Specialized Stumpjumper FSR 650B Mountain Bike Gets Official, Plus Limited Edition Burry Stander Epic

34T chainring on the carbon XO1 version, nice choice. I like the Burry Stander vid. Never knew the guy, but get the impression that he was very cool and see why he is missed.

The fastest riders do not ride Specialized mountain bikes:
2013 WC DH: Men – Devinci / Women – GT
2013 WC XCO: Men – Scott / Women – Trek
2013 Enduro World Series: Men – Cannondale / Women – Trek

@pigeon

So? Are you saying other brands aren’t good because someone won a race series riding a different brand- wins which are largely based on talent and training, and not which bicycle they ride.

I assume you drive an Infiniti, because they won the F1 series.

A 650b Stumpy sounds like a super fun trail bike.

Also, wonder if the moto style brake orientation is standard.

Didn’t specialized make a big deal about how 650 was a trend that wouldn’t catch on? Not judging, just pointing out…
Truth be told it seemed inevitable

I’m hoping for a singlespeed 650b from specialized. No specialized did not say it was a trend, they did say they have looked at 650b and were not ready to release a bike.
Races are won on bikes of all sizes of wheels. lets be honest, most of these bikes are coming out of the same factories, and have either sram or shimano bolted on to them.

Someday I’d like to see HONEST testing and reviews. frames from everybody all painted black, no logos, no ID what soever test ridden and reviewed

Shophead sez-they’ll ship April Fool’s day. They (Bikerumor) shared this already and it was removed…
http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Curtis-Keene-650B-Prototype-Specialized-StumpJumper1.jpg

I bet we’ll never see the Brain on this one..

So, when does SantaCruz get to sue for using the color of the Bronson on its direct competitor?

So Specialized will donate $50k to charity from the [150 bikes released X $11000 each =] $1,650,000?? How generous of them. Putting a dead person’s name on something in order to turn a larger profit.

“So Specialized will donate $50k to charity from the [150 bikes released X $11000 each =] $1,650,000?? How generous of them. Putting a dead person’s name on something in order to turn a larger profit.”

Ah yes, this is how the large scale bicycle production economy works. Because, of course, the bikes are commissioned, coordinated, made, specced, assembled, shipped, marketed and represented for free so everything else must be pure profit, curse those unfeeling capitalist pigs!

Looks like they’ve used a 29er main frame with a cup to lengthen the headtube, does anyone know if this is true?

Ha-ha. Good one, D. Kidding aside, it would be nice to know if Burry’s family gets some compensation. After all, that’s his name Specialized is using for ‘Charity’. 50K, on the other hand, is not bad. Retailers will get their profits too. But yes indeed, Spesh will get their share.

As for bikers and bikes winning, it’s both. You win on a bike that fits you and your techniques well. Can’t win on a poorly performing bike. And you can’t win if you’re not in top shape, don’t have the right skills or have no strategy to succeed. Having said that, there are exceptional riders. Take Nino Schurter. He wins a lot of races on a Scott XC bike. But who else on a Scott XC bike wins? Hardly anyone else. Now take Specialized. Dual Gold in the 2012 Olympics. Lots of Cape Epic Golds. This year’s Epic saw Spesh riders take the silver in Men’s and the Gold in Women’s. What’s remarkable is that they are not always the same riders that win. in 2011, of the overall Top 30 XC riders in the series, 7 were Spesh riders. More than any other bike brand. I didn’t look into 2012 and 2013, but now I’m curious. Take Pinarello bikes, how many TDFs did this brand win in the past years. Lots. How many different riders? Lots. Sometimes, its the bike. But the biker will still need to be fit, prepared and motivated.

As for innovation, it’s not always what you made first. That’s invention. It’s what you put together successfully to make something better. Out of the box thinking. That’s innovation. Like Audi with the LED lights, Like Canon with their DSLR. Like Apple with the iPod and iPhone. They weren’t first, but the way they put it together made the most sense to their audience. Is Specialized innovative? I think so. But so are the other bike makers – Cervelo, Ibis, Trek, Look, Scott, Cannondale, Bianchi, etc. They’re all innovative. But really, they need to.