Specialized Stumpjumper EVO Comp Mountain Bike Review with SkiEssentials.com

It's been a fun progression through Specialized bikes this summer. After this one, we'll be moving on to some other brands, but we couldn't resist trying this Stumpjumper EVO to see how it compares to the "regular" Stumpy. Enjoy!

0:00 - Intro
2:10 - Climbing
5:00 - Quick Descent
6:20 - Florence Flow Trail DH
10:55 - More Climbing
14:00 - Bonus Upper Flo
15:20 - Bear's DH
18:50 - Final Thoughts

[richardcole]

Gotta say, I'm enjoying your bike reviews more than I expected 🙂. You're fortunate to live in such a great outdoors area! We just finished 30 or so days over 115 in Phoenix 😒

[tinman]

You would have noticed a large difference, for the better up and down on those trails with the bike in the neutral or maybe the steep head tube angle. I have found the slack really only comes to life when it’s pretty and steep and narly.

[darinsmith]

I heard of Specialized for E mountain bikes and I heard good things about them.. I like this review of going uphill..

[kentao]

Thanks for these. So my question is, if you have ONE bike for everything- which stumpy? I have the evo but debating selling because I don’t do really big stuff but I didn’t find it much different that the regular as far as pedaling and do like that it’s more forgiving. Problem is, it’s next to impossible to demo in your size side by side over trails with jumps etc. I have the expert and got the carbon bars. I just have this sense of not having the right bike but also can’t prove it lol. Did you try riding in the steepest setting to see if the handling improved for you? How do you think lighter carbon wheels will do for performance? I got the carbon controls for pedaling days but have yet to try them out since I’m debating selling. Want to keep it in pristine condition until I decide.

I really like the idea of the sworks stumpy ltd. Still 130/140, but fox 36 and float x. I’m wondering if that’s the sweet spot especially with about 30% off deals right now.

[puckcoach]

Your comments about your right knee hitting the frame seem strange to me. I rode my Stumpy Evo today, with knee pads, and paid attention to how close my knee was to the frame. Even with the added volume of the knee pad, I was at least 1.5-2.0 inches from the frame on that side 🤔 ...

[churbrotherful]

How tall is Matt? You mentioned he dropped a size to S4

[petedog]

C'mon push that bike harder on that pump track and jump lines. It's no XC bike.