Specialized Epic 8 Comp 2025

Where it stands

Priced below the market rate for its equipment, but another bike in its price range is priced further below it in the sizes where both are in stock. That is the only reason it is not the pick.

Our pick · €5,000 and above

• Cube Stereo ONE44 C:68X SLT 2023 at BikeExchange€5,794.39EUR 594 more expensive, XX1 Eagle AXS instead of GX Eagle, good carbon rather than unidentified wheels, 12.2 kg vs 11.7 kg.

What you get

Frame

Carbon FACT 11m Carbon, Progressive XC Race Geometry, Rider-First Engineered™, SWAT downtube storage, threaded BB, 12x148mm UDH compatible rear dropout, internal cable

Drivetrain

SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed

Wheels

Aluminium Specialized Alloy 29, 28mm internal width, tubeless

Brakes

Hydraulic disc, 4-piston, the maker's entry series

Weight

11.7 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

RockShox SID, the maker's mid series, 120 mm travel

Rear shock

RockShox SIDLuxe, the maker's upper series

Dropper post

Yes

Tyres

Specialized Renegade, Control Casing, T5 Compound, 29x2.35

The compromises

• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• No power meter, which many bikes at this price include.

Your size

What BikeExchange lists, and what it has today

This brand publishes no centimetre equivalence we can verify, so the bike appears only when you pick a letter size.

Where to buy

BikeExchange is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.

Price so far

How sure we are