For anyone else there from Australia / NZ - apparently the parts are still 2 weeks away from hitting the local distributors There was some issue with painting them the right color.
Some have been sent to some shops. I am still waiting for my specific seat stay as of today. Your LBS should have sent a post card out to you, if not, I would be on the phone with them.
Jimmylegs,
My bike arrived in UK early November and was one of the ones impounded and not let out of the shop. The fresh rear triangle was flown to UK by air and retro-fitted at the shop. I was told that it was flown from the USA to UK. I suppose it was feasible to fly a component, but complete bikes will follow on a slow boat from Taiwan.
Have managed to add lightness by removing about a dozen stupid stickers so far.
Its a shame I can't plan to fit a Hope or Chris King ceramic bottom bracket. Recently I don't tend to get long life out of BB's and my last Ultegra road one lasted only 500miles. And this Epic is likely to have a much much filthier existence than that - the only option for the Epic carbon frame is the Shimano BB-91, which appears to have XT/Ultegra-quality bearings.
Now I've just to remove the inner tubes and try the Specialized version of going tubeless
Mutly, Isle of Wight
For any Epic'ers that want to keep in touch, my email address is:-
mutly10131-ec09 at yahoo.co.uk
Mutly, my bad. I just assumed you were in US and you got a new one off the floor. I was told all the bikes were here in the stated when the recall came out and had to back to Taiwan and now they are done and back on the boat. The last update was saying first part of january.
Jimmyleggss,
Around here the winter weather has been horrific so I haven't missed any MTB riding with the delay. Just kept commuting, cross-country, on my old Fisher workhorse.
Good luck. Hope your wait is that short.
It will be worth the wait.
Mutly
2010 Specialized Epic Marathon Carbon (mainly for XC marathons)
2009 Kuota Kebel / Ultegra SL
2006 Trek 1200 / Tiagra triple / mudguards
2004 Gary Fisher Montare hybrid 29er c/w XT / Reba Team
2003 Fausto Coppi Lombardia / Tiagra on Tacx Flow Turbo-Trainer.
My Specialized Epic FSR Comp Carbon 2010 has just landed, it had been on order since 12 of Dec..... well its at wheelies.co.uk in Wales and they have now got to deliver it to me in Nottingham, i hope it can get through the snow
I guess this is why my LBS had 3 different 2010 epics on for hot prices last week, dodgy fackers!
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