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Ellsworth Epiphany All Mountain Full Suspension
Product DescriptionTaking the legendary performance and handling of the Epiphany and adding 40% larger wheels while maintaining the same geometry as it's 26" counterpart, the Epiphany 275 is great option when choosing your next trail/all mountain bike to ride anything, anywhere! 27.5" wheels are here! Not sure if you want to go 26" or 29" on your next trail bike? The new wheel size splits the difference and gives you the best of both worlds. Looking for a bike that can rail through corners, accelerate with lightening speed, keep your momentum going while rendering the roughest terrain smooth?! The Epiphany 275 delivers with a frame that is hand made here in the USA! This is the perfect bike for your ride everything and ride it hard all day long rides. Where will the Epiphany 275 take you on your next adventure? Features: -Sizes: S, M, L, XL -Available Colors: Blue, Black, and Nickel -Head Tube: Tapered 1.5", 44mm top and 56mm bottom headset cups -Suspension Linkage: Ellsworth ICT -Tire Clearance: 27.5" x 2.4" -Front Travel: 140-160mm (5.5-6.3") -Rear Travel: 140mm (5.5") -Rear Hub Spacing: 142mm x 12mm thru axle with carbon seat stay.
User Reviews
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Randall Reel
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: July 27, 2012 Strengths: The frame is light, ridged, strong, and has excellent trail feel. It possesses the very difficult to achieve quality of having plenty of travel and handling capability for tougher terrain without feeling soft climbing or on easy terrain. The more vertical angle of the top rear triangle arm contributes to the balanced feel and lack of negative traction issues from breaking/pedaling etc. Hard to get the balance of low weight, 145mm + travel, "magic geometry", and rigidity. Mine is built with XT and XTR, Chris King hubs & headset, Thompson seat tube & nick, ZDR rims, Nobby Nic tubeless. Also, Fox Talas and a DHX shock which works very well, better downhill capability. Weaknesses: Possibly expensive depending on your budget. Bottom Line:
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Bikethrasher
a Cross Country Rider
from Eagle Date Reviewed: July 26, 2011 Strengths: Great all round Trail bike. One of the best suspensions on the market pretty light for and aluminum bike. Made in the USA Weaknesses: Haven't had any issues with this frame so far. I would like to see cable guides for my gravity dropper post and a BB30 bottom bracket shell. Ellsworth already addressed the tapered head tube which is great to see. I do notice a little bit of kick back on ledgy terrain. It dosen't handle out the saddle sprints as well as a DW link bike but I'm still faster on this bike at this point. I'm not going to complain about the price a Stumpy S-Works frame is alot more and isn't any better. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Any singletrack Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $2400.00 Purchased At: Moontime Cyclrey in Similar Products Used: I ridden pretty much all the new non big brand bikes in this price range. Ibis, Turner, Yeti, Pivot, Ventana, Niner, Ellsworth, Foes. All these companies make great bikes it just comes down to what works for your style of riding. Bike Setup: Fox Suspension, Sram XX Drivetrain, Formula R1 Brakes, Edge Composites Am Wheels and Bar, Thompson 4X Stem 100mm, King Headset and BB, Candy 11 Pedals, Gravity Dropper Turbo post, Specialized BG saddle, XTR Cables and housing, Lizard skins Grips, Tires vary
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holywood
a Weekend Warrior
from redding ca Date Reviewed: March 23, 2011 Strengths: Paint is awesome.Usa built.Climbs like a like an animal thats been shot at. Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: to many to list Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: .Used at esp out doo Similar Products Used: Giant a/c2 Norco Fluid 1 Bike Setup: Ellsworth Epiphany Xt 150 Talas Race face cranks Elixir R Wtbs xfusion post
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bearbait90
a Cross Country Rider
from Nottingham, England Date Reviewed: February 17, 2011 Strengths: Quality of build, anodising, and most importantly the superb ride quality. Weaknesses: Can't fault the product. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ladybower, Peak District Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: sShokwave, Nottingha Similar Products Used: 2008 Epiphany, Turner Flux Bike Setup: Epiphany SST.2 Black with red rockers & kit. Fox F-Series 120, Stans ZTR Olympics on XTR hubs, Juicy Ultimates, X0 gears, XT chainset, Thompson post & stem, Syncros carbon bars.
