Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Evo 29er
As i unboxed the evo every part began to show just what this bike was made for.
Specialized stumpjumper expert evo 29er. The evo link adds 5mm of rear suspension to the stock stumpjumper chassis bringing the total to 135mm while knocking around the same amount off the bottom bracket height. Specialized stumpjumper expert evo fsr carbon 29 frame. It had been years since had ridden a 140 150mm travel bike weighing 32 lbs. 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.
It s built to get gnarly and there s no real way around that. Make offer specialized stumpjumper expert evo fsr carbon 29 frame. There are actually 11 stumpjumper fsr bikes and three frame only options to choose from ranging in price from 2 900 to 9 500. When the stumpjumper evo arrived i was a little overwhelmed.
The size large rig tips the scales at 28 6 pounds which is extremely trail worthy. 2016 specialized stumpjumper expert carbon 29er size xl inv 66799 30 day guarantee 24 hr processing 3 008 38. And with all the speed that 29ers are known for you. 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.
Here are our first impressions straight from the dirt here at interbike 2013. The 135mm travel expert evo 29 features a fox rp23 adaptive logic shock with autosag and kashima coating rockshox revelation rl 29 with dna damper and roval traverse 29 142 wheelset mounted to specialized purgatory tires. That can be compared to the other end of the scale in the alloy stumpjumper fsr comp evo that weighs 27 9 pounds medium and comes in about half the price at 2700. Aggressive trail riding meets 29 wheels in the form of the stumpjumper fsr expert evo 29.
2 6 tires burly fox 36 rhythm fork 800mm wide bars and that 63 5 degree head angle. 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. Let s get something clear the stumpjumper evo comp alloy 29 isn t a normal trail bike. The new rockshox pike fork is a solid performer and a good match for an aggressive trail bike such as the stumpjumper fsr expert carbon evo.
29er fans can get their mitts on the stumpjumper fsr expert evo 29 for roughly 4000.