![]() So upon purchase I will do a BG FIT and switch to a shorter stem and perhaps a women’s specific MTB saddle that better accommodates my sit bones. I did find the saddle a bit too hard for my liking, and perhaps a bit too narrow for my sit bones. Otherwise, the bike felt good, and fit me, which I can’t say for my current MTB. All my current bikes are WSD, mostly for the fact I wanted a pink bike. I can see how this is a difference between a women’s specific design and a men’s bike. I was often riding just holding on with my fingertips when it was smooth single track. I did notice some fit issues, such as the stem being too long. I must say that this is a very sexy looking bike! I was so impressed, and minute by minute I knew this was going to become my new bike. ![]() I did notice the full suspension when I would go over a rocky part, and noticed it didn’t jar me as much as it would’ve on my hardtail. The Epic also has the Brain, which I’m sure helped. I didn’t even notice the Epic was full suspension, honestly! Now, I must say I had the bike shop set it at full firm. I was worried that a full suspension bike would suck on climbs as it would absorb the pedal stroke. Sometimes it is about the bike, right?! d The Epic handled all the switchbacks with ease. ![]() Usually I have to get off my bike, waddle around the switchback and continue riding, making any trail that has these tight corners kind of horrible to ride. And I discovered that I could ride switchbacks for the first time ever. I loved the gearing, and the drivetrain smoothly shifted even on climbs and under pressure. I felt like I could climb for days and days on it. The first thing I noticed immediately was how well the bike climbed. Timber Trail at Lory State Park, all smiles even after all that climbing! I got over this by the end of the ride, naturally. The bike was just so fast and responsive I felt like I was going to wreck it at every turn! I felt like it handle more like my carbon road bike, very twitchy. my current bike’s weight of 32 pounds is definitely noticeable! Unfortunately, the weight and nimbleness of the bike did rattle my nerves the first few miles of riding. I immediately noticed how light the bike was when I went to put it on the car. I could pretty much end my blog post with that quote from Specialized’s website, as it pretty much describes my experience on the bike! Though the Epic is an ideal bike for racers, it’s also appealing for riders who want a short-travel bike that shreds rugged singletrack” “Whether hammering technical World Cup courses or local cross-country trails, these competitive riders want their bikes to be super lightweight, efficient and ultimately fast, for explosive climbing and nimble handling. I was looking into the Specialized Fate as my upgrade, but Matt convinced me to give the Epic a try, even though I never wanted to ride a full suspension bike. Both of us are disappointed and to the point of hating our current bikes. The 2013 Specialized Epic Expert Carbon 29 in Carbon/CharcoalĪ long overdue post, if I must say so myself! On October 29th, Matt and I borrowed two ’13 Specialized Epic Expert Carbon 29 mountain bikes from the Bicycle Station here in Cheyenne, and took them down to Lory State Park in Fort Collins, CO to give them a spin.
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