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2018 Specialized Epic Women's Hardtail Comp Carbon vs 2017 Trek Superfly Women's

The S is the Trek Superfly Women's size closest to your XS Specialized Epic Women's Hardtail Comp Carbon. We match frame stack and reach. This is a geometry comparison, not a fit recommendation; stem, spacers, handlebars and saddle setup also affect your riding position.

What changes on the Trek Superfly Women's

Compared with the Specialized Epic Women's Hardtail Comp Carbon in XS, the Trek Superfly Women's in S places the top of the head tube 6 mm lower and 8 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket.

Frame stack
−6 mm
Lower front end
Frame reach
−8 mm
Shorter frame reach
Wheelbase
−1 mm
About the same
Head angle
−0.5°
Slacker: calmer steering
Chainstays
−5 mm
Shorter: livelier

The two frames

2018 Specialized Epic Women's Hardtail Comp Carbon (XS)The Specialized Epic Women's Hardtail Comp Carbon frame drawn to scale.J 1054

Only the Specialized Epic Women's Hardtail Comp Carbon is drawn. The Trek Superfly Women's numbers we have for size S are missing the seat angle.

Geometry side by side

MeasurementSpecialized Epic Women's Hardtail Comp Carbon XSTrek Superfly Women's SDifference
Reach380mm372−8 mm
Stack589mm583−6 mm
Head tube angle69.8°69.3°−0.5°
Seat tube angle74°not listed
Effective top tube549mm558+9 mm
Chainstay length430mm425−5 mm
Wheelbase1054mm1053−1 mm
BB drop61mm48−13 mm
BB height309mm302−7 mm
Standover731mm721−10 mm
Seat tube length370mm368−2 mm
Fork length486mmnot listed
Head tube length95mm100+5 mm

Differences are the Trek Superfly Women's minus the Specialized Epic Women's Hardtail Comp Carbon. Full charts: 2018 Specialized Epic Women's Hardtail Comp Carbon, 2017 Trek Superfly Women's.

Where each sits in its class

Specialized Epic Women's Hardtail Comp CarbonTrek Superfly Women's

AggressivePositionUpright
CalmSteeringQuick
PlayfulBalancePlanted

Each bike is ranked against the other XC bikes on Quiver, on frame geometry alone. Not your hand position or ride feel.

What each ships with

The stock build of each bike's first listed trim. Parts that match are dimmed.

PartSpecialized Epic Women's Hardtail Comp CarbonWomen's Hardtail Comp CarbonTrek Superfly Women's6 Women's
ForkRockShox Reba RL 29RockShox Reba RL
ShifterSRAM GXSRAM GX
DerailleurSRAM GXSRAM GX
CassetteSRAM XG-1150SRAM PG 1130
ChainKMC X-11SRAM 1110
CranksetRace Face AeffectSRAM GX-1000
TireSpecialized Fast TrakBontrager XR1 Expert
RimRoval Control 29Bontrager Mustang Elite
BrakeSRAM Level TLSRAM Level T
GripsSpecialized Sip Gripnot listed
SaddleSpecialized Myth SportBontrager Ajna Comp WSD
Framenot listedTrek Alpha Platinum
Bottom bracketnot listedTrek PF89.5

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