Specialized EPIC MARATHON CARBON 2008 VS Dean Z-LINK - XTR 2000 specs comparison

Specialized Epic Marathon Carbon

General Infos

Model	Epic Marathon Carbon
Manufacturer	Specialized
Year of production	2008
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	-Carbon and Orange
Sizes	- Small - Medium - Large - Extra large
Sizes	- Small - Medium - Large - Extra large

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 2.00 (inches) Specialized Fast Track Control LK
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	160 (millimeters) Rear Brakes 185 (millimeters) Front and Magura Marta Magura Marta Levers Magura Marta
Hubs for disc brakes	Rear: DT Swiss Front: Specialized Hi Lo Disc
Rims manufacturer	28-hole and 32-hole DT Swiss XR 4.2D
Spoke nipples type	Alloy Niples
Spoke wheel	2.0/1.7/1.8 Butted DT Swiss Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	M5 Aluminum Rear Triangle FACT 9m Carbon Triangle
Frame type	TIG-welded and bonded
Handlebar construction	31.8 6 Up 640 (millimeters) Wide 8 Back Specialized OS XC Low Rise Carbon Bar
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	3D Forged With CNC Finish 31.8 (millimeters) Clamp Specialized
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Threadless Campy Spec Integrated Sealed Cartridge Bearing

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) SRAM PC-971 With Power Link
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	Shimano XT
Crankset parts and sizes	22/32/44 Teeth Shimano M-770 XT
Gear shift levers	SRAM X-0 Trigger
Rear gear set	11 - 34 Teeth 9-speed

Specialized Epic Marathon Carbon Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Dual-pull and clamp-on 34.9 (millimeters) Shimano XT
Derailleur (Rear)	SRAM X-0
Fork material	Single Crown Aluminum
Fork type	100 (millimeters) Travel Fox F100 RLC

Other Specs of Specialized Epic Marathon Carbon

Component group sets	Mountain Mix
Pedals details	Crank Brothers Smarty
Rear shock absorber	100 (millimeters) Travel Specialized AFR Flow Control
Saddle seat	Ti Rails Specialized Phenom
Seat post extension	30.9 (millimeters) Diameter Thomson Setback

Dean Z-Link - XTR

General Infos

Model	Z-Link - XTR
Manufacturer	Dean
Year of production	2000
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	-Custom
Sizes	- Large - medium - small

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 1.95 (inches) IRC Mythos XC Kevlar
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Shimano XTR Levers Shimano XTR V-Brake Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Ringle Son Of Bubba
Rims manufacturer	Sun Rims 0 XC
Spoke nipples type	Not Available
Spoke wheel	Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	6061 T6 Aluminum
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	Dean Aluminum
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Dean Aluminum
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Threadless Chris King NoThreadSet

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Shimano CN-7700
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	112.5 (millimeters) Spindle Shimano BB-M952
Crankset parts and sizes	24/34/46 Teeth Shimano XTR M952
Gear shift levers	Shimano XTR RapidFire SL
Rear gear set	Optional Of Gearing 9-speed

Dean Z-Link - XTR Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Top-pull and clamp-on 35.0 (millimeters) Shimano XTR
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano XTR
Fork material	Triple-clamp Crown Aluminum
Fork type	White Brothers AT-3

Other Specs of Dean Z-Link - XTR

Component group sets	Shimano XTR
Pedals details	Optional
Rear shock absorber	3.5 (inches) Travel Fox Vanilla R
Saddle seat	Serfas Ti
Seat post extension	26.8 (millimeters) Diameter Dean Aluminum