I have had this bike for 1.5 yrs. Good entry level mtb. Problems - the rear shock broke, but that gave me an excuse to upgrade. I have not had problems with the drivetrain as other review(s) mention. I understand some of the brake complaints I read, but they are adequate and certainly ok for the price point. The bike is heavy, but coming from an older mtb with old style geometry, this climbs WAY better. If I did it again I would spend a little more in the same stump jumper line, but this was a good entry point to see if I wanted to ride again. I can't justify spending twice the price on a new one with higher specs at this point. Solid value.

i am pleased.

As the base model of the Stumpjumper line, this bike had the basics you need to get going. The first thing that started giving me trouble is the drive train. I upgraded to 34T up front and the matching SLX cassete. This affordable upgrade brought some life back to the bike, making the entry level suspension work better as well.

I researched the best budget full suspension bike (that I could afford). I had some things I wanted...one important factor was upgradable. But so far, this bike rocks (no pun intended). Great bike to get back into riding, learning new skills while riding in the PNW. First upgrade will be a dropper post (saving my pennies); otherwise, the rest will be gravy.

I have nothing bad to say about this bike. I had already bought many specialized bikes and knew how good they were so I was a no brainer going with them. The new rear suspension on this bike is amazing. It is nice and firm on the climbs and squishy on the descents. Specialized really know what they are doing.

This bike is a good value. I love how much confidence I get from this bike. My riding has greatly improved in cornering, jumping, and descending at speed. The only thing negative I can say is the brakes are quite disappointing. The brakes lack power and feel as well as there is too much travel in the brake level. I have replaced the brakes with Shimano M395 which is a big improvement over the stock Tekro brakes. If you plan to ride aggressively, then I recommend you include the cost of upgrading the brakes when pricing this bike.

This thing performs unbelievable.... i just did my first 25 mile race with it and i couldnt be happier with the way it performed! Confidence inspiring is an understatement! I did change the rear tire (wasnt awesome) and cut the bars down to 720mm but thats my preference

I recently visited my son in Davidson North Carolina and being a avid mountain biker at home I was keen to ride the trails near Davidson. After riding his Specialized Cambur at Fisher Farm I decided to hire a bike for myself so we could ride together. Mark at The Cycle Path in Cornelius fixed me up with a Stumpy,what a great bike. We rode Fisher Farm, Lake Norman State Park and the National White Water Center . I had a ball,what great places to ride. When I got back to Australia I purchased a Stumpjumper from Cycle Zone Mooloolaba , thanks to John and the team for great service. Attention SPECIALIZED, because of the top service and helpful advice from Mark at The Cycle Path in Cornelius ( even though he new I couldn't buy a bike from him) he was only to happy to help and promote your bikes. That's the way to win customers. I' m Rapped in my new Stumpy.

Having researched quite a few bikes I determined this was the one for me. Eats up many trails in my area without issue. A dropper post would have been the icing on the cake but I'll get one once the market starts moving to 34.9 and become more affordable. Until then I'll be in the trails.

Great bike for the price point, added the command wu dropper and it crushes trails.