S-Works Epic 8 EVO AXS

Product Overview
The world’s fastest downcountry bike. The Epic 8 EVO is the downcountry-ready version of the Epic 8, combining unmatched capability, efficiency, and lightweight performance. Its optimized suspension and Ride Dynamics-tuned setup make it incredibly efficient on climbs while absorbing impacts on technical descents. If you love high-speed singletrack riding with friends, the Epic 8 EVO is built for you.

UNMATCHED CAPABILITY: With 120mm of travel and progressive geometry, the Epic 8 handles technical terrain with ease, climbing efficiently and delivering lightning-fast acceleration. Its torsional and lateral stiffness ensures precise steering, while a 130mm travel fork keeps you confident on rough descents.

SMOOTHER RIDES: Compared to the previous model, the Epic 8 absorbs 12% more impact and vibration, reducing rider fatigue and maximizing energy for pedaling power.

RIDE DYNAMICS: Specialized’s Ride Dynamics Team has developed a custom-tuned rear shock, perfectly paired with the bike’s revised leverage ratios and kinematics, to dramatically improve the overall riding experience.

BIOMECHANICAL EFFICIENCY: By optimizing suspension kinematics, the Epic 8 reduces pedaling-induced bobbing by 20% while keeping the suspension active over rough terrain. This allows the rider to maintain the most efficient pedaling position, making it the most efficient full-suspension bike Specialized has ever created.

MORE WITH LESS: No extra weight was added to improve performance. All models now feature SWAT 4.0 storage and an integrated headset stop to protect the frame in case of crashes.

Key Features:

• Travel & Suspension: 120mm rear / 130mm front, RockShox Deluxe ULTIMATE shock and RockShox Pike ULTIMATE fork, Ride Dynamics-tuned

• Wheels: Roval Control SL VI carbon wheels with Industry Nine Solix hubs, ready for tubeless setup

• Brakes: SRAM Motive Ultimate 4-piston hydraulic disc brakes for superior stopping power

• Drivetrain: SRAM XX SL T-Type AXS for precise, high-performance XC shifting

• Dropper Seatpost: RockShox Reverb AXS, smooth and reliable

• Storage: SWAT 4.0 downtube storage compartment

• Electronic Compatibility: Designed exclusively for wireless drivetrains

Technical Specifications:

• Frame: S-Works FACT 12m Carbon, Rider-First Engineered™, SWAT downtube storage, threaded BB, 12x148mm UDH compatible, 120mm rear travel

• Shock: RockShox Deluxe ULTIMATE, Ride Dynamics-tuned, Solo Air, 190x45mm

• Fork: RockShox Pike ULTIMATE, DebonAir, 130mm travel, 44mm offset

• Brakes: SRAM Motive Ultimate, 4-piston, 180mm front / 160mm rear rotors

• Drivetrain: SRAM XX SL Eagle AXS, 32T chainring, 10-52T cassette

• Crankset: SRAM XX SL Eagle Power Meter, 170mm

• Wheels: Roval Control SL VI, 29mm internal width, tubeless ready, Industry Nine Solix hubs

• Tires: Specialized Purgatory (front) 29x2.4 / Specialized Ground Control (rear) 29x2.35

• Cockpit: Roval Control Rise Carbon Handlebar 780mm, 20mm rise, Industry Nine A35 stem 50mm

• Saddle: Specialized S-Works Power, Carbon Rails

• Seatpost: RockShox Reverb AXS, 125-175mm travel depending on size

• Weight: 11.58 kg (25 lb, 8.5 oz), measured on MD frame

The S-Works Epic 8 EVO AXS is the world’s highest-performing 120mm travel bike—absorbing 12% more impact and reducing bobbing by 20%—ready to dominate XC races or weekend trails.

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Bicycle and frame weights refer to pre-production painted products at the time of printing. The final product weight may vary.