The way it works over inflate rear shock, have customer hop on & straddle the bike then back of the rear brain shock valve. This was done in little less than a few minutes and I was ready to ride. Starting with the simple aspects of easy suspension set up is the all new "Auto-Sag" feature. Instead, the action of the shock is defined by presetting the negative spring volume, anywhere from 0% (Specialized call this ‘Zero Gulp’) to 10% sag (‘Full Gulp’).Specialized's 2013 Epic Expert Carbon 29r offers up an amazing amount of value and incredible on trail performance. That makes it around 33g heavier than the standard shock but you lose the weight of a remote control and lever. It’s longer though, with an extra mid-shaft bushing to keep things lined up. Suspension As the name suggests the RockShox SIDLuxWCID shock is based on a standard RockShox SIDLuxe shock and shares many of the internals. However the rear brake (all three current models use wireless AXS gears) is routed through the headset via the top bearing cap which won’t thrill mechanics. You get a triangular ‘SWAT’ box to carry a tube and C02 cartridge, and a carbon bottle cage is included too. The bottom bracket is a conventional threaded unit and the frame has ample space for two bottles. Almost 250g lighter than the Trek Supercaliber SLR frame. That puts the claimed weight for the medium frameset and shock at 1,765g. The S-Works version of the World Cup uses a higher grade Fact 12M composite than the 11M Pro model and the translucent frame coating is also superlight. Dynamic feel is significantly different to both though, but let’s get back to the bike at hand. Reach also grows 10mm on large frames compared to the Epic hardtail, which also makes it 5mm longer than the EVO. Geometry wise, the 66.5º head angle is very close to the 110mm travel Epic EVO too. There’s a conventional main pivot hidden behind the SRAM XX chainset and there’s even a tiny rocker link at the rear of the shock/seat stay junction to manipulate the shock’s behaviour. Look closer though and you’ll see the Epic WC is a full feature suspension bike. Where a mid-shaft support bushing and micro swing link make the shock itself seriously stiff too. The 430mm chainstay length is exactly the same as the old S-Works Epic Hardtail too and the BB is only 4mm higher to accommodate the 75mm frame travel. Best cross-country XC mountain bikes: hardtail and full-suspension Need to know Sub 10kg soft-tail XC race superbike, designed to replace hardtails not full suspension bikes Ultralight carbon frame and components Unique ‘set and forget’ RockShox-Specialized BRAIN/WCID suspension SRAM XX SL drivetrain with full race head power meter cranks and no dropper spec With slender seatstays aligned to the top tube that largely swallows the unique shock, the Epic World Cup certainly looks like a hardtail. And it certainly flavours a lot of the ride feel and aesthetics it delivers too. Rather than replacing the long serving Brain equipped Epic full suspension bike, Specialized announced that the Epic WC meant the death of its top-end hardtails. Specialized teased the new Epic World Cup on the race circuit for several months, and SRAM even revealed it before the official launch, but Specialized still had a surprise up its sleeve. Specialized S-Works Epic World Cup – Review - MBR
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