Specialized Epic 8 EVO Expert 2026

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 · €3,500 – €4,000

• Cube AMS ONE11 C:68X TM 29 2026 at Multicycle€3,639EUR 2360 cheaper, same GX Eagle AXS Transmission drivetrain, unidentified rather than entry-level carbon wheels.

What you get

Frame

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

Drivetrain

SRAM GX Eagle AXS Transmission, 12-speed, electronic

Wheels

Carbon, entry-level carbon Roval Control, Carbon offset design, 29mm internal width, 4mm hook width, Tubeless ready, 28h

Brakes

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

Weight

12.16 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

FOX 34, the maker's upper series, 130 mm travel

Rear shock

FOX Float, the maker's upper series

Dropper post

Yes

Tyres

Specialized Ground Control, GRID Casing, T7 Compound, 29x2.35

The compromises

• 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

The same bike at 2 shops, matched on the same manufacturer barcode at every shop

• BIKER-BOARDERcheapest in stock€3,999in stock: M (41 cm)open
• BikeExchange· this listing€5,999in stock: XS, S and Mopen

Our pick is the cheapest shop that actually has your size, not the lowest headline price.

Price so far

How sure we are