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Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp 29 29er Full Suspension
Product DescriptionSpecialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp 29: The Stumpy FSR Comp 29 is built from an M5 aluminum frame with 130mm of rear wheel travel, a custom Fox Triad II shock with AUTOSAG, Fox Evolution F130 RL air-sprung fork, and a custom...
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Jim Pearson
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: January 28, 2013 Strengths: Fast rolling, excellent suspension, climbs like a goat, loves an aggressive rider. Probably immediately 10-20% faster than my 2012 Trance x0 26er on fast flowing trails. Value for money awesome with the LBS deal I got (and I always thought Giant were best in VFM!). Test road trance x 29er as well and the stumpy smokes the trance if you ride agressively. Trance more plush and good for the casual rider. Stumpy hands down if you wanna attack the trails and go fast. Weaknesses: Swapped the brakes to XT trails from new. Juicy 5s a poor spec for this bike. Issues with fox fork, blow off valve for climb setting did not reset, fox fixed on warranty. Minor stuff. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Pondy's, redwoods, Rotorua, NZ Duration Product Used: 1 mth Purchased At: Redbike Tauranga Similar Products Used: 2012 Trance X 26er 2010 Reign 2006 Attack Trail Bike Setup: Tubeless, XT trail brakes with ice tech rotors, KS Lev dropper,
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thisismyarizona Date Reviewed: January 25, 2013 Strengths: Immediately fun and confident in the saddle...really no downside from my 26er (also FSR). Tried Tall Boy, both carbon and alum, and felt very awkward...not so with the FSR. Rolls over everything - point and shoot mountain biking - great climber and descender...great handling on technical trails Weaknesses: would love to shave some weight (29+lbs)...will work on that when I can. Bottom Line: 
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crclawn
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: October 26, 2012 Strengths: Stiff, rolls over everyting. Weaknesses: A little sluggish in tight spots. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 years Price Paid: $2700.00 
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Jari
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: September 18, 2012 Strengths: Good bike after defected parts were replaced under warranty. Weaknesses: The quality of original components, specially Fox Triad shock, which needed to be replaced three times. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mätäkivi Duration Product Used: 2 years Price Paid: $2900.00 Purchased At: Mountain bike shop F Similar Products Used: Gary Fisher and Rocky mountain 29ers Bike Setup: Mostly factory. Chain rings changed to 24/36, 560 mm handle bar
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TheRevCrusty Date Reviewed: September 2, 2012 Strengths: An immediately comfortable bike. The frame feels strong and the geometry is very "all-purpose". I didn't feel like it was designed for any special riding style. It just rides. Weaknesses: A little compact with the initial setup from my LBS. I reversed the factory stem and felt better. The factory front wheel (DT Swiss 520SL) is going to flex on hard braking. There is a long, long spoke but a big brake so things are going to flex. Inherent problem with 29ers that is getting addressed by the aftermarket I hope. Bottom Line:
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gent96 Date Reviewed: August 6, 2012 Strengths: this my first 29er FS bike, coming from a Marin 26er hardtail. Before getting the Specialized Stumpjumper FSR 29er Comp, i did a lot of reading and researching. I compared the Camber to this and I believe that the Camber is an awesome bike on its own, but the Stumpjumper is a league of its own. When I got this, the difference was day and night! I rode on the same trails as I did with my 26er hardtail and if there were rock garden sections that I needed to dismount from the hardtail, I easily cruised on the Stumpy 29er. Going uphill was a breeze with my Stumpy as long as I practice good cadence and proper shifting management. There was a section of a local trail where even if I had engaged the tranny gear on my hardtail, it was not enough and i still had to dismount and push my bike up. But on the same section with my Stumpy 29er, I managed to clear it without going in full low gear; I was stocked! I discovered the joys and thrills of downhill with the Stumpy. It was fast and stable; the disc brakes have awesome stopping power. When I was a bit afraid to go fast downhill with my hardtail, I was literally flying on my Stumpy. It was lighter than my hardtail by a bit. Weaknesses: One inherent weakness of Specialized bikes, Stumpies included, is the proprietary sizes of the rear shock. The stock Fox Triad II is awesome for my taste, since I'm new to FS bikes. But what if I want to upgrade later? Another weakness for me is the cornering ability of the 29er. I have to go slow and wide on switchbacks whereas on my 26 bike, I was nimble. But maybe when I get use to it and I bacome a better rider, I can more or less cut corners easily with my Stumpy. Bottom Line:
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bicyclebillpdx Date Reviewed: August 5, 2012 Strengths: Climbs like a hardtail, goes downhill like a 6" travel AM bike. Doesn't feel awkward like most of the 29er's I've tried. Thru axle front and rear (incredibly stiff), smart and efficient kit. The only XL 29er package out there to have the brains to put 200mm front/180mm rear brake rotors. Fox front shock at the price point of Rockshox from everyone else Weaknesses: If anything, maybe the weight. But no heavier than competition at same or higher price point Bottom Line:
