
The front and rear Brain-equipped, auto-locking fork and shock yield a balanced and brutally efficient ride

but it’d also be nice if specialized could match the number of clicks in the adjusters between both ends as well but it’d also be nice if specialized could match the number of clicks in the adjusters between both ends as well: auto-locking brain front and rear suspension components make for a balanced feel front-to-rear. The stiff carbon fiber front triangle and chainstays – bolstered by front and rear thru-axles – are more than happy to be pushed hard through bumpy sections of trail, too.Īuto-locking brain front and rear suspension components make for a balanced feel front-to-rear. The matched front and rear inertia valve internals also yield a superbly balanced, cohesive, and highly predictable feel on the trail and Specialized’s latest revision on the long-standing auto-lockout concept is better than ever at knowing when – and when not to – keep the damper valves open.īased on Specialized’s long-standing FSR four-bar rear end design and SRAM’s excellent SID fork, both the rear shock and fork are impressively supple off the top with very good bottom-out control for bigger impacts.


The Epic Expert Carbon World Cup might not be our first choice for an everyday trail bike but it’s awesome for XC-focused racing and riding We tested the specialized epic expert carbon world cup on a wide variety of colorado terrain it may not be an ideal everyday trail bike but for fast xc-type riding – and especially racing – the dedicated package is definitely a very worthy option: we tested the specialized epic expert carbon world cup on a wide variety of colorado terrain it may not be an ideal everyday trail bike but for fast xc-type riding – and especially racing – the dedicated package is definitely a very worthy option
