Specialized Stumpjumper Evo 2019 Review
Long travel short travel and evo models both wheel sizes and a raft of updates bring the specialized stumpjumper right back into the game for 2019.
Specialized stumpjumper evo 2019 review. Specialized s numbers for a high setting are beyond any concept of progressive design and have gone into new territory for a trail bike. It s built to get gnarly and there s no real way around that. In fact the new stumpy was surrounded with more hype than any specialized mountain bike ever. It has a slacked out front end and a longer top tube so the evo has heavier steering exceptional front end traction and it begs you to boost every lip and do cutties as often as possible.
And with all the speed that 29ers are known for you. Trail bike of the year. The stumpjumper evo truly is long low and slack those three buzzwords are absolutely accurate in this case. The specialized stumpjumper has been through many changes since it was first introduced in 1981 and for 2019 it underwent another complete redesign as the californian company attempts to keep.
While the kit bolted to the evo pro is good it s not quite the drool worthy spec i d expect for close to 7 000 7 000. We found this bike to be a marvelous all arounder that. Specialized offers a dizzying number of stumpjumper flavors from alloy to carbon with 27 5 or 29er wheels and there s even a short travel version of the bike. Specialized stumpjumper expert carbon 29 review.
Specialized stumpjumper evo pro 27 5 kit. The stumpjumper evo pro 29 comes currently offered in two sizes s2 and s3 which are essentially long and longer. I tested the expert 29 which features a 12 speed sram gx eagle drivetrain rockshox pike rc fork carbon roval wheels a specialized command dropper post and sram guide r brakes. Four testers spent six weeks charging the stumpjumper carbon comp 29 around california and nevada to determine the key characteristics.
It s not a regular stumpjumper that has a longer travel fork and beefier tyres. Specialized stumpjumper evo comp alloy 29 is a totally different beast. The all new 2019 specialized stumpjumper received loads of attention when it was announced in april. Best current deals on cheap electric mountain bikes.
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