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Colin Date Reviewed: July 29, 2012 Strengths: Great suspension. Rides very smooth. Tires are grippy. Easy to shift up hills. Brakes are very good. Weaknesses: Back brake came un aligned. Tires have a great texture but are too thin for sand, gravel, and any other soft surfaces you find while riding downhill. Front tire slips around sharp corners or when leaning a lot, caused a broken wrist and a ruined season. Bottom Line:
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Harry van Breen
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: July 18, 2012 Strengths: Had the bike for 10 months now (2012 version) and still rides like a dream. Had the "command post" fitted as extra and recommand it to everybody. The bike is a steady platform downhill. With this bike I'm faster than my buddies downhill. All down to the bike. Just do not tell them :-) Weaknesses: Most of my riding is under wet/sand/mud conditions (my preference). Consequenly, the components are disintegrating fast. Replaced the chain 3 times (due to rust, wear and one failure), replaced the cassette with a more durable XT version and replaced/upgraded the chainrings as well. While replacing the chainrings I noticed that they did not match the factory specs. Instead of the factory 36/22 mine had a 36/24 setup: no wonder climbing steep slopes did cost a lot of strenght. The brakes started squeeling after riding some 100 km. Solved by replacing the original metal sintered pads with organic pads (replaced those 4 times due to wear). Had to bleed the front brake about two weeks ago due to water ingress. Bottom Line:
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EKHolden1962
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: July 11, 2012 Strengths: I'm a big guy and the 29er in my opinion is the only way to go, uphills makes a heap of difference particularly up tight switchbacks, down hill wow! Suspension is great, the bike handles heaps better than my Giant Anthem X3 ever did and more enjoyable to ride. I think me being a 6"3 guy has a lot to do with it however. Weaknesses: Some creaking in the bottom bracket (I think?), Avid elixirs had to be rebuild under warrantee within 5months and the 32mm forks flex a little. I'm being picky however as I'm stoked about the bikes performance. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mt Kiara Malaysia Duration Product Used: 7 months Purchased At: Mikes Bikes Gold Coa
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Neil Date Reviewed: June 23, 2012 Strengths: Awesome brakes and suspension. 29" wheel makes climbing and diving through corners a dream. Weaknesses: Handlebar creaks a lot. Stock grips suck. Low bottom bracket is a pain to get used to. Bottom Line:
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jtorlando25
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: June 22, 2012 Strengths: -Great component package for the price -Faster than I can handle when pointed dowhnill -Handles like a boss and soaks up everything I throw at it on the root covered VA trails Weaknesses: -Stock bars are WIDE for xc riding and they flex alot during climbing. (This is the only negative thing I can say about the bike so I take off no points for it.) -Bent a spoke on the first ride...meh I'm a big guy Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Foutnainhead Regional Park Price Paid: $2700.00 Purchased At: Old Towne Bikes in F Bike Setup: All stock components with the addition of a Sun Ringle Charger Pro wheelset.
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b-kul
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: June 13, 2012 Strengths: Dialed geo. I think the fsr pedals awesome, snappy but still soaks up everything. Weaknesses: Wheels are a bit cheap. Shock isn't awesome. Pivots started to squeak after a year. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Similar Products Used: Spec Epic 29, SC TBLT, SC TB Bike Setup: Wider bars, chunky rubber.
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Jubal Date Reviewed: May 4, 2012 Strengths: This bike does everything great, I was reluctant to get this machine because of the 29 inch wheels, fortunately my local shop had a demo, and they let me take it out on 4 separate rides. And on the 2nd ride I got the suspension dialed in and the bike descended like a tall DH bike, a flip to the ProPedal position and climbing technical terrain (see Dakota ridge Denver and Halls Ranch Lyons) was incredible, experienced no touching down of the cranks at all perfect. I seen some people complaining of not being able to wheelie drop or even ride wheelies, BS if you cant ride a wheelie on this bike you should hang up riding all together. Weaknesses: NONE Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: DAKOTA RIDGE HALLS RANCH HEILS RANCH Price Paid: $2600.00 Purchased At: LBS 
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TomP
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: April 26, 2012 Strengths: It's a decent all-mountain bike. It comes with a very good fork. Weaknesses: BB Height is STUPID low. If you never intend to try to pedal uphill on a slanted surface, perhaps it's not a problem. But I found that the pedal crashes while climbing in rock gardens where even proper timing couldn't save an awkward situation was DANGEROUS. Wheels are inadequate and inappropriate for an AM bike. They are very flexy--much more of an XC wheelset. The Fox Triad is A) a crappy shock, and B) on this bike a proprietary part that cannot be upgraded, unless you want to upgrade to the brain setup that comes with the Expert. The 5+ inches of rear travel is impractical to actually use. Sag is too low and the suspension too soft if set up with the right amount of air to get full travel. I found that when it carried enough air pressure to ride properly, only about 4" of travel ever came out of it. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Rainbow Price Paid: $2650.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Voodoo Canzo29, Tomac Diplomat, LenzSport Leviathan 4.0
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