Specialized has revealed a new version of their flagship trail bike, the Stumpjumper.
The most interesting thing to me about the new design is the asymmetric frame. The top tube is connected down to the seat tube on only one side (it is connected at the top as well), leaving the shock exposed on one side of the frame. Specialized did the same thing with their downhill bike, the Demo.
Despite being connected on only one side, Specialized says the new frame is actually stiffer than last years.
Fairly sure they said in that ad that you can use any you want now. Was really fun though so I wasn’t listening to hard to what they where actually saying about the bike it self
Seriously tho, that EVO looks sick. I hope they keep it like that-raw alloy with minimal graphics.
I had the chance to ride a stumpy 29er in whistler last year-great bike, although in retrospect it may have been an enduro 650b (hmmm maybe those margarita pitchers at sushi village has something to do with that)