{"product_id":"2019-epic-ht-men-s-works-carbon-ltd-29-frm","title":"2019 Epic Ht Men S-Works Carbon Ltd 29 Frm","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e.top{margin-bottom:30px;}.top li{margin-left:5%;margin-right:5%;margin-top:10px;line-height:120%;list-style-position:outside;}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's not much that matches the feeling of powering up a   pitch on a featherweight bike, and we designed the new S-Works   Epic Hardtail frame with this in mind. It's less than 900   grams, exceptionally stiff, and it features a Rider First   Engineered™ design. It's the perfect jumping off point to   begin creating your dream build.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e Over the last decade, cross country racing has evolved   into a completely different animal—the courses are rowdier,   more technical, and overall, they're inherently different.   Because of this, we realized that the best bike for the job   needs to not only be lightweight and stiff, but also be able   to descend and climb with equal prowess. Determining the best   geometry was the easier of the two, as we took our current XC   race geo and added some trail DNA to the mix. This equates to   a longer top tube, a shortened the head tube, and a slacked   out the front end, the result of which is a tremendous   increase in downhill stability, plus a wider fit range. And   just as importantly, this doesn't require any sacrifice of   climbing proficiency. The weight aspect was more complicated,   though. We were posed with the question, \"How do you take   weight out of something that's already so light?\" But the   answer was relatively obvious: you get the best mountain bike   engineers together in one room and let the magic come out.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e Up until now, there were two ways to lighten up a frame—  use less of the same grade of carbon or use less of a higher-  grade carbon. Option one is never a viable solution as it   sacrifices stiffness and strength, two attributes that   shouldn't be tampered with. And while we did end up using   option two, we weren't content with the amount of weight we   could cut out by just using a different grade of carbon. So   how else do you cut weight? Well, we began looking at our   layup schedules to see if they could be improved, which shed   light on a new discovery—layup inefficiencies.\u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp\u003e Beginning with our Rider-First Engineered™ frame   technology, each size Epic Hardtail is specifically tailored   to size—every carbon layup and tube are exclusively selected   based upon hundreds of hours of collected ride data. What does   this mean for you? It not only creates the optimal balance of   rigidity, weight, and responsiveness across every frame size,   but it led us to the discovery of how to save weight through   the studying of the layup.\u003c\/p\u003e     \u003cp\u003eThrough extensive layup studies, we made the discovery   that, by further controlling the construction and layup   schedules, we could drastically decrease weight, all while   maintaining the ride characteristics that you'd expect from a   top-level XC race bike. With this discovery, each frame now   features complex cut carbon plys that allow difficult   junctions to be covered with less overlap. And while this does   complicate the carbon frame puzzle by adding more pieces to   the mix, it allows us to design and place them more   intelligently. The result of this is a lighter frame, stronger   junctions, and a drastic increase in stiffness. We then took   the weight savings one step further by using Japanese military   ballistic-grade carbon, which we now call 12m, to create the   lightest mountain bike we've ever made. How much lighter of a   frame, you ask? Less than 900 grams for a size Large frame—the   same weight as a full 24oz Purist water bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eTo provide the optimal blend of stiffness, crazy light weight, and strength, we constructed the frame from our S-Works FACT 12m carbon fiber. 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