2016 Specialized Stumpjumper Fsr Comp 29 Review
While the stumpjumper 650b and 29 both use specialized s 142 rear spacing 12 x 142 wheels fit without any issues in order to achieve the clearance necessary for the wider tires specialized.
2016 specialized stumpjumper fsr comp 29 review. The stumpjumper has 130mm of travel in 29er trim and and 150mm of travel in 650b or 27 5 wheels. But when it comes to maintaining piece of mind while you re out getting rowdy on the trail it s pretty damn hard to beat the confidence inspiring construction of an alloy frame like the stumpjumper fsr comp 29. It accessed via a little door under the bottle cage which you open via a latch. Set up on the fox shock couldn t be easier thanks to specialized s clever pump and release autosag feature and with three compression settings you can instantly firm up the rear suspension for climbing or open it up to blast the descents.
Specialized stumpjumper 29 fsr comp carbon. Specialized proves that a bike can be very good even without extreme geometry. Big wheels rolls over almoust everything riding position fast shifting handling lihgt weight nice components cons. Don t get us wrong carbon fiber is awesome.
Trail bike of the year 2017. I m especially interested in the direct comparison to the 2016 fsr stumpjumper vs the current fsr enduro. Out back the specialized stumpjumper fsr comp 6fattie has 135mm of smooth well controlled travel just like the regular 29er version. The key change to this bike is it was made to be more fun and fast.
2011 specialized stumpjumper fsr comp 29er pros. Wish they have it black green like stumpy ht recommendation. It s a feature shared across all of specialized s 2016 stumpjumper line which in addition to the 29er reviewed here will also include 27 5 and 27 5 models. I have the enduro comp 29 er and while it s an absolute beast on the descents she is a beast on the descents the bike s weight takes its toll on me for the longer 30 mile rides.
The large 6 2 inch hatch is located under the bottle cage mount and accesses pretty much the whole downtube. Grips started to show some minor wear. The specialized stumpjumper comp alloy 29 convinced our test crew with its high quality frame as well as the beautifully balanced and fun handling. I m not a racer so got stumpy instead of epic and have no regrets about this purchase since it gives me a bit more.
The specialized stumpjumper fsr is specialized s all mountain bike slotted in between the the 120mm travel camber and the 155mm travel enduro in 29er wheel size. 2016 specialized s works stumpjumper fsr 6fattie by greg heil on sep 22 2015 my mission at interbike this year was to demo and photograph as many 27 5 bikes as possible.