{"id":15520,"date":"2019-03-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2019\/03\/22\/epic-bike-check-alan-hatherly39s-s-works-epic-r7770\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T05:26:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T05:26:33","slug":"epic-bike-check-alan-hatherly39s-s-works-epic-r7770","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/epic-bike-check-alan-hatherly39s-s-works-epic-r7770\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Bike Check: Alan Hatherly&#8217;s S-Works Epic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a last minute team change, Alan Hatherly paired up with his training buddy Matt Beers to form SpecializedFoundationNAD. The under 23 XCO World Champion, now riding for the Specialized trade team, is competing in his first Cape Epic aboard his S-Works Epic. Take a closer look at Hatherly&#8217;s bike below.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-44462900-1553243193.jpg\" data-fileid=\"1455222\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"1455222\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-44462900-1553243193.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-44462900-1553243193.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Alan Hatherly&#8217;s Specialized S-Works Epic<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"specsList\">\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Frame<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">S-Works Epic<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Fork<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">RockShox SID WC with Brain<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Shock<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">RockShox\/Specialized Micro Brain<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Wheelset<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Roval Control SL<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Tyres<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Specialized Fast Trak GRID 2.1<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Handlebar<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Specialized S-Works Carbon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Stem<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Specialized S-Works 120mm 17 degree<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Grip<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">SupaCaz<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Headset Cap<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Carbon Ti <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Seatpost<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Specialized S-Works Carbon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Saddle<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">S-Works Romin EVO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Brakes<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Magura MT8 Raceline<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Brake rotors<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">160mm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Shifter<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">SRAM XX1 Eagle<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Rear derailleur<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">SRAM XX1 Eagle<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Cassette<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">SRAM XX1 Eagle<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Crank arms<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">ROTOR 2INpower<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Chainring<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">ROTOR 36T<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Chain<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">SRAM XX1 Eagle<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Pedals<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Shimano XTR<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">Bottle cages<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Specialized S-Works Carbon Zee Cage II<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-32542800-1553243211.jpg\" data-fileid=\"1455230\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"1455230\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-32542800-1553243211.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-32542800-1553243211.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Specialized Epic\u2019s hallmark feature is the Brain suspension in both the fork and shock. As might be expected from one of the world\u2019s best racers, Hatherly sets his Brain to maximum firmness for racing. Hatherly&#8217;s bike is equiped with a RockShox SID World Cup with the shock being a collaboration between RockShox and Specialized.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row grid grid-cols-12 gap-4\">\n<div class=\"col-span-6\">\n<a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-11096000-1553243201.jpg\" data-fileid=\"1455225\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"1455225\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-11096000-1553243201.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-11096000-1553243201.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-span-6\">\n<a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-25976000-1553243225.jpg\" data-fileid=\"1455235\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"1455235\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-25976000-1553243225.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-25976000-1553243225.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The German company Magura are the brake supplier to team Specialized Racing with the luminous yellow Magura MT8 Raceline caliper immediately catching the eye on Hatherly&#8217;s otherwise black and red bike. The MT8 Raceline brake lever has a sporty carbon construction.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-71037700-1553243207.jpg\" data-fileid=\"1455229\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"1455229\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-71037700-1553243207.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-71037700-1553243207.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hatherly&#8217;s Epic is dressed with a SRAM XX1 Eagle 12-speed drivetrain with the exception of a ROTOR 2INpower crankset, which measures power output on the crank axle, and a 36T ROTOR direct mount chainring. Hatherly secures his feet with Shimano XTR pedals.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-78739800-1553243221.jpg\" data-fileid=\"1455234\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"1455234\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-78739800-1553243221.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-78739800-1553243221.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Specialized owned wheel brand Roval supply Specailzed Racing with their wheels. Hatherly is kitted with the Control SL carbon wheelset with the rear hub utilising DT Swiss&#8217;s fast engaging 54T ratchet system. Alan is racing the Cape Epic on Specialized Fast Trak tyres with a 2.1 inch width and the tougher GRID casing option.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row grid grid-cols-12 gap-4\">\n<div class=\"col-span-6\">\n<a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-76453300-1553243202.jpg\" data-fileid=\"1455226\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"1455226\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-76453300-1553243202.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-76453300-1553243202.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-span-6\">\n<a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-45284900-1553243205.jpg\" data-fileid=\"1455228\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"1455228\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-45284900-1553243205.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-45284900-1553243205.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-65658100-1553245148.jpg\" data-fileid=\"1455269\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"1455269\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-65658100-1553245148.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-65658100-1553245148.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cockpit is an all Specialized affair with a S-Works seatpost, handlerbar, stem, and saddle. Specialized has a large selection of saddles to choose from and Hatherly has elected to sit upon the S-Works Romin EVO road saddle for the Cape Epic.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-00336400-1553244589.jpg\" data-fileid=\"1455263\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"1455263\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-00336400-1553244589.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-00336400-1553244589.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Epic frame caters for two bottle cages and Specialized&#8217;s SWAT box which can squeeze a (small) tube, tyre levers, multitool, and CO2 canister with adaptor.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-68148200-1553243197.jpg\" data-fileid=\"1455223\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"1455223\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-68148200-1553243197.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-68148200-1553243197.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a last minute team change, Alan Hatherly paired up with his training buddy Matt Beers to form SpecializedFoundationNAD. The under 23 XCO World Champion, now riding for the Specialized trade team, is competing in his first Cape Epic aboard his S-Works Epic. Take a closer look at Hatherly&#8217;s bike below. Alan Hatherly&#8217;s Specialized S-Works [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":27794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[134,24,434,95,247],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-15520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-alan-hatherly","tag-cape-epic","tag-epic-bike-check","tag-specialized","tag-specialized-epic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15520"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=15520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}