Specialized Launches New Stumpjumpers

So, today Specialized launched its 2016 interpretation of the classic Stumpjumper and it’s a story of triplets as it comes in three wheel size options – Yes! Three! Here are the options along with Specialized’s take on what each one is ‘for’.

1 ) 27.5 – ‘Most playful & nimble”
2) 29er – ‘Most overall speed’
3) 6Fattie (27.5+) ‘Most traction & control’

The 6Fattie comes with a Boost 148 rear end and 110 front axle. Both the other two options retain the traditional 142 rear axle width. Each model comes in two principal options of carbon or aluminium with the aluminium entry price point of £2200. On the carbon models Specialized has taken its SWAT system of having clever ways to stash the important bits of ride necessities (like a tool that fits in your steerer and bottle cages on all their bikes) and added the pretty clever notion of a ‘hatch’ in the carbon downtube in which you can stuff a tool roll, and in our case today, even a windproof jacket. The hatch sits under the bottle cage and clips open without tool to reveal a very handy storage space. It’s like having a small boot on your bike. All the carbon models come with this new clever and really quite useful ‘hatch’.

And here’s a video freshly shot today.

And another about the new women’s Rhyme

We’ve been told that by integrating internal carbon fibre cable guides into both side of the downtube that they’ve ensured that there’s no reduction in structural integrity of the downtube at all. As one Specialized tech told us, ‘It’s like having a carbon RSJ running down each side of the downtube’.

Other Stumpy features..

Shortened rear seat stays across all models.
No brake bridge between the seat stays (just fatter seat stays and masses of clearance).
New Command Dropper Post with mechanical micro height adjustment.

See our recent Sea Otter coverage for more on the 6Fattie range of bikes.