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Casquete
a Cross Country Rider
from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Date Reviewed: January 22, 2011 Strengths: Weight, construction, looks, the ict suspension sistem, the way it climbs, the way it feels on the trails, everyting... Weaknesses: NONE Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $3000.00 Similar Products Used: Cannondale Rush, Scott Genius Bike Setup: Fox Rp23, Fox 32 Series, Shimano XT Dynasis, Ellsworth XC Wheels 
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ofrdbykr
a Weekend Warrior
from Evergreen, CO, USA Date Reviewed: January 19, 2011 Strengths: efficient climber, good descender, great all-around bike. Can be built up light for XC, but better yet, more rugged for AM riding Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Whole Enchilada, Moab Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $2400.00 Purchased At: Singletrack Factory, Similar Products Used: Orange Sub-5, Ellsworth Moment, GT-STS Bike Setup: Fox Talas 130, Hope hubs w/Mavic tubeless rims, full XT, 2x9 setup with bashguard 
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skugdale
a Cross Country Rider
from England Date Reviewed: September 1, 2010 Strengths: Sorry to have to write this, but nothing really. Serious problem with suspension linkage. Weaknesses: Rocker arm suspension linkage. Now had two snap, in identicle place Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Slickrock Trail Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Similar Products Used: Ellsworth Isis Bike Setup: Sram XO, Revelations, Chris King, Mavic XL, Hope Mono M4's, Thompson, SDG Bell etc etc
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scugdale
a Cross Country Rider
from England Date Reviewed: September 1, 2010 Strengths: Mmmmmmmm? Not the suspension linkage. Beautiful ride, works well Weaknesses: The rocker arm/suspension link. The origional snapped after 1 years mild use, the second 'modified/improved version' lastest 3 years then snapped like a carrot Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Slickrock Trail Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: Freeborn Similar Products Used: Ellsworth Isis Bike Setup: XO, rockshox revelations, thompson, mavic, hope etc
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carnivorous
a Weekend Warrior
from UK Date Reviewed: August 17, 2010 Strengths: ICT suspension, build quality, anodising, simplicity and ease of servicing, strength-to-weight ratio, spare parts costs, gorgeous looks Weaknesses: quite a steep head angle if you like a slack bike, interrupted cable routing, no ISCG tabs (many people run 1x9 or 1x10 these days) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Swiss Alps & Surrey Hills Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $2300.00 Purchased At: Freeborn UK Similar Products Used: Tomac Eli, Santa Cruz Heckler, and have ridden many other bikes Bike Setup: 9 spd, Rock Shox Revelation, XM819/Pro2 wheels, Hone cranks, SRAM x9, XT brakes, Thomson stem & post, WTB Devo saddle, King Headset
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stoker1223
a Cross Country Rider
from Encinitas Date Reviewed: July 16, 2010 Strengths: The ICT suspension is well proven and continues to improve. The bike sticks to the ground on the climbs, corners, drops and descents. The bike is light, quick, and strong. This is probably one of the best AM bikes that you could ever own. Weaknesses: The price Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Noble Canyuon Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $4000.00 Similar Products Used: Ventana El Saltamontes- El Chamucco, Yeti 575, Rocky Mountain Element, Titus Racer X, Maverick ML7-Matic, ect.. Bike Setup: All XTR, Fox Talas, Ellsworth Wheels,Chris King, Easton Monkeylite, Kendas
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jacobus20
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose, CA, USA Date Reviewed: May 25, 2010 Strengths: Handling, versatility, build quality, rear suspension effectiveness, hand made in USA Weaknesses: Persistent, intermittent creaking under high pedal load; can't seem to get rid of it. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Montebello & Demo Forest Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $5600.00 Purchased At: Summit Bicycles Similar Products Used: Specialized Epic, Ibis Mojo Bike Setup: XL frame, Fox Talas 32 and RP2, Chris King hubs, bottom bracket and headset, SRAM X.O shifters and derailers, Shimano XTR pedals, crank and chain, Thompson Elite post and stem, Monkey Lite XC handlebar, Mavic 819 wheels. Total weight is 29lbs.
