Basically it embodies everything thats good about mountain bikes & thats what evo is all about. But an epic Comp evo made out of aluminium? We say "yeah its a perfect fit." & thats because this bike brings all the uphill racing singletrack-ripping fun you want & puts it in a durable on-budget package. So get excited because this is the most "epic" epic yet. Take a look around our office & youre going to see plenty epicsmost of them wearing dropper posts wider tyres & bars & slightly longer forks. Thats because the epics that were frankensteining are not only fast off the start line theyre even better suited to masochistically long rides multi-day stage races & fast backcountry missions. At some point we looked around & said to ourselves we should offer this bike right out of the box right? so we did. So lets dig into the details. First off the evo ups the fork travel from 100mm to 120mm. This gives you some relief up front while also slacking-out the front-end by one-degree to 68.5. Next up we added a zero-offset dropper post to give you more control on descents but this design keeps your saddle over the bb on steep climbs. We also put some meat on the tyres with a grippy 2.3" ground control at the front & a stiffer fast trak at the rear with grid protection at the sidewalls. The epic evo also features our brain 2.0. The og brain changed the way the bike world looked at suspension & oh was it good. It won races & put a flag in the ground for us as a true leader in innovation & suspension development but we knew that we could make it better. Simple physics told us that by moving the brain closer to the rear axle it would be in the most sensitive spot. & after some lengthy r&d its totally new. Now it reacts seamlessly to bump forces it has much more consistent damping performance & finally it integrates the hoses into the suspension links. This means that the oil paths are enhanced & that creates an incredibly sleek package that outperforms anything on the market. At the heart of the construction youll find our m 5 alloy with our daluisio smartweld technology that strategically places more welding material where its needed resulting in an aluminium frame thats more compliant & considerably stiffer at nearly every tube juncture. Its awesome. For the build we specd a 12-speed SRAM nx eagle groupset SRAM level tl brakes & a Roval control alloy wheelset. A Rockshox reba rl fork, with 120mm of travel, soaks up rocks, roots, & bumps, & it also features both compression & rebound adjustments. The 12-speed SRAM nx eagle groupset brings the performance of eagle at a value anyone can appreciate. An x-fusion manic seatpost brings you some much-needed drop for tackling steep descents, but it also features a zero-offset design that keeps your weight over the bottom bracket for the climbs.