2023 has seen two of the biggest brands in cross-country, Specialized and Trek, release or update their short-travel XC rippers.

Tom Marvin and Rob Weaver have been pitting the Specialized Epic World Cup and the Trek Supercaliber head-to-head to see which is best.

Which of these sub-100mm travel cross-country race bikes is worth your money? We find out in this video.

Are there two bikes you want to see put head-to-head? Let us know in the comments.

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Chapters
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01:01 Frame Details & Weight
03:17 Suspension
04:50 Kit List
06:04 Sprinting Performance
07:07 Climbing Performance
08:56 Descending Performance
11:10 Which Is Best?

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6 Comments

  1. Hopefully those proprietary shocks will be serviceable and / or replaceable with an alternative in the near future. Otherwise in 5 years or so if either brand decides they will no longer service them the frames will end up as scrap.

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