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SPECIALIZED STUMPJUMPER EXPERT CARBON 29

£4,999

Launched in 2018, the latest generation Stumpjumper underwent a raft of frame revisions to bring it up to date. It got a little longer, a little slacker and a new suspension layout added more mid-stroke support while making it easier to fit off-the-shelf shocks.

The big change however, was the move to the asymmetric ‘Sidearm’ frame design. Not only is the design easy on the

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