Specialized Epic WC S-Works Frameset 2023

Specs FRAMESET

REFERENCE FRAME: To deliver maximum speed through unprecedented efficiency power transfer and highly precise handling, our engineering team set and achieved new standards in torsional rigidity and bottom bracket stiffness.
This goal required an integrated development approach that fused a structurally superior double-diamond design with its shock cradled inside the top tube, and topped off with the most sophisticated carbon laminate in Specialized’s history.
A NEW FORM OF SUSPENSION IS BORN: The team at Specialized Ride Dynamics conceived and invented a revolutionary shock technology for the Epic World Cup that provides the rider with the efficiency and quick response of a hardtail PLUS the control, capability and momentum of a full suspension, all with a simple setup.
Co-developed with RockShox, the SID Deluxe WCID shock uses independently adjustable positive and negative air chambers to deliver the much-sought-after “effect” of a hardtail, combined with terrain-eating damping, and the ability to easily customise settings for a specific ride or adjust them to the rider’s preferences and feels.
Use the firm setting and it will roll like a hardtail, or use the more active setting and it will absorb every bump without losing efficiency or acceleration.
But you’re not just limited to “open and closed,” the simple nature of its setup allows the rider to adjust it across the spectrum between firm and smooth.
IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN: The Epic World Cup’s 75mm of rear travel provides the control and capability of a longer-travel bike.
Because it’s designed to run with a greatly reduced sag, it offers the same effective travel as a 100mm bike with 25% sag.
To further optimize suspension performance, the Specialized Ride Dynamics team has adjusted the air chamber setting to be relatively linear in the middle of the suspension to absorb big shocks like a longer-travel bike.
Due to its large size, the Mega Jounce Bumper is an “industry first” and plays a crucial role in absorption when you butt up with strong impacts.
HAVE WE LOST “OUR MINDS”?
Something like this: While the revolutionary new SID Deluxe WCID shock provides the unique combination of suspension and stiffness at the rear, the BRAIN is still alive and kicking at the fork.
Its Position-Sensitive technology makes the first 15 mm of travel very smooth so as not to lose traction in small bumps while the rest of the suspension has a firmer behavior so as not to contaminate pedaling.
All this without the need for a remote lock or lever.
THE WEIGHT IS ABOVE: With a frame weight of only 1,765 grams (painted, with shock and all the hardware), the Epic World Cup outperforms the lightest of its competitors.
It accelerates faster, scales efficiently, and is better controlled in any circumstance.
All of that translates into speed.
We’ve achieved the featherweight and monstrous rigidity of the Epic WC by applying the