If Specialized's regular Stumpjumper isn't Stumpy enough for you then – as you may have heard if you're a regular reader of these pages – there's now a range of plus-sized models.
Known as the 6Fatties, each of these bikes roll on tyres that are 3in wide. The difference with this Comp model however, and we are speaking relatively here, is that it doesn't cost an absolute fortune. Actually it retails for £2,499 / US$3,499 / AU$4,499 and that makes it a full £1,000 / US$1,000 / AU$1,500 cheaper than the next plus-sized Stumpy in the range – and a full £4,000 / US$5,100 / AU$7,500 cheaper than the wallet-violating S-Works model that we've recently rated very highly.
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Still, that's a £300 / US$600 / AU$500 premium over the 650b or 29in Stumpjumper Comp models, which both use 2.3in tyres .
In order to hit this price point, Specialized has switched over to an all-aluminium frame for this model – though its smoothed welds and complex tube shapes do their best to tell you otherwise.
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