He has tried to find one today but no luck and time is short so would appreciate experience from owners. If the answers to the above are short and gnarly, go medium. Shorter reach, and a more manoeuvrable frame underneath him. He is probably shorter rather than average limbed. Frustrating as I totally agree with you that trying one for size is best.
As an aside, have been reviewing the Spesh range in detail recently. Some very, very good stuff in there. A few curve balls, too. Runs it with mm Pikes. Its out with us in the Alps at the moment. He also has a Stumpjumper Evo carbon 29r in medium. The complete S-Works Stumpjumper drops in at under 27 pounds! This is an incredible achievement for a trail bike!
With mm of travel in front and mm in the rear, the Stumpjumper has plenty of travel to take most trail riders where they want to go. Specialized has gone to a flex seat stay in order to dial in the suspension characteristics and rear-end performance of the new Stumpjumper.
The result is an agile and lively ride feel, super responsive pedaling along with a dramatic reduction in weight. The improved suspension tunes and weight reduction will actually result in less rider fatigue and more comfort and control. Specialized custom tuned the suspension for the new Stumpjumper to accommodate for the changes in the linkages. The new Stumpjumper has a very progressive leverage rate that gives it a lively and snappy ride. You get good small-bump sensitivity early in the travel, good mid-support to pedal against, and great bottom-out resistance at the end of the travel.
Working right alongside the steep leverage ratio is a revamped spring tune. The supension engineers at Specialized used a larger volume spring than normal to provide a more gradual spring ramp. This gives you more useable travel in the most usual conditions while still providing good small bump feel and bottom out resistance.
With the air pressure and rebound set up as recommended on the chart and the compression almost completely open, we hit the trails. The new Stumpjumper is super comfortable. The handling of the Stumpjumper is super agile and light-footed. The suspension is significantly more progressive than its predecessor.
At the same time, it constantly invites the rider to play with the trail. Even flat and supposedly boring trails are a lot of fun aboard the Stumpjumper! We were particularly impressed with the mm dropper post and the short and wide cockpit.
The Stumpjumper is light and efficient, while the Stumpjumper EVO is significantly more capable and more trimmed towards the descents. While the Stumpjumper dances over roots and invites you to play with the terrain, the Evo entices you rather to let go of the brakes and hold on. Still, both bikes are very versatile. So, which bike should you buy? The Stumpjumper is for those who want a light, efficient bike for going on long rides, both uphill as well as downhill. On the other hand, the EVO is for those who like spending their weekends in the bike park and also prefer using a shuttle.
The Specialized Stumpjumper is made for long days in the saddle or quick after-work rides. It is very efficient and its handling is agile and balanced, making it a lot of fun to ride. It constantly invites you to play with the trail and it easily copes with rougher sections. The Expert model in particular offers excellent value for money.
When work doesn't feel like work, then you've probably done everything right. He loves biking and the tech talk surrounding it to the detriment of his girlfriend Toni , photography and travelling the world. Of course, he still writes a lot of content himself, reviews almost bikes a year and rides his bike almost every day. The alpine trails around his hometown serve as the perfect testing grounds. He doesn't have a classic 9 to 5 routine — sometimes he's in the office, sometimes he'll take his laptop to sit in the garden and sometimes you'll even find him working remotely from his van parked at one the best riding spots in the world.
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