{"id":67814,"date":"2024-04-02T13:32:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T11:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/?p=67814"},"modified":"2024-04-24T10:42:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T08:42:03","slug":"bike-check-matt-beers-cape-epic-winning-s-works-epic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/bike-check-matt-beers-cape-epic-winning-s-works-epic\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike Check: Matt Beer’s Cape Epic Winning S-Works Epic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Just over week ago Matt Beer’s stood on top of the Absa Cape Epic podium<\/a> alongside partner Howard Grotts, claiming his third overall title. Here we take a closer look at his race-winning S-Works Epic 8<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Cape Epic winning machine, the all-new S-Works Epic 8<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Flight Attendant Override function was set to the Lock position<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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As a finishing touch, all bolts were replaced with Titanium Better Bolts in Rainbow Oil Slick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The right shifter features a new SRAM rocker shifter paddle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bike Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Frame<\/strong> Specialized S-Works Epic 8 – FACT 12m Carbon SWAT internal downtube storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Fork<\/strong> RockShox SID ULTIMATE Flight Attendant, Ride Dynamics developed 3 position, Debon Air, 15x110mm, 44mm offset, 120mm Travel<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Rear Shock<\/strong> RockShox SIDLuxe ULTIMATE Flight Attendant, Ride Dynamics developed 3 position, Solo Air, 190x45mm<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Rims<\/strong> Roval Control SL, Carbon offset design, 29mm internal width, 4mm hook width, Tubeless ready, 24h<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Hubs<\/strong> Roval Control SL, DT Swiss<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Spokes<\/strong> DT Swiss Aerolite T-head<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Front Tyre<\/strong> Specialized Fast Trak, Control Casing, T7 Compound, 29×2.35 (GRID casing for two stages, Stages 3 & 7)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Rear Tyre<\/strong> Specialized Renegade, Control Casing, T5 Compound, 29×2.35<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Handleba<\/strong>r S-Works Carbon XC Mini Rise, 6-degree upsweep, 8-degree backsweep, 10mm rise, 760mm, 31.8mm<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Grips<\/strong> ODI – F-1 Series Float Grips are made from an exclusive A.I.R.E. compound.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Stem<\/strong> S-Works SL, alloy, titanium bolts, 6-degree rise<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Seatpost<\/strong> RockShox Reverb AXS, 30.9mm, XL: 170mm<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Saddle<\/strong> S-Works Romin EVO w\/ Mirror, 198g<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Brakes<\/strong> SRAM Level Ultimate Stealth, 4-piston caliper, hydraulic disc, 160mm rotor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Brake Rotors<\/strong> 160mm Front & Rear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Shifters<\/strong> SRAM AXS POD Ultimate Controllers (Right shifter features a new Sram rocker shifter paddle.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Rear Derailleur<\/strong> SRAM XX Eagle<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Cassette<\/strong> SRAM XX Eagle SL 10-52T<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Crank Arms<\/strong> SRAM XX SL Eagle Power Meter Crankset, 175mm<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Chain Ring<\/strong> 36T Queen Stage \u2013 38T for the rest of the race. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Chain<\/strong> SRAM XX SL Eagle<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bottom Bracket<\/strong> SRAM DUB Ceramic, BSA 73mm, Threaded<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Pedals<\/strong> Shimano XTR<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Power Meter <\/strong>Quarq<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bike Computer <\/strong>Garmin Edge 840<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bottle Cages<\/strong> Specialized S-works<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Matt opted for a Fast Trak 2.35 in T7 compound for the front. He ran GRID casing for stages 3 and 7, and Control casing for the rest of the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    A Renegade Control Casing, T5 Compound 2.35 did the job of rolling fast on the back. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Finally: Matt’s brake pads replaced three times, while his suspension damper seals replaced every second day \u2013 that\u2019s the factory luxury!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Just over week ago Matt Beer’s stood on top of the Absa Cape Epic podium alongside partner Howard Grotts, claiming his third overall title. Here we take a closer look at his race-winning S-Works Epic 8: Bike Specifications Finally: Matt’s brake pads replaced three times, while his suspension damper seals replaced every second day \u2013 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67828,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[24,95],"featured_location":[338],"class_list":["post-67814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-cape-epic","tag-specialized","featured_location-bottom-row"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67814","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=67814"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67864,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67814\/revisions\/67864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67814"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=67814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}