The Takeaway: The 15th generation of the Stumpjumper is Specialized at its very best. It is a superb, highly refined bike ...

Specialized has launched a redesigned Stumpjumper, but there's a glaring omission from the range – where's the Stumpjumper EVO? When the big S unveiled the new Stumpjumper 15 – the fifteenth ...

It’s kinda hard to imagine now, but not that long ago – in the scope of human history – “mountain biking” did not exist, let alone “mountain bikes.” Then along came the seventies, and Gary Fisher, ...

When Specialized introduced the Stumpjumper mountain bike in 1981 the advertisement said it wasn’t just the dawning of a new bike, but the birth of a new sport. The sport, and the bike that helped ...

If you’ve spent any time on a mountain bike in the past 40 years, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the Specialized Stumpjumper. Introduced in 1981, it was the first mass-production mountain bike ...

Understanding that there will be a segment of the market looking for a more progressive bike than the new Stumpjumper, Specialized has also released the Stumpjumper EVO. In short — or long, I guess — ...

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The Stumpjumper is not new. It’s been around since 1981 when Specialized introduced it as the first mass-produced mountain bike to hit the market. The bike has held a fixed position since and has ...