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GRAVES
a Cross Country Rider
from Charlotte, NC USA Date Reviewed: May 13, 2010 Strengths: 2008 Frame - everything Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Uwharrie "Unnamed" Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1700.00 Purchased At: Middle Ring Cycles Similar Products Used: None Bike Setup: XO, Tru/Noir, Formula R1, Thompson Elite Stem/Post, American Classic headset, Blacksheep Ti Bars, Oury Grips, Mavic Crossmax ST w/ Conti Vert Pros (08 wheelset), Mavic Crossmax ST w/ Panaracer FireXCPro (09 wheelset), and Crank Bros 50/50s
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networkman
a Cross Country Rider
from Prescott, AZ USA Date Reviewed: May 8, 2010 Strengths: Fantastic build quality, predictable handling, light, durable, stiff, comfortable for long rides, climbs very well and descends even better. Weaknesses: For my style of riding, which is long rides on endless steep and rocky trails, there aren't any weaknesses with this frame. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: many in the bradshaw mtns Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $3000.00 Purchased At: airpark bikes in phx Similar Products Used: Giant xc race bike, Trek carbon fiber hard tail. Bike Setup: '10 Fox Talas FIT RLC 140mm fork (amazing), Fifteen G cranks, Grip shift with XO rear and XT front, Race Face carbon bars, Elixir CR's, Easton One wheelset, Easton carbon seat post, eggbeater ti, IRC Serac Tubeless.
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jamie
a Cross Country Rider
from eagle colorado Date Reviewed: May 4, 2010 Strengths: Beautifully built, well thought out cable routing, great set and forget suspension, climbs and descends very well, handles rough terrain better than many other bikes I've ridden, light for an aluminum framed bike Made in America Weaknesses: Needs cable guides for my Gravity dropper. Out of saddle efforts aren't as crisp as the Pivot Mach five. Finding balaced between the shock and fork takes some time the ICT suspension seems to over drive the fork causing the fork to dive more than other suspensions, running a fork with a platform would make finding blance easier. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anything I can ride a bike on Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2400.00 Purchased At: moontime Similar Products Used: Titus Moto-Lite I still own this bike and it's still better than most, Ibis Mojo demoed this bike and felt it's Dw link suspension wasn't as good as the Turner or Pivot, also It has a good deal of flex in the middle of the frame at the links Ibis admits this is an issue and still triing to ruduce it as much as possable, Turner 5-Spot demoed this bike in Fruita this is a beast of a trail bike more all mountain than trail, not as quick or responsive as I like, Pivot Mach 5 another demo I loved this bike definetly the best DW Link out there, Great everywhere except large consecutive drops where the suspension seemed to get a little unsettled, Yeti 575 Great all round trail bike more all mountain like the Turner but the propedal is a necessity, Specialized Enduro and Stumpy 2 great bikes but all the proprietary parts make me a bit nervous the Stumpy has some flex but it doesn't hinder the ride, Ellsworth Moment and Truth, The Moment felt like a Freeride or DH bike to me It felt heavy and slow on the climbs and ultra stable and fast on the Dh it's just too much bike for what I ride here in Colorado in Moab it would be a blast but I hardly ever ride there, The Truth is mostly racer and has too harsh a ride for my tastes. Niner Rip9 great all around trail bike, I'm waiting for a carbon frame and a longer 130mm travel fork from Fox which would make me give up on 26inch bike altogether, Turner Sultan super plush and very nimble for a 9er. Pivot 429 great bike would be way better if it had a carbon frame with 120mm in the back and 130mm in the front. I love the 9ers but the extra weight holds them back on long climbs. I'm still faster on a 26er but the gap is closing, better wheels and lighter stiffer carbon frames are sheding pounds off now we need a good 130mm fork to rid these bikes of that over the bars feel in steep terrain. Fox, Manitou, Rock Shox are you listening? Bike Setup: Sram XX drive train less is indeed better on the dirt, Formula R1 brakes, Edge composites bar stem and wheels amazing is all I have to say stupid light and stiff, Gravity dropper turbo seatpost a must for any trail bike! Specialized Bg saddle, Specialized tires 2.3 Eskar front 2.2 Captain in the rear Eggbeater Ti pedals, Hadley 10mm through bolt rear, Fox Talas 150mm this fork makes this bike, the longer travel slackens the head tube out a bit improving stability and handling it took some time to get it balanced with the rear suspension but thanks to all the tuning options it was possible.
Submitted by
DirtyLucas
a Weekend Warrior
from Rockville, MD, USA Date Reviewed: April 28, 2010 Strengths: Fit and Finish is second to none. Amazingly efficient suspension, climbs like a chimp with a bee stung @ss. Weaknesses: Haven't found any yet. A lot of people say price, but I got what I paid for, so I ain't complaining. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Watershed Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $4400.00 Purchased At: Germantown Cycles Similar Products Used: Giant NRS 3, modded. Bike Setup: X9 Complete build kit assembled by Germantown Cycles. Easton Monkey Lite LO bar, X9 shifters, derailleurs, chain, Avid Elixr discs, Thomson stem and seatpost.
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