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Specialized Epic 8 Expert

Travel
120 / 120 mm Fork / rear shock
Wheels
29″
Drivetrain
1 × 12 34t / 10–52t
Gear range
520%
Frame
Carbon
Brakes
Hydraulic disc

Not published by the manufacturer

  • Sizes and geometry

Components

18 of 20 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    FACT 11m Carbon, Progressive XC Geometry, Rider-First Engineered™, SWAT downtube storage, threaded BB, 12x148mm UDH compatible rear dropout, internal cable routing, 120mm of travel Not identified

Suspension

2 parts
  • Fork
  • Rear shock

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Carbon

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Full suspension
Front travel
  • 120 mm
Rear travel
  • 120 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 1
Smallest chainring
  • 34
Largest chainring
  • 34
Rear sprockets
  • 12
Smallest sprocket
  • 10
Largest sprocket
  • 52
Lowest gear
  • 19.0 in
Highest gear
  • 98.6 in

Technical analysis

4 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Front travel

120 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Trail Model year: 2025
Sample
1,810 bicycles with this information
Coverage
97.5% of the class

Lowest gear

19.0 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Trail Model year: 2025
Sample
1,384 bicycles with this information
Coverage
74.6% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
7.3 km/h
Highest gear
37.8 km/h

Total gear range 520%

Pedaling rhythm
80rpm
40
60
80
100
120

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2025 builds

Differences across 2025 builds
Specification This bicycle Specialized Epic 8 Expert Specialized Epic 8 Comp Specialized Epic 8 Comp - SRAM S-1000 AXS, RockShox Select Specialized Epic 8 Pro Specialized Epic 8 Pro - RockShox Ultimate SRAM X0 AXS Specialized Epic World Cup Expert
Frame
Bicycle weight Not informed 11.89 kg 11.89 kg 10.87 kg 10.87 kg 10.4 kg
Suspension
Front travel 120 mm 120 mm 120 mm 120 mm 120 mm 110 mm
Rear travel 120 mm 120 mm 120 mm 120 mm 120 mm 75 mm
Cockpit
Seatpost Dropper seatpost Dropper seatpost Dropper seatpost Dropper seatpost Dropper seatpost Rigid seatpost
Other specifications
Wheel material Carbon Aluminum Aluminum Carbon Carbon Carbon
Power meter Not informed Not informed Not informed SRAM X0 Eagle, Quarq Spindle power meter, DUB, 170/175mm, 34t SRAM X0 Eagle, Quarq Spindle power meter, DUB, 170/175mm, 34t Not informed

Other models in this family

14 models

Published versions from the same family and model year.

Specialized Epic 8 Expert, by Specialized

This bicycle

Trail

Epic 8 Expert

  • Suspension: 120 mm
Specialized Epic 8 Comp, by Specialized

Trail

Epic 8 Comp

Mountain / Trail

  • Weight: 11.9 kg
  • Suspension: 120 mm
  • Wheel size: 29″
Specialized Epic 8 Pro, by Specialized

Trail

Epic 8 Pro

Mountain / Trail

  • Weight: 10.9 kg
  • Suspension: 120 mm
  • Wheel size: 29″
Specialized Epic World Cup Expert, by Specialized

Cross-country

Epic World Cup Expert

Mountain / Cross-country

  • Weight: 10.4 kg
  • Suspension: 110/75 mm
  • Wheel size: 29″
Specialized Epic World Cup Pro, by Specialized

Cross-country

Epic World Cup Pro

Mountain / Cross-country

  • Weight: 10.1 kg
  • Suspension: 110/75 mm
  • Wheel size: 29″

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