Awesome looking bike 🔥🔥🔥

I've been on hard tails for ten years and was curious to test ride one, which I did. It's so much more than a hard tail. In half gulp mode and beyond, it's very fast and capable. I didn't even bother trying the hard tail mode. Very impressed.

amazing video. nice to finally have real frame weight for the trek supercaliber and the epic wc.

Nice build. I'm currently researching a WC project myself so I've noticed a few things, mostly regarding the brake hose routing. First of all, you ran the rear hose through the hole on the left side of the headset which seems natural to me as well. However Specialized has specific installation instructions that call for the hoses (or shift/dropper cables, ugh) to use the holes on the same side as the corresponding levers. Not sure if this is a design requirement that somehow prevents damage but it may be worth further investigation. Second, regarding the front brake, I also agree that it would be way more aesthetically pleasing to route the hose through the headtube, and there would be a way to physically do that. The only problem is the brake hose has no way to flex when the fork compresses. Obviously this is not a problem with road bikes so unless we want to go full rigid up front we're stuck with it "flapping in the wind" (at least you won't get arrested for it, lol). Anyways, good luck with your test ride. Looking forward to hearing about the results.

I agree with you, how the bike places in the MTB segment is a bit weird, but I do think its probably the coolest looking bike specialized has right now, especially slammed, and for that reason alone I have been wanting one since launch. Both the mechanic and the owner of my local bike shop has an epic and a pro as their private bikes, and after test-riding one of them, it felt better than what I first thought. I dont think I need a 120mm bike, so it would fit me well. Or at least im trying to talk myself into that it will be a good bike for me How tall are you since you can ride the medium? I have been 100% set on the large, but need to try a medium also. (Also super cool that Jimmy was in haste the day, I still listen to their early stuff every now and then)

Hoses through the head tube looks sweet.

Is there an aluminum insert in the frame at the headset bearing or just pure carbon where the two bearings seat?

Which specific K-Edge mount do you have on those bars?

Nice build 😎😎 We need a video on your damper/fork adjustment, look forward to that😶‍🌫

What a bike 🤩🤩🤩👏👏👏

You don’t want to give it to me,😂 it’s a dream to have a BIKE like that.

Love the build but I would love if you made a full video coparison

hello Can you tell me the specific model of the GPS mount? I saw it was from K-edge, but what specific model was it? thanks

That Haste The Day anecdote was the absolute last thing I was expecting watching a bike build video.

For reference on the fit. 5'11"--what is your inseam? M seems small

12 years ago i made a steer tube cable routing , on a Marzocchi Shiver SC fork , since then i had no issues and for me looks clean , i would try to explain how i did it , first forget star nut , you need a long screw and a nut witch fits in the bottom of the steer tube , its was an existing product called head lock , so the cable enters on a 8-10 mm high spacer witch its mounted on the top of the stem , i made a cut out in the steer tube and also a cut out in the half spacer , so when its put together they form a hole for the hydraulic hose , i made a little bit larger hole because i reinforced the hose in that entering point with electric tape , so the hose enters to the steer tube and makes the turn down , there its enough space , only the long screw its in the way , but its no problem , so the hose exit thru the head lock nut with have also a cut out , not a hole , from here the hose must be zip tied to the fork crown with at least two places , and here come a problem for cable management , that shiver was a upside down fork and there it was ok to set the flexing part of the hose , but on the upper stanchion forks i don't know how would look like ... anyway it should be tryed , let's develop a product :)

I just visited yout website and it's a decent one. Wish you good luck with it! What is the weight of the bike in the end in kilos ?

Maybe you should have run the front brake up thru the bottom of the steerer and out the Shimano hole? Would that have worked?

Can you run a wired dropper thru the headset?

its fuckin awesome

I think it would be cool if you built up a chisel!

Hi !! Nice vid!! I built a Procaliber SL almost like yours. I loved your videos and I decided to build a trek procaliber sl in size ML like you. After watching this video I have decided to build the expert world cup, I have a doubt about the size M or L I am 1.78 tall and many people tell me to choose the L but you have made me doubt.. what is you opnion?

Great vid... how tall are you?

you are wrong the transmission cassete is 2mm moved outward. So if you using t-type crank witch t-type cassete you need 3mm offset to have corect Cl. You can use t-type crank wide witch normal eagle casette but in this case you need 6mm offset chain ring :)

How is my sworks evo lighter than that with pedals, cages and 2.4 Aspen's? 22lbs, maybe my scale is screwed up or maybe because I'm at high altitude with less atmospheric pressure.

Where do you finding this bikes 😱 It costs a fortune

Very wow bike❤❤❤ please give away

Almost 23 lbs for a hardtail? 😉 Clearly not a hardtail. 😊

Please don't call this a hardtail

Too expensive

Weight?