I reckon the Evo is going to be as much as a cult hit as the old Enduro SX – radical angles, short travel and no doubt an weapon for UK trails. It’s going to be a hoot.
Hands up, I’m a bit of a Specialized fanboi, I’ve had my frustrations over certain proprietary standards and have picked my times to buy accordingly. The SL aside, getting a “proper” Stumpy is going to be a spendier exercise this year. I had one of the original model Camber frames, it had a distinct character thanks to it being the perfect Home Counties do it all bike. It would climb beautifully and would still point and shoot down some surprisingly steep stuff, I can see why the Stumpy SL would appeal. But I’d be annoyed at the apparent additional spend to unlock your SL, there seems to be an £800 gap between the base SL and the Stumpy Comp.
I’m also highly amused that not only does the STW forum banner show a new Stumpy, but that the Spesh website appears to be very slow right now…