Specialized Evo Comp
It has a slacked out front end and a longer top tube so the evo has heavier steering exceptional front end traction and it begs you to boost every lip and do cutties as often as possible.
Specialized evo comp. It s not a regular stumpjumper that has a longer travel fork and beefier tyres. The stumpy evo is like a regular stumpjumper with bigger balls but imagine those balls hanging really long and low between your legs. The e5 expert evo sells for 2 600 usd while the comp evo version costs 1 600. It s an aluminium flat bar bike using future shock wide tyres and is compatible with a dropper post to boot.
Specialized stumpjumper evo comp alloy 29 is a totally different beast. It s tough it s stiff and at least with our bikes it s pretty damn light. If we re being honest with ourselves alloy has always been at the heart of the evo family. Specialized m5 aluminium w d aluisio smartweld technology threaded bb 12x148mm rear spacing 100mm travel.
The tires themselves worked well the tread pattern is predictable in. But an epic comp evo made out of aluminum. It may say 2 6 on the hot patch but on the evo s 30mm rims that equates to a 2 4 width. Evo comp carbon spec.
Let s get something clear the stumpjumper evo comp alloy 29 isn t a normal trail bike. At 4700 the 2020 stumpjumper evo comp carbon has a lot to offer. It s built to get gnarly and there s no real way around that. The new specialized diverge evo is supposed to represent that.
And with all the speed that 29ers are known for you. Product managers make careful choices in spec to hit price points and appease corporate bean counters. 2015 specialized stumpjumper 29 comp evo review it s funny to look back at that bike now which at the time was billed as an aggressive trail bike and compare it with today s stumpjumper. Trail bike of the year.
The specialized epic evo is a mid travel bike that s lighter than most xc bikes. No matter the price point i ll always wish for upgraded bits or carbon bars but economics rule the day and the comp carbon spec is solid and reliable. Both come with an x fusion manic dropper post with 50mm of travel but you ll find magura mt4 brakes a 12 speed. Finally we have the evo comp 4 125.
With a 120mm fork and a crazy light 110mm frame.