In April 2022 I purchased my first mountain bike, this Stumpie Evo Comp and it has not disappointed. I've swapped out some components to personalize it, but the geometry and performance of the bike is amazing. I do a fitness trail/cross country ride once a week, and it's light and efficient enough to keep up with other trail and cross country bikes. On the weekends, I use the bike for some SoCal black/double blacks with drops, rock gardens, and several other features- and this bike works through it all with no issues. This bike is such a versatile machine, and I'd highly recommend it. Super happy I went with this EVO

The adjustable head tube angle is perfect for all trails. Components are fine. Upgraded the handle bar and tires only. Nailing the drops Im scared of doin before.

This is a little follow up on my review that I just did and noticed I only had 4 stars listed for my rating, I wanted to correct that as best as I can, so I am providing a follow up review with the 5 star rating.

After extensive research, I've decided that Stumpjumper EVO is the bike to get. Having some luck on my side and getting my hands on Comp version, after months of owning it, all I can say is that this bike is a stellar performer. It will handle the roughest of challenges but will also pedal extremely well. I've never ridden a MTB—and I've had few—that pedals so well sitting or standing up. In particular, I love the steeper STA because it puts you in a good position when climbing. SWAT storage is a big plus, threaded BB and so many geo adjustments, low standover height, etc. This bike is unmatched and it also looks great. Specialized, you've done an extraordinary thing with this bike. Congrats!

About two weeks ago I walked into my local Specialized bike shop and was fortunate enough to purchase the Specialized Stumpjumper EVO Comp, Satin Black, SLX groupset. I barely had to sit on it and ride it around outside to know that this machine was everything it appeared to be and I could not wait to get it on the local black diamond trail near my home. I rode it once with the stock build and it handled exquisitely on the technical, fast, and choppy descent and climbed the monster mountain very well for a rowdy all mountain shredder. The bike launches and lands with confidence; gobbles up the chunder like it is not even there, furthermore, the stopping power of the quadpiston SLX brakes matched up to the mammoth 203 rotors gives the bike all the stopping power necessary. Today I pushed this machine pretty hard on a decent black diamond 1.4 mile descent and it did not flinch, the build is dialed in. I can not say enough how pleased I am with the hard work the Specialized team did on getting this Stumpjumper EVO so perfectly balanced and it fits the style of riding I do. I have about a dozen rides on it so far and have yet to feel any area that this bike is lacking in fact it inspires confidence and I recommend this bike.

This is the perfect bike for me. Honestly I was in the market for the regular stumpjumper, but my LBS had an S5 EVO in stock at the right time so I jumped on it. After the first couple rides I was hooked, even the clay color has grown on me. Coming from a 2019 Comp Carbon, I never felt like I was in a good climbing position, my weight was way too far behind the pedals and it felt like I was dragging my weight up the mountain, not to mention the short reach. The new EVO has much better climbing position and anti-squat allowing me to complete technical climbs that I wasn't able to previously, or gets me there with energy to spare. I don't even have to talk about descending, the bike is so confidence inspiring. My only nitpick about the comp is the Shimano hubs, they are heavy and the Shimano rear hub engagement isn't horrible, but would prefer a DT Swiss that at least has the 54T upgrade option. Otherwise, no changes other than tubeless setup needed!! This bike is MTB engineering/design done right.

Coming from a huffy this bike is an ok upgrade.

I had ridden the 2019 stumpy evo, a friend's bike, for a while and had thought that it was one of the best bikes to ever come. This is even crazier, even after riding a ton of other full sus this one outperforms every other bike. It is suprisingly flicky for getting around trees and such, but as soon as you hit a slightly more open area it becomes so incredibly stable. I had ridden a hardtail pretty religiously up until now, only riding full sus for larger jumps and drops, and was worried that I would have a much harder time climbing with how low and slack it is, it climbs better than my hardtail. The SWAT was the largest thing for me, moving from having to ride with a pack for anything over 5-10 miles, to being able to do 15-20 without even a hip pack, great design.

Owned for 3 weeks now and already put 100 hard trail miles on it. I demo'd several high end bikes before pulling the trigger on this one. You can't beat the value and can easily upgrade (I put a carbon bar on it so far). I got the gloss grey color which looks mauve in some lights (don't love that but it's growing on me). Bike does technical climbs better than anything I've tried thus far. Suspension feels progressive and I've yet to bottom out on jumps this far. I'm so happy with this purchase and look forward to every time I can take it out.

Coming from a alloy ST, this is an awesome upgrade. I was a little uncertain able the slack HA but WOW it climbs better than my ST and descents are amazing. So much more squish it's an absolute blast to ride, anywhere. Love my new stumpy EVO!