Bike Test: Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Carbon Review - Flow Mountain Bike

[@ruttagar]

I got the stumpjumper carbon evo 29er 2014 model after watching this review. Love it, just frigging love it. It was the first time I had ever tried out the 29 inch wheels and I find them great. People moan about them being slow in corners and take off but I find this bike to just be a joy to ride, it just feels like part of you. Fantastic on technical uphills which surprised me and just to much fun blating downhills be it single track or fire roads.

[@GaneshDas-zd6ee]

liked your experience

[@mc540flip]

I’m possibly buying one of these in 2022/2023 based largely on this awesome, enthusiastic review!

[@justinkinkade2063]

I agree with this review. The bike is a blast. I was a 26er guy and this bike converted me to atleast this model of 29er. My fear of driving a bus was unfounded. Its really quite agile and playfull especially off jumps. The ride is so comfy but the best thing is I'm working so much less harder on every inch of my rides so I naturually ride faster and am less tired on the same trails as vs my 26er. Strava PR's are just happening even when I'm not pushing myself. I have to pay attention to switch backs more and I am working on learning to turn as well as I did on the 26er but it will come. The trade off was 90%/10% though. No brainer, get this. It will even work fine for XC racing.

[@fkn16v]

Definitely a beast of a bike, 29" just rolls over everything. Unfortunately the bike is much much better then me and by that i mean my ability is less then this bike can handle. I have zero fear on this bike, it just does what i need it too, i dont know how nor do i understand the mechanics of it all but it just does it.

[@ryansmith9283]

hey guys awsome review how tall are you ?? and what size did you go for cheers

[@TheNinjapandapoo]

Bike looks sweet! Hefty price tag though, Im hoping to purchase the elite 29er model sometime in the (distant) future! If I may ask, which trail was this filmed at?

[@songofyesterday]

I regret selling this one so bad. The paint job is awesome.

[@aseekercalledraphael]

193 cm / 6'3" also on a large. Could ride XL but prefer the playful handling.

[@whodis4463]

I just bought a medium and in 181 same reason

[@yepyep27]

Here's the real question. This bike or the Yeti SB95?

[@ОлегБулкин-о5л]

The bike is solid and my Ebike conversion went great. kzbin.infoUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Very smooth ride at 30mph with no problems (135 miles ridden so far). The picture is a bit deceiving - there is WAY less space in the center of the frame than it shows. The suspension connection takes up the entire thing. So I needed to attach my battery on the bottom of the frame and my controller on the top. Instructions for assembly were lacking but honestly it wasn't too hard to figure out even though I have very little bike knowledge. Watched some youtube videos on adjusting the disk brakes but that was it. Still, I am loving it and very happy with the purchase.

[@germainessoh1]

Weight limit?

[@fikes73]

Stumpy Evo 29 vs Camber Evo 29? Whatchall think?

[@adriangabba]

Gavin Hughex

[@jamesf.9679]

stump

[@wozza77able]

Have you guys ever tested a bike that you didn’t like

[@captnhuffy]

This is the bike I should have gotten..... not the pink Huffy with training wheels & frills on the handbars. well, there is always next time.

[@fkn16v]

comes 26" aswell.

[@johnno5867]

mate I'm 6 foot / 183cms and a large is perfect.

[@elithe240guy]

"squeek" "squeek". Hum... avid brakes?

[@tazztone]

Eli Roberts lol T1 queeky even when dry 4:25

[@mustardfj40]

The rear brake is squeaky and that's a flaw with the bike. Do a search on google. That's the things with these reviews they leave out the weak point of the bike.

[@ow-my-achilles1106]

+mustardfj40 All Avid Stoppers suck. They all make terrible noise. The solution is Shimano brakes.

[@slugzkea]

+mustardfj40 It could be the pads too. It depends on the rider/weight. I myself, being 196-205lbs do way better on organic resin pads compared to the semi metallic ones, which squealed like crazy on two different types of roters.

[@donpeters710]

you guys leave out that the stock breaks it has are just about the worst breaks there are. not only are they the worst on the market, but the pads werent broken in properly. if it was done properly they would squeak a lot less.

[@david111davies]

So it should be good for that money lol