{"id":16863,"date":"2017-04-07T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2017\/04\/07\/bikes-of-the-epic-christoph-sauser39s-specialized-epic-fsr-r6389\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T06:59:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T06:59:09","slug":"bikes-of-the-epic-christoph-sauser39s-specialized-epic-fsr-r6389","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/bikes-of-the-epic-christoph-sauser39s-specialized-epic-fsr-r6389\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikes of the Epic: Christoph Sauser’s Specialized Epic FSR"},"content":{"rendered":"

Swiss marathon specialist Christoph Sauser and his partner Jaroslav Kulhavy of team Investec Songo-Specialized were many people’s favourites coming into the Absa Cape Epic this year. A few unlucky mechanicals saw them miss out on the coveted top step of the podium, but claim second overall in the most competitive field to date. We took a closer look at Christoph’s Specialized Epic FSR.<\/p>\n

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Sauser’s Cape Epic steed had a custom paint job with an oil and sparkle finish. Other details include the Songo.info colours in the Specialized branding on the down tube and the names of the children from the Songo.info programme. Blue Supacaz Siliconez grips add a splash of colour to the cockpit.<\/p>\n

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Specialized Renegade lightweight XC tyres on a Roval Control SL 29 wheelset get everything rolling. Magura MT8 Carbon brakes provide the stopping force required.<\/p>\n

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Sauser’s bike is kitted out with SRAM’s 12 speed XX1 Eagle drivetrain, equipped with a 36T Rotor Q-Rings chain ring and Rotor Rex power meter. The bottom bracket and headset come from CeramicSpeed’s catalogue.<\/p>\n

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The cockpit features an SWorks carbon seatpost, handlebar, and Power saddle. Syntace provided the stem while the pedals are Look’s S-Track Carbon Ti model.<\/p>\n

Specifications<\/h2>\n

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  • Frame<\/span>Specialized Epic FSR<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Rear Shock<\/span>Fox\/SBC Epic remote Mini Brain w\/Auto Sag<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Fork<\/span>RockShox SID Brain World Cup, 100 mm<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Headset<\/span>CeramicSpeed<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Stem<\/span>Syntace F109<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Handlebar<\/span>S-Works carbon<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Grips<\/span>Supacaz Siliconez<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Saddle<\/span>Specialized Power Saddle<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Seatpost<\/span>S-Works carbon<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Brakes<\/span>Magura MT8 Carbon <\/span><\/li>\n
  • Brake Rotors<\/span>Magura Storm SL 160 mm<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Shifter<\/span>SRAM Eagle XX1<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Rear Derailleur<\/span>SRAM Eagle XX1<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Cassette<\/span>SRAM Eagle XX1, 12-speed, 10-50t<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Chain<\/span>SRAM Eagle XX1<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Crankset<\/span>Rotor Q-Rings 36T<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Powermeter<\/span>Rotor Rex<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Bottom Bracket<\/span>CeramicSpeed<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Rims<\/span>Roval Control SL 29<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Hubs<\/span>Roval Control SL<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Tyres<\/span>Specialized Renegade 2.1<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Pedals<\/span>Look S-track Carbon Ti<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Swiss marathon specialist Christoph Sauser and his partner Jaroslav Kulhavy of team Investec Songo-Specialized were many people’s favourites coming into the Absa Cape Epic this year. A few unlucky mechanicals saw them miss out on the coveted top step of the podium, but claim second overall in the most competitive field to date. We took […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36525,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[76,1513,24,1515,1514,719,247],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-16863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-absa-cape-epic","tag-bikes-of-the-epic","tag-cape-epic","tag-christoph-sauser","tag-sepcialized","tag-songo-info","tag-specialized-epic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16863","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16863"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=16863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}