Another week has come and gone and most of us are unfortunately none the wiser; just plain older and as insufferably grumpy as you were the week before. As that internet meme goes, you can’t buy happiness but you can buy a bike (and bike stuff!) and that’s close enough.
Toss frugality out the window and take a look at some of the hot new gear to land on BikeRadar’s doorstep recently – because after all, you can always get a friend to spot you for that post-ride burrito if you conveniently ‘just happen’ to forget your wallet at home.
New mountain bike gear
Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Expert 6fattie
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Specialized’s top-end S-Works Stumpjumper FSR 6fattie blew us away with its incredibly fun personality and awesome overall capabilities but needless to say, its sky-high price tag doesn’t suit everyone’s budget. Following up on that, we’ve brought in for a long-term test that bike’s somewhat more economical cousin, the Stumpjumper FSR Expert 6fattie.
The Expert version uses the exact same 135mm-travel frame and rear shock as the S-Works model and a very similar 150mm-travel Fox fork so suspension performance should be virtually identical between the two. The Expert uses identical 27.5x3.0in tyres, too, just wrapped around alloy Roval rims instead of the S-Works’ carbon ones. Similarly, the flagship’s SRAM XX1 drivetrain and Shimano XTR Trail brakes get swapped out for a SRAM X1/XO1 and Shimano Deore XT setup to bring the price down.
Actual weight for a medium sample is a surprisingly svelte 12.92kg (28.48lb) with a full suite of SWAT accessories (steerer mounted chain tool, frame mounted multi-tool, and bottle cage). Aside from a little extra weight, there shouldn’t be any major changes in on-trail performance relative to the S-Works version – and if that assumption holds true, this bike should be an absolute banger.
Trek Farley 9.8
Northwave CX Tech winter shoes
Bontrager XR1 Team Issue tyres
Giro Accessory Mount
New road bike gear
Mavic Ksyrium Pro Disc Allroad wheels and Yksion Elite Allroad tyres
Specialized S-Works 6 shoes
Vittoria Revolution tyres
Pearl Izumi PRO AmFib Super Glove
Spurcycle bell
- $49 / £32 / €46 / AU$69 (Spurcycle bell, raw finish)
- $59 / £39 / €55 / AU$83 (Spurcycle bell, black DLC finish)
SKS RaceBlade Long mudguards
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