Specialized Stumpjumper Evo 2019
And with all the speed that 29ers are known for you.
Specialized stumpjumper evo 2019. Trail bike of the year. That bike followed much the same formula as the new evo slacking out the front end matched with an. In fact that 63 5 degree head angle with a 150mm fork is the same as. Photo courtesy of specialized.
It s built to get gnarly and there s no real way around that. Specialized spent significant time working with both fox and rockshox during the stumpjumper s development merging frame kinematics with spring curve to optimize the wheel forces. 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. 2019 specialized stumpjumper evo 29 and 27 5.
The stumpjumper evo comp 29 shown here sells for 3 600. It s not a regular stumpjumper that has a longer travel fork and beefier tyres. While the slacker and harder hitting stumpjumper evo is back for the gravity loving trail crowd. Specialized stumpjumper evo comp alloy 29 is a totally different beast.
Along with a number of big improvements to the 2019 stumpjumper there are also a dizzying array of models. Here are ten things to know about the 2019 specialized stumpjumper. Three versions st regular and evo. The stumpy evo is like a regular stumpjumper with bigger balls but imagine those balls hanging really long and low between your legs.
Specialized s numbers for a high setting are beyond any concept of progressive design and have gone into new territory for a trail bike. The stumpjumper evo truly is long low and slack those three buzzwords are absolutely accurate in this case. Let s get something clear the stumpjumper evo comp alloy 29 isn t a normal trail bike. Each version is available in a choice of both 27 5 and 29in wheels.
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. Some may remember seemingly long ago when evo short for evolution bikes injected descending prowess into standard specialized models which brings us to the 2019 reintroduction of evo to the stumpjumper line.