Gone are the days when a date with a hardtail race bike meant paying for it for days to come. Now the Epic Hardtail Comp’s reality-altering combination of comfort and capability in a lighter-than-life package means counting down the hours until you meet again. Working towards the lightest bike possible has long been the race within the race but at what cost? The battle of the grams certainly hasn’t been without its casualties with hardtail XC race bikes coming to stand for a harsh twitchy ride at the expense of capability and versatility. But who said fatigue from fighting against your bike makes you any faster? Instead recognizing that the fastest bike is more than simply the lightest bike we said out with the jarred-to-death tail the measure-your-posterior’s-sorrows-by-the-yard tail  and in with the avant-garde tail. The ridiculously capable mystifyingly comfortable head-shakingly light and all-around fast Epic Hardtail. Sure we optimized every inch of the Epic Hardtail frame to achieve the lightest production hardtail frame in the world anyway—but we also prioritized our commitment to creating an Epic Hardtail that’s as capable as it is comfortable with aggressive singletrack-inspired geometry increased tire clearance and a frame obsessively engineered for increased vertical compliance all while creating a bike that lives and breathes the fundamentals of fast. On the Epic Hardtail Comp RockShox's long-beloved REBA fork is tasked with handling suspension duties while a full SRAM Transmission groupset leaves no doubts about why it sets the benchmark for accessible performance. Ridiculously capable incredibly light and refreshingly comfortable the Epic Hardtail’s dropper-post friendly FACT 11m carbon frame rewrites the hardtail playbook with game-changing success. The REBA doles out travel with a steady hand courtesy of RockShox's Motion Control damper. Frame Specialized FACT 11m Progressive XC Geometry Rider-First Engineered™ threaded BB UDH 12x148mm rear spacing internal cable routing SWAT SWAT EMT Cage-Mount Tool Seat Binder Specialized Alloy 34.9 Steel Bolt Fork Rockshox SID SL Rush RL Damper Debon Air 15x110mm 44mm offset 100mm Travel Grips Specialized Trail Grips Saddle Body Geometry Power Comp steel rails Seat Post Specialized Alloy Single Bolt 30.9mm Handlebars Specialized Alloy XC minirise double-butted alloy 8-degree backsweep 6-degree upsweep 10mm rise 31.8mm Stem Specialized 3D-forged alloy 4-bolt 7-degree rise Front Brake SRAM DB6 4-piston caliper hydraulic disc 180mm rotor Rear Brake SRAM DB6 4-piston caliper hydraulic disc 160mm rotor Rear Derailleur SRAM Eagle 70 T-Type Shift Levers SRAM Eagle 70 Cassette SRAM 1270 Transmission Cassette 12 Spd 10-52t Chain SRAM 70 Transmission Chain Crankset SRAM Eagle 70 DUB 165/170/175mm 32T Chainrings 34T Bottom Bracket SRAM DUB Threaded Wide Rims Specialized Alloy 29 27mm internal width tubeless Front Hub Specialized alloy front hub disc sealed cardridge bearings 6-bolt 15x110mm thru-axle 32h Rear Hub Alloy sealed cartridge bearings 12x148mm thru-axle 32h Spokes DT Swiss Elemental Front Tire Specialized Fast Trak Flex Lite Casing T5/T7 Compound 29x2.35 Rear Tire Specialized Air Trak Flex Lite Casing T5/T7 Compound 29x2.35 Inner Tubes Specialized Turbo Tube Weight Size Large: 11.13 kg 24 lb 8.6 oz Please note that this bike does not come with pedals.