Specialized Stumpjumper Evo Comp Alloy 27 5 Review

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.

Specialized stumpjumper evo comp alloy 27 5 review. The stumpy evo is like a regular stumpjumper with bigger balls but imagine those balls hanging really long and low between your legs. It s built to get gnarly and there s no real way around that. Trail bike of the year. The 63 5 degree head is identical to specialized s demo downhill bike with 27 5.

Canyon endurace wmn cf sl disc 8 0 di2 review. But it s not just the geometry that makes it so capable. Let s get something clear the stumpjumper evo comp alloy 27 5 isn t a normal trail bike. Product managers make careful choices in spec to hit price points and appease corporate bean counters.

No matter the price point i ll always wish for upgraded bits or carbon bars but economics rule the day and the comp carbon spec is solid and reliable. I think that the design concept of 27 5. Specialized stumpjumper evo pro 27 5 frame just like the alloy version the stumpy evo pro is available with 650b or 29in wheels and in two sizes s2 or s3. Let s get something clear the stumpjumper evo comp alloy 27 5 isn t a normal trail bike.

The 27 5 evo actually has some out there geo the 29er is close in numbers to a few different rigs. The stumpjumper evo comp carbon 27 5 conquers the gnarliest of trails out there and comes back for more. I wish that the 27 5 bike would have been reviewed. The ultimate trail bike the innovative sidearm frame design makes a lighter better handling bike.

Specialized stumpjumper evo comp alloy 29 is a totally different beast. 2015 specialized stumpjumper 29 comp evo review it s funny to look back at that bike now which at the time was billed as an aggressive trail bike and compare it with today s stumpjumper. 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. So when we took it on our short travel loop complete with reasonable ledges and sweeping turns it was damn fun.

The 2 6 inch tires combined with the softer gently poppy fsr linkage made for a backslapping high five party on greater than xc but less than all mountain terrain. It s built to get gnarly and there s no real way around that. Slacker longer lower you ve heard it a million times but this bike is the real deal. It s not a regular stumpjumper that has a longer travel fork and beefier tyres.

I opted for the smaller wheeled bike.