It has just been announced that Specialized will be launching a mid-season model of the classic Stumpjumper that rolls on 27.5-inch wheels. The Stumpjumper FSR Expert and Evo models (pictured above is the Stumpjumper FSR Expert Carbon Evo) are expected to be available with the medium wheel size from mid-April 2014.
Until now, Specialized had resisted the new wheel trend. However, with the presentation of the first 27.5-inch tyre models in February, it was already clear that it would only be a matter of time before the first Specialized mountain bikes would be available.
29 inch still main size
Specialized PR man Sebastian Maag emphasises that 29 inches will continue to play first fiddle at Specialized. Maag did not comment on whether the 26-inch wheel size will disappear completely from the Prokukt portfolio from model year 2015. So we can - and must - continue to speculate.
Sebastian Brust
Editor
