Trek Supercaliber
XC racers who want a little rear travel without a full-suspension trail posture.
Short-travel IsoStrut XC. It pedals like a hardtail until the rear end takes the edge off roots. Not a trail bike.
XC racers who want a little rear travel without a full-suspension trail posture.
Short-travel IsoStrut XC. It pedals like a hardtail until the rear end takes the edge off roots. Not a trail bike.
XC racers who want a little rear travel without a full-suspension trail posture.
Short-travel IsoStrut XC. It pedals like a hardtail until the rear end takes the edge off roots. Not a trail bike.
Riders on older Epics. For 2024-on, use Epic 8 / Epic World Cup pages.
Pre-Epic 8 generations, including Brain-shock years. XC race bikes of their era — steeper and shorter-travel than a modern trail 29er.
| Measurement |  |  |  SpecializedEpic 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 590 | 590 | 611+21 |
| Reachmm | 450 | 450 | 460+10 |
| Head tube angle° | 67.5 | 67.5 | 68.5+1.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 74.5 | 74.5 | 74.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 435 | 435 | 435 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1153 | 1153 | 1169+16 |
| BB dropmm | 46 | 46 | 48+2 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — |
| Part | Supercaliber ML | Supercaliber ML | Epic L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm |
| Bar | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm |
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