Specialized Epic Expert Diamant satin carbon / smoke gravity fade / 2023

Where it stands

Priced close to what German shops charge for this level of equipment, so it does not clear the margin we require before naming a pick.

Our pick · €5,000 and above

• Cube Stereo ONE44 C:68X SLT 2023 at BikeExchange€5,794.39EUR 706 cheaper, XX1 Eagle AXS instead of GX Eagle AXS, good carbon rather than entry-level carbon wheels, 12.2 kg vs 18.5 kg.

What you get

Frame

Carbon

Drivetrain

SRAM GX Eagle AXS, 12-speed, electronic

Wheels

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

Brakes

Hydraulic disc, 2-piston, the maker's entry series

Weight

18.5 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

RockShox SID SL, 100 mm travel

Rear shock

RockShox

Dropper post

Yes

Wheel size

29"

Tyres

VR: Specialized Fast Trak, Control Casing, T7 Compound, 29x2.35, HR: Specialized Renegade, Control Casing, T5 Compound, 29x2.35

The compromises

• 18.5 kg, on the heavy side for a mountain bike; the ranking's reference weight is 14.7 kg.
• No power meter, which many bikes at this price include.
• 2023 model year.

Your size

What bikes.de 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

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

Price so far

How sure we are