The specialized stumpjumper is a mountain bike produced by specialized bicycle components. But when it comes to maintaining piece of mind while youre out getting rowdy on the trail, its pretty damn hard to beat the confidence inspiring construction of an alloy frame like the stumpjumper fsr comp 29. Framespecialized m5 alloy, trail geometry, pf30 bb, internal cable routing. Lightweight and mindblowing efficiency let the pilot ride more.
In cases where the links corotate, such as specializeds fsr layout. We love it, because fsr allows us to tune every part of the suspension with the. M4 alloy fsr frame with 29erspecific geometry, new suspension design, and sealed cartridge bearing pivots for confident handling and smooth trail performance. The stumpjumper is still in production, although its design has changed. Basic full suspension types reference with pictures. The suspension design is one of the most tried and tested on the market, and together with a careful shock tune, it pedals. The suspension needs taming with the lockout lever, though and the brakes are a little enthusiastic for beginners. Specializeds stumpjumper fsr was one of the very first fullsuss trail bikes, with a design heritage that dates back to the early 90s. Plus, the advent of state of the art shocks today, even single pivots, the most basic in suspension design for bikes can ride amazingly well and especially when the geometry is spot on among other things.
Explaining how the most popular designs work, plus their potential advantages or shortcomings. Specialized 01 enduro fsr pro full suspension bike user. How your bikes suspension design affects its performance. Find out how much a 2017 specialized stumpjumper fsr comp 29er bicycle is. When it was first produced in 1981, the stumpjumper was the first massproduction mountain bike.
Being a specialized, the 6fattie was always going to feature an fsr horst link suspension layout for its 5mm of rear wheel travel, and the bike employs the. Bicycle suspension is the system, or systems, used to suspend the rider and bicycle in order to. Recreational trail its all about the trail and riding as much of it as possible. Made most popular by specialized with their iconic fsr linkage, many brands now use designs based on a horstlink suspension design.
By effectively isolating chain and brake loads, fsr technology delivers more comfort and efficiency than any other suspension design. A beginners guide to mountain bike suspension design. Like its big brother, the stumpjumper fsr, each fsrxc delivers awesome suspension and geometry so the rider can find the flow on hisher favorite trail. Responsive, yet stable rockshox recon gold tk airsprung fork with 100mm of travel uses external adjustable rebound, turn key damping, and lockout for finetuned bump performance. Nevertheless, this is a competent fullsuspension bike with no real vices to worry about. Their bikes perform well and are fun to ride, but they do have a weakness. Rear axle is on the seatstay, with a pivot slightly in front of and below the axle. Our concept of smoother is faster began with our fsr suspension, and through the roubaix, we quickly applied it to the road. Basic full suspension types reference with pictures in beginners. Horstlink bikes are characterised by a pivot at the axle end of the chainstay, with the rear axle mounted instead to the seat stay.
Specialized was the first company to use the enduro name for a bike 14 years ago and has been a leading player in the lightweight, longtravel trailallmountain game ever since. Check out specialized fsr, ellsworth and norco among others. Read its strength, weaknesses, find deals and pricing. The specialized website contains an fsr suspension page with marketing information about the system. The first enduro frame design was basically a burlier, squishier version of this bike specializeds featherweight fsr xc. Brought bang uptodate with an elegant frame design. The most common system is the specialised fsr system. According to a faq, it originally stood for future shock rear. The enduro rocked a set, thanks to a novel, ifsortawonky rear disc brake adaptor. A 2008 specialized stumpjumper with full suspension. Typically these bikes will be great for fast trail riding and conditions requiring constant traction under heavy braking. The ultimate guide to mountain bike rear suspension systems. It isolates chain and brake loads, and as a result, fsr technology delivers more comfort, control, and efficiency than any other suspension platform. Its rear suspension adapted the aarm suspension design from sports car racing, and.
With over two decades of experience with fsr, we refined our proven design. Fsr is the name of a suspension design from specialized. Specialized s fsr xc comp has a relatively light and re. Specialized began making its popular ground control fsr bikes back in 1997. You could tweak the suspension and frame geometry via a. Horstlink aka fourbar suspension as used by specialized. Each suspension design is great, but, fit, comfort, the stiffness of the bike at least for me matters the most in the end. Specialized have stuck with its fsr suspension design for years now, and its easy to see why. It features an m5 alloy construction thats lightweight, durable, and plenty stiff and compliant, while a durable selection of components.
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