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2025 Specialized Stumpjumper 15 Pro Bike
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FIRST RIDE: Specialized Stumpjumper 15 | One Bike, Few Compromises (Product Review)

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I would consider the Stumpjumper the benchmark for a mountain bike. Maybe it hasn't been the most exciting or revolutionary bike, but it's always done everything really, really well. And as the trail, all-mountain, whatever-you-want-to-call-it-segment has grown denser and murkier, the Stumpjumper has consistently remained a trendsetter and pack leader. From rider-centric sizing to internal frame storage to adjustable geometry—the Stumpy helped usher in many of the features we expect to find on new bikes. The current Stumpjumper and Stumpjumper EVO came out in 2021 and were critically acclaimed...
Posted by Jason_Schroeder on 7/2/2024 9:00am
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2024 Specialized Epic 8 EVO Pro Bike
Vital Review

FIRST RIDE - Specialized Epic 8 and Epic 8 EVO | The XC Bike That Could (Product Review)

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Historically, Vital doesn't do cross country. We dabble here or there, but our passion is gravity-fueled mountain biking. When Specialized reached out at the end of last year about a new mountain bike on the horizon, I assumed it was for the new Stumpjumper (we all know it's coming soon). But lo and behold, it was for the Epic. Having always kept my knowledge of the XC world at arm's length, I knew the Epic had helped steer the evolution of XC racing, that it had a rear shock with a mind of its own, and that there was a more capable, fun-loving EVO variant. Upon hearing that the EVO was...
Posted by Jason_Schroeder on 3/12/2024 6:48am
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