Stumpjumper Talk from The Official Blog of Rock N' Road

This is only one of the forums where you can learn about bikes created and supported by the folks at Rock N' Road Cyclery.  There is also the main website at http://www.RockNRoadCyclery.net.  The amount of information available there is stunning, including 40 YouTube videos about various bicycles and other products available at RockNRoad.  700 viewers per day check out one of the videos on the Rock N Road Channel.

Then there is the Official Blog of Rock N' Road.  No, this one is not unofficial.  This is a unique and special (ized) blog dealing only with Stumpy.  If you like this approach we are considering other similar blogs on road bikes or 29r bikes.  Let your voice be heard right here in the comment section. 

Anyway, you can head over to the other blog for a headliner article about Stumpy.  It's a really good one. 

FSR by Specialized Bicycle Best for Control and Comfort

FSR Traction Means Control

When you increase traction you increase control.  Since FSR suspension is totally independent of the chain and brake loads, it is "active" or able to freely compress and rebound over every kind of bump, gully, and ground cover. Since the tires are now able to maintain contact with the ground a greater percentage of the time, the obvious follows:  More tread on the ground more of the time translates into greater control.

FSR Active Suspension Means Comfort

Active suspension absorbs bump impacts, reducing the forces that make it to your body.  It takes energy for your body to deal with jolts and vibration.  As these repetitive impacts are reduced, you have greater endurance and less fatigue.

2010 Stumpjumper FSR Mountain Bikes - Efficiency, Comfort, Control

Pick the trail your going to ride and with a bit of inspection we might all agree on the optimum bike for that degree of uphill and downhill, the size and nature of the bumps along the way, and the ground cover in-between the bumps. Throw in whether your goal is to simply have a great day in the sun, rain, or snow or if it is to set a new record for this course, and the complications start to mount.

Specialized says that this is what they had in mind with the Stumpjumper FSR line of mountain bikes. They knew you wouldn't be changing bikes depending on the ecosystem, so they built a bike that will change to fit circumstances on the ground.

Uphill or down, the 2010 Stumpjumper FSR combines 28 years of experience riding and engineering trail bikes, then testing and riding again. This year's lineup includes advanced FACT IS carbon, independent FSR suspension, a proprietary S14OTA fork, and bump-leveling Brain technology. The 2010 Stumpjumper FSR stands alone as the lightest, most capable XC trail bike the folks at Specialized have ever created.