The Specialized Epic 9 significantly lowers its entry price with the new Epic 9 Comp and Sport

Just a few months after the launch of the new Epic 9, one of the major releases of the year in the XC world, Specialized continues to expand the family with two new builds: Epic 9 Sport and Epic 9 Comp. These additions become the most affordable options in the platform, maintaining the same FACT 11m carbon frame and the geometry developed for the new generation, but with builds designed to reduce the entry price.

Specialized expands the Epic 9 range with the new Sport and Comp, the most accessible versions of its revolutionary XC platform

The Epic 9 hit the market with the goal of creating a bike capable of transforming a greater portion of the cyclist's energy into real speed. To achieve this, Specialized worked on three fundamental pillars: reducing weight, minimizing suspension friction, and improving dynamic stability on current XC circuits.

If you want to learn in depth about all the technical novelties of this bike, you can read all its details and how the development process was here.

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Among the most notable aspects of the new platform, we find:

• Lightest dual suspension frame ever made by Specialized
• Frame weight of only 1,589 grams (with shock and hardware)
• Up to 206 grams lighter compared to the previous generation
• 11% reduction in suspension system friction
• 120 mm of front and rear travel (110 mm in the Ultralight LTD edition)
• New kinematics with greater pedaling support
• Dynamic Trio suspension system with three positions
• Progressive XC Race Geometry refined through Body Geometry data
• Compatibility with wireless drivetrains and SWAT storage

New Specialized Epic 9 Comp and Epic 9 Sport: the Epic 9 range grows with two more affordable builds

Until now, the Epic 9 family consisted of 4 versions starting at 9,499€:

• S-Works Epic 9 Ultralight LTD — 13,999 €
• S-Works Epic 9 — 14,499 €
• S-Works Epic 9 Frameset — 6,999 €
• Epic 9 Pro — 9,499 €

And with the addition of the new Sport and Comp models, Specialized completes the offering for more accessible segments. There is no doubt that they will be the best-selling versions of the new platform.

Specialized Epic 9 Comp

The big news is the Epic 9 Comp, which becomes the new entry point to the Epic 9 platform with a price under 5,000 euros.

• Price: 4,999 €
• Declared weight: 11.78 kg
• FACT 11m Carbon frame
• RockShox SID Select fork
• RockShox SIDLuxe Select+ shock
• SRAM S1000 Eagle Transmission AXS drivetrain
• SRAM Motive Bronze brakes
• Specialized Alloy 29 wheels
• X-Fusion Manic dropper post 

Specialized Epic 9 Sport

The Sport becomes the most economical build in the entire Epic 9 range, maintaining the same carbon platform but with components even more focused on providing the best price-performance ratio.

• Price: 4,199 €
• Declared weight: 11.91 kg
• FACT 11m Carbon frame
• RockShox Reba fork
• RockShox SIDLuxe Select+ shock
• SRAM S1000 Eagle Transmission AXS drivetrain
• SRAM DB4 four-piston brakes
• Specialized Alloy 29 wheels
• TranzX dropper post

An Epic 9 for a much wider audience

With the addition of the new Sport and Comp, Specialized completes the Epic 9 family with an offering that now starts at 4,199 €, almost 2,800 € less than the previous entry price. In this way, the brand makes a platform that maintains the same FACT 11m frame, the Progressive XC Race Geometry, and much of the innovations that made the Epic 9 one of the most notable launches of the year much more accessible.