Apart from the evo which has a longer fork and slacker angles ( makes it decent better but climb worse)
All the normal stumpys are 29 for 2013

Should still find a good deal on 2012 if you hunt round
Best just to find a shop with one to test ride

Had a stumjumper good bike but just bought a bandit, totally a better bike, imo!

Ok I should have typed stumpy evo is still 26 and slacker than normal stumpy

Yes a normal stumpy does go up hill well ,
This might make more sence after looking at the current range

Spesh do “evo” versions of several of there bikes

I had the older red alloy expert. Do regret selling it very much
New one looks even better in flesh

a stumpjumper fsr is an excellent bike. if you find climbing too hard you need a bigger engine because you won’t be any better off on any other 140mm trail bike. i hate climbing but my evo model with a 50mm stem is still tolerable when going up and it’s the best jumping/descending/fun all round mountain bike i’ve ever ridden.
do they still do cambers? i borrowed a couple of them in 26 and and 29 inch flavours and was very pleasantly surprised. the 29 was a flying machine.

Unless you’re a midget a 29″ Stumpy would be a better all-round bike than a 26″ Evo. I agree to not write off Cambers. With a few tweaks they can be killer.

guessing long delay because they’re very popular?

One of the lads on out Monday night ride was showing off his new stumpy carbon evo
Said it arrived at his lbs a week or so ago

Just another point on the Camber. For 2013 the Camber goes 29er only.
It also means there are some good 2012 bargains around. I have the Expert version which is the only 26er to get the M5 frame.

I’m only referring to the stumpy Evo which is the £2500 alloy one.
Sounds like the carbon ones have arrived but alloy ones delayed.

I highly doubt anyone will find a demo Stumpy Evo soon – they are far too popular. Speaking of which, some alloy and carbon here, very nice in the flesh, as well as a couple of standard stumpy’s.

There’s certainly some 2013s in the country, I’ve got my 2013 Stumpy Evo Carbon and it’s awesome, had it about 3-4 weeks now.

Sorry got caught up in festive cheer last night 😀

For me the carbon is definitely worth the extra.

Apart from the fact I’m a tart, I wanted a bike I could do everything on including long rides, lots of climbing. The lighter weight just means I can do that more easily than on the alu version. Its pretty much a do anything bike with the CTD/Talas Shock and fork I can lock it out and it pedals pretty well and is relatively light. Drop the seat, point it down hill and it takes everything I’ll ever throw at it.

Never had the opportunity to feel the weight of Alu and carbon Stumpy side by side but its certainly considerably lighter than my mates Spicy 516 with a very similar spec.

Have to say though without a very hand PPI payout I may well have had to go for the alu as the carbon is a lot more.

I can only fit one person on my 29er

Not all of them but the stumpy 29er is particularly ugly IMO.

I had the same issue, couldn’t find any Evos to have a go on prior to buying. Eventually tracked down a shop whose mechanic had a 2012 Evo 26 in large that I could go and have a look at. Based on the fact I definitely couldn’t find a 29er to sit on and I wasn’t willing to spend that much money without at least trying a 29er first I went 26.