Firstly, both big North American powerhouses teamed up with other industry leaders to make a proprietary rear shock that sits in line with the top tube. There are other similarities and parallels, too. In this case, though, it's probably quite appropriate to acknowledge the similarities between this and the 60mm travel Trek Supercaliber. Some bikes can get called out for vague similarities to pre-existing models and sometimes it's unfair. The shock has two valves to adjust both the negative and positive chambers independently of one another.
Plus, a bike that's happier to go into its stroke and requires less force to break into its travel will let the wheel lift up over roots, rocks or obstacles to greater effect, too. More sag will give a bike that extends and tracks through holes better. However, although it's a nice thought and effective marketing line, we know that's not really how suspension works.
Specialized points out that if you had a 100mm travel bike and ran it at 25% sag then you would effectively have 75mm of travel left to go into. There are also no-gulp and half-gulp setups that would run the bike at 0 or 5 percent sag respectively. Maybe Specialized engineers have been enjoying the light beverage refreshments and cabinet of death at their local 7Eleven, I'm not sure, but the name is a little light-hearted and refreshingly self-deprecating for a style of bike that often takes itself very seriously. With the new Epic, however, the maximum that Specailized suggests you should run is 10%. Oftentimes, even for a short travel XC bike you could run around 20% to 25%. The suspension system, which features a one-piece rear end that relies on now near commonplace flex stays, isn't meant to be set up with the normal quantities of sag. That's not because of the silhouette or the relatively low weight, though it's because of the way the bike is designed to be used. In some ways the Epic World Cup isn't so much a full-suspension bike with a small dose of rear travel but rather a hardtail that happens to have 75mm of travel. However, from above the axle activating that sprung element to open the valve is less likely, meaning the bike can resist bob from pedalling and body inputs more. In turn, this action opens up a port and lets the oil flow and the suspension unit cycle. What the Brain essentially does is have a sprung element that responds to impacts coming from below the damper. The Brain is an inertia valve that has been seen on Specialized bikes for coming up to two decades, however, they now seem to settle on its use within the XC category and the days of it appearing on enduro or trail bikes are very much behind us. While the new SID WCID shock has forgone the brand's Brain, the fork hasn't and still comes equipped with the system. These weigh 250 (70mm effective stem and 780mm width), 180, and 1240 grams respectively. The bikes come with through-the-headset routing and the S-Works bikes incorporate a Control SL bar, wheels and seatpost in a bid to save weight. During this process, they were able to virtually test key metrics around stiffness and from this huge amount of testing, albeit virtual, Specialized was able to track correlations and trends.
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Specialized also said that their design team and software simulated over 100,000 virtual frame sets. That road frame has a weight of under 600 grams. We specialize in the buying and selling of new and used outdoor sports equipment, so if you need to sell or are looking for some gear hit us up.Specialized say that this bike builds on the lessons that the brand learned as they pursued their ultra-light road bike, the Aethos.
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