Specialized Epic 8 Expert 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 956 cheaper, XX1 Eagle AXS instead of GX Eagle AXS Transmission, good carbon rather than entry-level carbon wheels, 12.2 kg vs 11.1 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 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 entry series

Weight

11.1 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

RockShox SID, the maker's upper 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

• 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 brand, model, drivetrain and model year

• BIKE24cheapest in stock€5,179in stock: XSopen
• BikeExchange· this listing€6,750in stock: Mopen

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

Price so far

• BikeExchange states an RRP of €7,500 (10% off). That is the shop's claim; we rank on today's price, never on the discount.

How sure we are