You never forget your first taste of real speed you know the kind that brings an ear-to-ear grin you just cant seem to shake Not to worry from grinning to winning the Epic Comp has you covered A Smarter BRAIN Mixing hardtail efficiency and full-suspension capability to impressively quick results Epic has always been defined by uncompromised commitment to speed Well that and over 100 World Cup wins and podiums too True to form the latest Epic continues the tradition taking advantage of the most efficient BRAIN suspension weve ever created to ensure its always on a first-name-basis with fast Re-engineered hand-in-hand with the new Epic the latest BRAIN design resets the expectation for efficiency employing a new race-tuned pedaling platform to ensure every watt possible is translated into forward motion while handily soaking up momentum-killing chatter and big hits alike-all more smoothly than ever Frame-Changer Redesigned with a focus on efficient power transfer and more confident handling performance the Epics all-new FACT 11m carbon frame features a 15-percent stiffer rear triangle in order to take full advantage of the BRAINs new race-tuned pedaling platform while the revised carbon layup of the front-triangle sheds weight sending the Epics already sky-high stiffness-to-weight ratio even higher