Bike Check: James Reid's Olympic Specialized S-Works Epic

[Nick]

We managed to squeeze in some snaps of James's Specialized S-Works Epic Torch Edition between the time team mechanic JP Jacobs completed the build and James Reid picked up the bike before leaving for Rio.

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[Patchelicious]

That blue shock.... It's, well, shocking!!

[karma]

no RS-1? Interesting...

[TheJ]

Nicest thing is the paintjob.

[Ttocs]

So the rumours are true, 2017 Specialized bikes don't come standard with RS-1 forks anymore.

 

Interesting to see that Kulhvey and Anneke are on RS-1 forks.

 

All in all a really great looking machine and sure James will do it justice.

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All the best James!!!

[Nick]

  On 8/15/2016 at 11:05 AM, karma said:

no RS-1? Interesting...

 

I believe the new SID is lighter than the RS-1 and early reports suggest that the performance is pretty good too.

[Nick]

  On 8/15/2016 at 11:09 AM, Ttocs said:

So the rumours are true, 2017 Specialized bikes don't come standard with RS-1 forks anymore.

 

Interesting to see that Kulhvey and Anneke are on RS-1 forks.

 

All in all a really great looking machine and sure James will do it justice.

 

This bike is a custom build for James. I wouldn't read too much into it for the retail models.

[G e r h a r d Odendaal]

shimano fired sworks Epics come with RS-1 Brain fork. The SRAM models with the older type Rockshox SID brain. (saw this according to their website.)

[shaper]

Where is Gen?, she loves the changing paint job of the Spez for Rio

[karma]

  On 8/15/2016 at 11:12 AM, Nick said:

I believe the new SID is lighter than the RS-1 and early reports suggest that the performance is pretty good too.

 

If this was really the case, why would they have their best candidate (JK) for a win on the heavier option? 

[Nick]

  On 8/15/2016 at 11:29 AM, karma said:

If this was really the case, why would they have their best candidate (JK) for a win on the heavier option? 

 

According to the SRAM website: SID World Cup - 1366g; RS-1 1666g.

 

I'm not sure Jaroslav will ride an RS-1 in Rio. Here's a video of him without one in training:

https://www.facebook.com/Simonandreaasen/videos/vb.1481181105491984/1783033055306786/?type=3&theater

[dev null]

No flaming paint job will make up for the fact that it is a Spez.   

Edited August 15, 2016 by Moridin

[Gen]

  On 8/15/2016 at 11:29 AM, shaper said:

Where is Gen?, she loves the changing paint job of the Spez for Rio

Here here.

 

 

The one sworks helmet also changes colour.. complete mind (you know what)[emoji6]

Edited August 15, 2016 by Gen

[Gen]

  On 8/15/2016 at 12:15 PM, Moridin said:

No flaming paint job will make up for the fact that it is a Spez.

Until Sagan gets on it.[emoji12]

[Fisan]

  On 8/15/2016 at 11:39 AM, Nick said:

 

According to the SRAM website: SID World Cup - 1366g; RS-1 1666g.

 

I'm not sure Jaroslav will ride an RS-1 in Rio. Here's a video of him without one in training:

https://www.facebook.com/Simonandreaasen/videos/vb.1481181105491984/1783033055306786/?type=3&theater

 

 

So my Reba (1662G) is "lighter" than a fancybutt RS-1 (1666g)? Apart from the appeal (it really has that drool factor..) what's the point of the RS-1 again?