Specialized's Epic is dated 1988 by Wikipedia and 1989 by BikeRadar, which calls it the world's first production carbon-fibre mountain bike. Both dates are shown until a catalogue settles it.
Sources disagree: Specialized Epic launch year1988 (Wikipedia) or 1989 (BikeRadar). We show both until a catalogue settles it.
Known components
Listed exactly as our confirmed sources give them, with the year and source for each. A part listed for one year or version may not apply to every bike, so check against yours.
Frame and fork
- carbon-fibre1989 — BikeRadar
What the sources say
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Sources
Last updated 19 October 2026. Every fact on this page comes from one of these.