Sam Gaze's Custom Specialized S-Works Epic

New Zealander Sam Gaze races for Specialized and is the current under 23 cross-country world champion.

With a full carbon frame, Specialized's Brain technology in the front and rear suspension and a SRAM Eagle drivetrain, Sam Gaze's Specialized is built to go fast. How fast? Well, he's under 23 world champion, making him one of the hottest prospects in cross country mountain biking. Also; we don't think that anyone on the world circuit would beat him in a sprint – just saying.

Frame: Specialized S-Works Epic with custom paint
Forks: Rockshox with Specialized's Brain system built in
Shock: Fox, with Specialized's Brain system built in
Wheels: Roval Control SL
Tyres: Specialized Renegade Gripper R
Bars: Specialized S-Works, 700mm
Grips: Foam, in world championships colours
Seatpost: Carbon fiber
Stem: S-Works 130mm
Brakes: SRAM Ultimate Level
Shifters: SRAM XX1
Chain: SRAM Eagle
Front mech: nope!
Chainset: SRAM XX1 with Quarq powermeter, 175mm cranks
Chainring: Single, 36 tooth
Rear mech: SRAM
Cassette: SRAM Eagle 9-50
Pedals: Look with custom world championship stripes

Extra things: titanium seatclamp, Gaze takes the powermeter off for big races ("you don't need the data, you need the results")

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Music:
Ulas Koca - Mojo Man

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[BOys]

Awesome bike, love it, some day in future i will buy one like this one :D thanks GMBN

[HaydenSisson-yusp]

Sam gaze is my favourite rider he comes from nz like me

[johndef]

Just built one from a nos frame with 12 speed xt. Still a ripper.

[joeplatts]

brilliant vid keep up doing what your doing

[satiic]

i am really interested in how much these bikes weigh .. but u didnt do it recently unfortunately

[tatterz__]

when he asked about the fork i did not understand anything of what he said

[davepgt]

I didn't think those cranks worked with the new eagle

[noahgray]

can you do a video on dws rules and how the whole thing works? qualifications etc

[rubenTR]

When I see an inverted stem I'm like a vampire confronted by Garlic! Just kidding, sort of.

[jonaswith]

are u sure that Cassette: SRAM Eagle 9-50 is 9 to 50 and not 10-50

[nickfrazier]

Whats the difference between a trail bike and an enduro bike?

[icer]

Interesting is that he don't have Eagel chainring there on powermeater

[kentayamanishi]

Specialized people are really...quiet all the time. While i like to fuck around on the park. So i like trek. Their kinda loosened up a bit so they don't give me that death stare when i fuck up like specialized people does. No offense to the specialized people.

[elenakat]

As well as well as well as well as well

[Stefmovie]

I bought a second hand bike, it's called the Carrea Vulcan. The bike doesn't have any suspension so I only use it on the road and dirt tracks, not ramps. I don't have a weighing machine so does anyone know how much my bike weighs? I'm assuming 13 kg

[passion]

9 cogs on the cassette...?! I think he want to say 9 tooth ;)

[mikeynewman]

I recently bought a fat bike but it is single speed do you know if i can maybe get a new cassette and stuff if so can you do a video on it

[Tarillon]

I thought the eagle cassette was 10-50 tooth. Is it me or is SRAM making a 9 tooth for the worldcup contestants.

[secondbasehero]

hey gmbn my dh bikes fork seal is leaking, not extreme but it makes little oil rings every time it compresses. how can I fix this? thanks

[Toastybear]

i don't get this brain thing- theres a lot of "obviouslyly" and "and then" going on in the explanations, and it seems what people are actually saying is- "you hit rough terrain, and then magic happens"