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Hey you lovely people!
It's been so long(10 years) since I've been on here that I forgot I even had an account lol! Life and career got in the way and I went on MTB hiatus for about 8-9 years after my Honda Pilot was rear ended while I had my bikes on the rack. I never got rid of the Otero Elite even though it was the most damaged bike during the accident. I was able to get some replacement parts for cheap, and I eventually got into trail riding again about 6 months ago after rebuilding it. However, I quickly realized I needed an upgrade because I was no longer comfortable with its size. I wasn't aware of how much of an impact covid had in terms of bikes available in the market! My list of bikes I was interested in were the Fezzari Abajo Peak, Giant Stance/Trance/Anthem, Polygon T7/T8, and Specialized StumpJumper.
After driving about 100 miles away from my house just to be able to test ride some of the bikes I was interested in, I fell in love with a 2021 Specialized StumpJumper 29 S4....and ordered one
Here it is on its first trail ride-
I'm certainly no pro rider, but the geometry of this bike makes riding so effortless, and inspires so much confidence.
I love it!
Huge shoutout to Eddy's Bike Shop! They were incredible when it comes to customer service and just the whole purchase experience.
It's been so long(10 years) since I've been on here that I forgot I even had an account lol! Life and career got in the way and I went on MTB hiatus for about 8-9 years after my Honda Pilot was rear ended while I had my bikes on the rack. I never got rid of the Otero Elite even though it was the most damaged bike during the accident. I was able to get some replacement parts for cheap, and I eventually got into trail riding again about 6 months ago after rebuilding it. However, I quickly realized I needed an upgrade because I was no longer comfortable with its size. I wasn't aware of how much of an impact covid had in terms of bikes available in the market! My list of bikes I was interested in were the Fezzari Abajo Peak, Giant Stance/Trance/Anthem, Polygon T7/T8, and Specialized StumpJumper.
After driving about 100 miles away from my house just to be able to test ride some of the bikes I was interested in, I fell in love with a 2021 Specialized StumpJumper 29 S4....and ordered one
Here it is on its first trail ride-
I'm certainly no pro rider, but the geometry of this bike makes riding so effortless, and inspires so much confidence.
I love it!
Huge shoutout to Eddy's Bike Shop! They were incredible when it comes to customer service and just the whole purchase experience.