![]() Specialized refers to this as the ‘Gulp’ setting. The spring-loaded Bleed Valve allows you to introduce air into the negative chamber. Pushing this will introduce ambient air pressure into the negative chamber, which allows you to tune the negative spring independently of the positive spring. Instead you’ll find a brass Bleed Valve on the outside of the shock body. You add pressure to the positive chamber in the normal way, but there’s no equalising process required. ![]() Unlike a traditional air shock, there is no transfer port between the positive and negative chambers. Rather than relying on hydraulics to provide a pedalling platform for the Epic World Cup, the Specialized team developed a unique air spring within the SIDLuxe WCID shock. No Brain, but a clever air spring instead The SIDLuxe WCID shock was tailor-made for the kinematics of the Specialized Epic World Cup. You won’t find a lockout though, and that’s because this shock was designed not to need one in the first place. The main air valve and tooled rebound and compression adjusters are located at the head of the shock. This provides room for a bigger air can and a high volume air spring. Featuring a 40mm stroke and a whopping 215mm eye-to-eye length, it is considerably longer than a conventional XC shock. ![]() There’s just 75mm of rear wheel travel that’s controlled by a brand new SIDLuxe WCID shock.īased on a regular SIDLuxe shock, the SIDLuxe WCID shock uses a slightly narrower body that helps to maintain a slim profile for the frame’s top tube. In its place is a new RockShox SIDLuxe WCID (World Cup Integrated Design) shock that was designed and engineered by Specialized’s in-house Ride Dynamics suspension team in collaboration with RockShox. The biggest news with the Specialized Epic World Cup is the omission of the shock’s Brain damper. As for the future of the regular Epic with its Brain damper? We’ve got our thoughts on that, which we’ll touch on in a bit. The Specialized Epic World Cup is an all-new model that’s designed to straddle the gap between a hardtail and 100mm full suspension bike.īecause of the Epic World Cup’s genre-blending performance, Specialized says it will no longer be producing high-end hardtails. Watch our Specialized Epic World Cup video review here: So what’s it actually like to ride? And how does it compare to the best XC bikes on the market? I’ve been putting the new Specialized Epic World Cup to the test on my home trails to find out! Instead it utilises an all-new shock with an innovative air spring that aims to provide a highly efficient pedalling platform while maintaining a clean, cable-free cockpit. Looks aside, the big news is that unlike the existing Epic (and every model since the Epic was launched back in 2002), this one doesn’t use a Brain damper to control its rear suspension. Wil reviews the 2023 Specialized Epic World CupĪfter months of teasing, the Specialized Epic World Cup has finally arrived! A brand new model for 2023, the Epic World Cup cuts a striking, hardtail-like figure that immediately draws parallels with the Trek Supercaliber. Proprietary shock is yet to be proven in the mass-market
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |