. This is why we have included cm measurements in brackets for the Mountain bike column.
Read our bike size guide for more information on sizing.
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