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rkillian Added a comment about bike check Spanked Specialized Enduro
4/5/2019 9:10am
Nice! As a teacher in the same area I know what it takes to save and try and procure your bike.
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rkillian Added a comment about feature Specialized Stumpjumper EVO vs. Stumpjumper - See How They Compare
2/22/2019 5:19pm
Perhaps saying I disagreed with your take on the rear suspension wasn’t the correct wording. You are probably able to push the bikes much harder than I can so I’m sure you are noticing something I can’t make the bikes do. My comment was just meant to explain that as a similar weighted but slower rider, I didn’t notice what you discribed. I haven’t ridden the EVO on a trail so I couldn’t comment on any flex it may have. On the same trails I didn’t notice much of any diffenence between the carbon and alloy frames. But again, I’m...
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rkillian Added a comment about feature Specialized Stumpjumper EVO vs. Stumpjumper - See How They Compare
2/22/2019 11:04am
I recently picked up a Stumpy 29 alloy comp after demoing the regular stumpy and the ST. I gave an EVO the old parking lot test but it did not feel immediately comfortable compared to the ST or regular stumpy. I attribute some of this to the stack height. I really like the higher stack of the standard stumpy and from a looks standpoint I don't need a bunch of spacers. And being honest with my local trails the HA and overall length of the bike could not be justified. I would probably be better served locally by the ST...
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rkillian Added a reply to 2020 Bike Wants
1/2/2019 7:55am I'll second that I'd like to see a new Fuel ex with a steeper seat tube angle with a slightly shorter seat tube to fit droppers over 150mm. I'm not so sure the bike needs to be much more aggressive though; It gets too close to the Slash if they make it much more aggressive. I suspect they my drop...