This bike is very responsive and light (just over 22lbs. on the bathroom scale) - climbs like a billy goat and has descended everything I've had the guts to try. Although I am not a fearless descender, so this could my own tentativeness.

I'm finding that a shallower rake could help me descend more easily, but I am enjoying great climbing, so perhaps I have to accept that.

I love this bike. Can't find anything lighter off the shelf for less than $6,000, so I am hard pressed to want more. I always enjoy climbing and ascending technical terrain even more than good flow, so this bike has suited me perfectly.

If you find one of these for sale, jump on it. New tires, refurbished shocks and you've got a climbing machine.

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None. My previous MTB was a 1989 Stumpjumer, rigid frame - top of the line at the time.

Extremely tough and can take a beating like a stepchild. Fox Triad rear shock is simple and effective, especially with the 3 way adjustments. Wheels are bombproof. Really stable downhill and can take hard hits. Flies predictably through the air, rear triangle shows no signs of play or slop after a hard year of abuse, avid mechanical brakes are awesome.

Weighs over 30 pounds, the rear brake cable needs isolation mounts so not to damage the frame, the rear hub / free-hub makes too much noise and needs way too much servicing, the front recon rock shocks aren't really smooth traveling, massive suspension suck when pedaling, cranks flex a little too much because of the bolt on design, and did I mention it was heavy as hell!

I am a cat 2 racer and I use this thing to go on 5 hour base rides. It does the job for hours of comfort in the saddle. I feel it's way too heavy to race because I tried it and got my butt kicked, but for doing slow winter ride training for base miles.... this is your bike!

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Older hardtails; first time on a FS however.

climbs and transfers power great, lock out rear shock, SID XC, XTR/XT drivetrain, tires work great on hardpack (though not so great on soft or mud), bike weight - 24.6 pounds!

Cranks are slow on shifting. Swapped Time pedals for Wellgo's Ti MG18 difficult to use with SPD cleats. Seat post slip easily. What's with the WIDE truck handlebars? Cut the bar length to 580mm. AVID levers had a lot of slop in the pivot joint but worked well. Steering geometry a little slow (though I did swap out the short 115 stem to 135mm)

This bike rocks for $1300. The sid XC and Float RC work great. The suspension is super smooth. I was utterly surprised how well this bike climbs! I love my hardtails but I think this experience is going to change my thinking. The bike hooks up on climbs.

I'm 5' 8" @ 160lbs just in case you want to baseline my shock setup; SID 70psi both legs, 190-200psi FOX Float. I've had the bike less than a month with only a couple of rides in. I might have to change the rear shock setting a little higher. I haven't had any problems bending the bars but I did cut them shorter.

There are a few suspect components on the bike but overall the bike works great. Truly a great cross country ride. Could use a little more aggressive steering geometry of course the upside is the bike is very stable. The bike works well enough that my hardtails are going to be benched for a little while.

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Die hard hardtail junkie, well until I bought the stump pro. Currently ride; 98 s-works - built full XTR, manitou SX-ti
93 s-works - deore DX/LX, manitou 1 (old school!)

Light as my old hardtail, climbs liked a scared monkey, smooth handling.

I stripped the flywheel and ground through axle on rear hub, why are the hubs LX on this bike?

I absolutely love this bike. It feels as light as my hardtail and now that I have ridden it enough and am getting used to the full suspension I can really bomb downhills. Haven't ridden my favorite trail yet on it, but that will come this month. Only thing that pissed me off was the flywheel stripping and grinding through my axle on a 25 mile ride. But the bike held through back to the trailhead.
Love it, climbs especially well.

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'99 Stumpjump comp Hardtail

I like the components of this bike; XTR rear derailleur, XT front derailleur, avid V-brakes

Handle bars bend after riding for the first time; tires

I got this new frame because my old frame, the 99 Specialized FSR XC Comp broke on me. The bottom bracker and the frame stripped. So specialized gave me this frame. I like the improved set-up regarding the rear shock. Besides that, it is no different than my old Comp bike

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Great frame, rear shock very nice...smooth, featherweight, as advertised...great on the climbs, rides beautifully...Avid brakes work well, as expected.

A lot of the stock items are subpar. The tires wore out quickly, crankset has a cheap feel to it and the seatpost--whoah, Ritchey does make a crap seatpost. Front forks a bit flexy.

I've had no problems at all with this bike. It's lightweight and runs smoothly. Some places charge as much as $2300 for this Stumpy, which is justifiable because this bike is that good--even with the stock parts. If you do buy one, however, changing the tires and the seatpost are a must. Otherwise, the other components are fine. Have a nice day.

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GT I-Drive, Huffy products from Target, Stumpjumper FSR XC

light, quick, and agile. The rear shock is like butter. I don't know what the complaint regarding the s-works tires is all about, mine feels like it's on rails. For the money, this is an incredible bike.

Had to cut two inches off the bars to fit through the trees. Seat post slips occasionally.

Riding this bike is a spiritual experience for me. It handles like an F1 racer, is light and quick. The front SID and rear Floar RC just feel like they are supposed to go together. I will re-post if things start to break, but thus far I couldn't ask for anything more.

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My last bike was a custom aluminum hardtail, XT/XTR with a Bomber Z2 fork. It was stolen by some b*stard.

Great handling, light weight and climbs well. This is a great do it all bike. XL was very comfortable for me (6'4" 220). Avid brakes work well. Lockout on the Fox shock is a nice extra. Ablity to tune both the Fox shock and SID fork with air is very nice. XTR/XT shifters are top notch.

Tires are trash, ripped half the knobs of the back on the first 10 mile ride, put on a set of Panaracer Fire XC Pro's, great tires and look great on the bike as well! Took the cranks off before it went home, replaced with XT. Did not like the Look peddles, I will replace them with SPD's.

This bike was $1499 at Supergo, that's a thousand bucks off, I was looking at the FSR Comp but was able to buy the Pro and upgrade some parts for a great price. The bike has some things that need to be changed - cranks and tires. I didn't care for the Time peddles but you may...The rest of it works great. Solid performer and a great value. Get them while you can!

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Solid Components all the way around!

Tires absolutely suck! Can't Specialized hook you up with some descent tires? Especially for the price!

I just barely purchased this bike from Supergo. What a great store huh(my plug for Supergo)! I love the light weight of the bike and the rear lock out of the shock. Can't go wrong with paying $1500 for a FSR PRO. Will tell more after a few rides.

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The bike is a fantastic lightweight cross country machine. Don't be put off by the sounds of competition. I use it as a trail bike and love it.
Fantastic suspension that works real smooth - the Fox shock really complements the SID forks - I've never been so comfortable!

I bent the Ritchey seatpost and replaced with a great Thompsons.
I agree that the tyres are rubbish - no traction on the rear after a couple of hundred miles, plus the sidewall split and blew the inner tube!

This is a great bike - buy it! Can't say fairer than that. Just been riding in the US on Slickrock, Porcupine trail and around Fruita... this bike was the best. It copes well with climbing, descending, drop off's - anything I could through at it!!!

I did bust the Fox Float RC lockout on the trails, but the air shock was still working so it didn't spoil the ride. Fox fixed this when I got home in four days! (wow - what great service!!!). Without knowing it, I'd also damaged one of the suspension bolts by the bottom bracket - it snapped. Specialized and my local shop changed it the next day!!!

Don't let these breakages put you off - I was riding pretty hard and breaks are one of those things - I don't think the quality of the bike is at fault.

I would certainly recommend this bike to anyone who wants to get out and enjoy the trails - Have fun!