Specialized Epic Suspension Comparo

Epic 8 S-Works Flight Attendant vs SID 3P vs Epic 7 Brain.
My thoughts after riding all three.
Epic 8 S-Works frameset for sale! Size large. Ridden 175 miles.

[@nick_7744]

Stil i love the epic 7 ! The epic 8...the only good is the sworks.

[@carcharodoncarcharias2268]

Hello! What is the seat tube lenght from center of the bb to top of the top tube in size L? Thanks!

[@mwsssp]

Dude, thanks for sharing. I’m coming off a 2019 Anthem Advanced Pro with three position squid lock remote, a 120mm 34 stepcast with a slacker headset upgrade. I just bought the frame/fork setup like you did. Is flight attendant really worth it? Seems like three position is nice, but cost wise to upgrade seems crazy. How much did you spend buying the flight attendant?

[@Highway_95]

If you want to save money the fork can be upgraded for $650. Shock is $850. So you can move to FA for $1500. Sell your existing shock for around $250 and your upgrade cost is $1250ish.

[@mwsssp]

@@Highway_95 did you come off a Giant like mine or the newer one?

[@Highway_95]

​@@mwssspI had a 2016 Anthem Advanced 0 with Rockshox RS-1 fork with a 120mm kit. Two position front and rear. Rode it until 2021. Bought the Epic 7 Pro Feb of 2021.

[@mwsssp]

@@Highway_95 that 2018 Anthem was a game changer over the older one imo. Either way excited for this build. Seems like I’ll be happy with the lockout or flight attendant. You still loving the flight attendant? Heard others saying it sometimes has issues?

[@Highway_95]

I haven't had any issues yet. I think that it's really good. Necessary, maybe not, but really good.

[@svtrader]

It seems like Flight Attendant has no advantage over Fox Neo.

[@funLad80]

Fox Neo is for trail/DH, FA is used for XC but also in trail/DH

[@svtrader]

@@funLad80 False. Neo is advertised for trail, but perfectly doable for XC.

[@funLad80]

@@svtrader False. Neo is advertised on Fox website as an all-mountain shock. All-mountain. Shock. All-mountain. Shock… Flight Attendant is a full system including fork, shock and power meter/cadence sensor. Fox is working on XC system, that includes fork lockout.

[@svtrader]

@@funLad80 The rep said it's doable for XC.

[@ttvbtwttvbtw5627]

fox neo is working only on the shock...