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Specialized / S-Works has one of the widest ranges of all brands and Specialized offers a wide variety of different bicycles.
Are you a real “off roader” and do you like to go into the woods? Then an S-Works Epic is definitely one of the best in the Netherlands.The Epic model is available in both the Full Suspension and the Hardtail variant. The S-Works Epic comes in several types and variants. Below we highlight the two different “types” of Epic.
S-Works Epic Full Suspension
With the Full Suspension you have more grip due to the extra damper with Brain Technology and therefore a more confident feeling while you drive. An absolute additional advantage is that the damper gives you a lot more comfort. The Full Suspension also has an advantage on rougher surfaces, because the extra rear damper can absorb a lot of shocks, so you can drive a lot faster in forests with many roots, stones and potholes. This is often the deciding factor for the avid enthusiast.
Advantages of a Full Suspension bike from S-Works:
The Brain suspension manages the suspension of the bicycle. The Brain suspension adjusts between hard and soft faster than the human response, without the need to operate any buttons or levers. In this way, the suspension is automatically in the correct position for every type of terrain;
On paths with many bumps you can cycle faster with a full suspension. Take braking potholes for example: you can easily steer over them. Drops are also easily collected;
Enjoy a high degree of comfort, because the shocks are better absorbed. This gives you more security and a higher top speed on the bike;
The fully is easier to control because it bounces less compared to a Hardtail;
The bicycle reacts more predictably to obstacles and brakes more powerfully, because the tires almost always remain on the ground;
You have more grip on the surface. This is the result of the rear damper, because it compresses slightly, so that the rear tire is, as it were, pressed into the ground;
An S-Works Epic Full Suspension is one of the lightest and stiffest racing suspensions in the world;
An Epic is almost always mounted with a Sram XX1 drivechain, this groupset is harder, quieter, lighter and more durable and shifts super accurately. This is available in a mechanical and an electrical version (AXS). The newer models also have a Quark power meter, which allows you to measure the power on the pedals and adjust your training accordingly;
The bike is equipped with Sram Ultimate disc brakes for balanced power and modulation.
The Specialized S-Works Epic Hardtail has, as the name suggests, a “hard tail” and therefore only has a suspension fork with Brain Technology. The Brain is a self-functioning system where a lockout is no longer necessary. This is one of the absolute spearheads and features of Specialized's S-Works brand.
Advantages of Specialized S-Works Epic Hardtail:
The FACT 12m carbon S-Works Epic Hardtail frame is very strong and extremely light. We don't just say that: it is the lightest production hardtail frame ever produced;
The RockShox SID BRAIN fork combines 100 millimeters of the most efficient suspension travel on earth with RockShox's sleek yet stiff SID chassis. The pinnacle of XC racing suspension perfection;
A Hardtail is very agile;
The price tag is lower compared to a Full Suspension;
On hard surfaces this is a real racing monster;
An Epic is almost always mounted with a Sram XX1 drivechain, this groupset is harder, quieter, lighter and more durable and shifts super accurately. This is available in a mechanical and an electrical version (AXS). The newer models also have a Quark power meter, which allows you to measure the power on the pedals and adjust your training accordingly;
Just like the Full Suspension variant, the bike is equipped with Sram Ultimate disc brakes for balanced power and modulation.
Roval Wheels
An S-Works Epic has a Roval Control Wheelset. These are very stiff and also very light. With the top hubs from mostly DT-Swiss, this gives you a top advantage over the rest.
