Epic Hardtail Comp

The days when a date with a hardtail race bike meant paying for it for days are gone. Now, the combination of comfort and capability of the Epic Hardtail Comp in a package lighter than life means counting the hours until you see it again.

Working to achieve the lightest bike possible has long been the race within the race, but at what cost? The battle of the grams has certainly not been without casualties, with XC race hardtails coming to represent a harsh and nervous ride at the expense of capability and versatility.

But who said that the fatigue of fighting against your bike makes you faster? Instead, recognizing that the fastest bike is more than just the lightest bike, we said goodbye to the death tail, to the tail that measures the wrinkles on your butt by yards, and welcomed the avant-garde tail. The ridiculously capable, bewilderingly comfortable, light, and fast Epic Hardtail.

Of course, we’ve optimized every inch of the Epic Hardtail frame to achieve the lightest production frame in the world, but we’ve also prioritized our commitment to creating an Epic Hardtail that is as capable as it is comfortable, with aggressive singletrack-inspired geometry, increased tire clearance, and a frame obsessively designed to enhance vertical compliance, all while creating a bike that lives and breathes the fundamentals of speed.

• Ridiculously capable, incredibly light, and refreshingly comfortable, the FACT 11m carbon frame of the Epic Hardtail, compatible with dropper posts, rewrites the hardtail bike manual with revolutionary success.

• The SID SL delivers the travel with a firm hand, courtesy of the RockShox Rush RL shock, while the Debon Air adjustment makes fine-tuning the suspension performance a breeze.