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The Wubbox's tune is a loud and vibrant electronic dubstep that makes a big difference to the song of the island it is in. Idle (first second cut off) (quiet audio): On Wublin Island, it produces currency similarly to the other Wublins. On Ethereal Island, it has the lowest shard production. On Natural Islands, Wubbox has a high coin production, comparable to Rare or Epic Quads and Ethereal Monsters. When hatched, it is placed as its Box form, which is activated by boxing all required Monsters. It is purchased in the Market for 75 million (or 150,000 on Ethereal Island), and then takes 2 days to incubate. Wubbox is obtained in a way unlike other Monsters. It was added on May 10th, 2013 during Version 1.1.6, although it has been added to each island on separate dates. A bijou Mini Brain shock suspends the back end.Wubbox is a Supernatural Monster available on all Natural Islands, Ethereal Island, Gold Island, Fire Haven and Wublin Island. Less expensive Epics (and the 29er models) will come with RockShox Reba forks with Brain inertia valve internals, but Specialized are sticking with their own fork on the flagship model. Standard spec on the S-Works are Roval Control SL wheels – with 24 spokes front and rear, a DT freehub mechanism and a carbon/alloy front hub with oversized end caps – that increase stiffness when combined with the Specialized Future E100 inertia valve fork. 142+ is a tool-free design, and racers will be glad to hear Specialized say it’s at least as fast to change a wheel as with a conventional quick-release dropout. The Epic will take any X12 wheel, but the Epic-specific Roval 142+ wheels won’t fit other X12 frames. “By moving the flanges further apart, we have over 20 percent stiffness increase just in the wheel,” Jan explains. Rather than using the extra axle length to engage in frame slots to ensure wheel alignment, they’ve moved the cassette 2mm outboard to accommodate wider flange spacing for a stiffer wheel. Specialized have taken advantage of the fact that they build their own wheels to make the most of the extra width. The X12 142x12mm through-axle rear wheel system is found on a lot of 2011 bikes, but not many in the Epic’s category. The seatstays themselves have a new hockey stick profile, with the rear end incorporating the chainstay pivot, through-axle carrier, brake mount and Brain inertia valve mount (the latter two on the non-drive side) into a light carbon fibre moulding. There’s now a seatstay bridge, with a removable shock mount at the front end of the seatstays to permit assembly. While the general layout of the Epic’s rear suspension is unchanged, some tweaks have been made. Specialized s-works epic: specialized s-works epic Mike Davisįrame & equipment: Brain shock concept has come of age On the flowing descents of the Colorado Trail it was spectacular – fluid and poised over the bumps and through corners, and like lightning out of bends and up short rises. There’s no lack of agility in the twisties, but you can give it its head when things open up, and it will hold a line. Some cross-country race bikes are tricky at higher speeds or over rough ground, but the Epic is friendly. There’s also a useful range of threshold adjustment at both ends, so you can almost always have it locked-out, except for the big stuff, or a setup that’s nearly always open.ĭespite the Epic’s race-oriented demeanour, Specialized have kept the handling balance conservative. The transition between locked-out for smooth trails and open for bumps is usually scarcely detectable and the Mini Brain rear shock and E100 fork work well together. From an uncertain start it’s been continuously developed, and the setup on the 2011 Epic leaves little grounds for complaint. Specialized have been pushing their Brain inertia valve shock tech for years. Production Epics will come with aluminium rims that weigh a little more but still feature the stiffness-enhancing flange width tweaks. At 1,200g a pair they’re amazingly light, but don’t feel as flimsy as you’d expect. The test bike did have a secret weapon in the shape of its carbon-rimmed Roval Control SL wheels. Often, flea-weight bikes feel twangy and nervous, but all the work that went into making the Epic stiff has paid off – it’s not just eager under power, it’s poised in corners too. A lot of that is down to its feathery weight, but low mass isn’t the whole story. This is an awesomely fast bike, even when the engine is somewhat hampered by operating at 11,000ft. We rode the S-Works Epic on an all-day singletrack loop, taking in sections of the Colorado Trail, a 500-mile route through the Rockies. Ride & handling: Out-of-the ordinary, full-paced ride