Specialized Epic Hardtail Comp Carbon 29er Mountain Bike 2026

About this bike

Gone are the days when a date with a hardtail race bike meant paying for it for days to come. Now the Epic Hardtail Comp’s reality-altering combination of comfort and capability in a lighter-than-life package means counting down the hours until you meet again.
Working towards the lightest bike possible has long been the race within the race but at what cost? The battle of the grams certainly hasn’t been without its casualties with hardtail XC race bikes coming to stand for a harsh twitchy ride at the expense of capability and versatility.
But who said fatigue from fighting against your bike makes you any faster? Instead recognizing that the fastest bike is more than simply the lightest bike we said out with the jarred-to-death tail the measure-your-posterior’s-sorrows-by-the-yard tail and in with the avant-garde tail. The ridiculously capable mystifyingly comfortable head-shakingly light and all-around fast Epic Hardtail.
Sure we optimized every inch of the Epic Hardtail frame to achieve the lightest production hardtail frame in the world anyway—but we also prioritized our commitment to creating an Epic Hardtail that’s as capable as it is comfortable with aggressive singletrack-inspired geometry increased tire clearance and a frame obsessively engineered for increased vertical compliance all while creating a bike that lives and breathes the fundamentals of fast.
On the Epic Hardtail Comp RockShox's long-beloved REBA fork is tasked with handling suspension duties while a full SRAM Transmission groupset leaves no doubts about why it sets the benchmark for accessible performance.



Ridiculously capable incredibly light and refreshingly comfortable the Epic Hardtail’s dropper-post friendly FACT 11m carbon frame rewrites the hardtail playbook with game-changing success.
The REBA doles out travel with a steady hand courtesy of RockShox's Motion Control damper.

















Frame
Specialized FACT 11m Progressive XC Geometry Rider-First Engineered™ threaded BB UDH 12x148mm rear spacing internal cable routing


SWAT
SWAT EMT Cage-Mount Tool


Seat Binder
Specialized Alloy 34.9 Steel bolt


Rear Shock
N/A


Fork
RockShox REBA Motion Control damper 15x110mm 44mm offset S-XL: 110mm Travel XS: 90mm Travel


Grips
Specialized Trail Grips


Saddle
Body Geometry Power Comp steel rails


Seat Post
Specialized Alloy Single Bolt 30.9mm


Handlebars
Specialized Alloy XC minirise double-butted alloy 8-degree backsweep 6-degree upsweep 10mm rise 31.8mm


Stem
Specialized 3D-forged alloy 4-bolt 7-degree rise


Front Brake
SRAM DB6 4-piston caliper hydraulic disc 180mm rotor


Rear Brake
SRAM DB6 4-piston caliper hydraulic disc 160mm rotor


Rear Derailleur
SRAM Eagle 70 T-Type


Shift Levers
SRAM Eagle 70


Cassette
SRAM 1270 Transmission Cassette 12 Spd10-52t


Chain
SRAM 70 Transmission Chain


Crankset
SRAM Eagle 70 DUB 165/170/175mm 32T


Chainrings
Steel 30T


Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB Threaded Wide


Rims
Specialized Alloy 29 27mm internal width tubeless


Front Hub
Specialized alloy front hub disc sealed cartridge bearings 6-bolt 15x110mm thru-axle 32h


Rear Hub
Alloy sealed cartridge bearings 12x148mm thru-axle 32h


Front Tire
Specialized Fast Trak Flex Lite Casing T5/T7 Compound 29x2.35


Rear Tire
Specialized Air Trak Flex Lite Casing T5/T7 Compound 29x2.35


Inner Tubes
Specialized Turbo Tube


Weight
Size Medium: 11.13 kg (24 lb 8.6 oz) * Weights based on production painted frames as pictured. Actual weights will vary based on colourway frame size and component variation. Specifications are subject to change without notice.



Please note that this bike does not come with pedals.

Description supplied by Cyclestore.