Lighter faster better handlingthe womens epic hardtail comp carbon is changing xc hardtails in a major way its one of the lightest frames weve ever made tipping the scales around 1175g and to do so we built the entire frame from our superlative carbon fibre fact 10m we borrowed the rider first engineered concept that originated with the tarmac now the frame design applies specificity to every tube size and carbon layup for every frame size this creates the optimal balance of rigi