 Is the pic of a "production model" Mike? It just looks a bit er ... agricultural compared with previous stumpies..
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 Says the FOES rider! 
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FOES are special Nobby.. very special, handmade by Californian virgins. (I asked Jamie for details on the 2010 FXR and it turns out Brent has only made 20 of each size  ) NOTE: I'm not suggesting Brent Foes is a virgin 
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Yes, yes you are 
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 So Brent Foes sexual frustration is the reason behind making such fugly bikes? I guess Si at cotic must constantly be balls in deep in the love hole
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I guess so.. so by this logic Mr Spesh must have had a reduction of late in the amount of oats he's been sowing.. or something?
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 Love the Command seat post! I've got to get one of those.......I always feel way to high on the steep techy stuff on my Epic.
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 Production yes. I'm not sure what's agricultural about it?
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Just the top tube/ seat tube masty triangle thing in particular- looks like a less swoopy version of what was on the original reign etc. I dunno, it just looks less swoopy and refined than the old one..
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Nowt wrong with straight lines. Heaven knows they've been in short supply on Spec' bikes of late
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 They look very nice in the flesh actually. My LBS has got one from Spesh as a test bike. The colour on the other hand for the test bike is another matter entirely  .
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 Lots of travel on freeride/downhill bikes feels lovely. They're low slung, the saddle is low, the bars high and a short reach, the angles are slack and it all feels very safe. On trail bikes lots of travel can make them feel precariously high perches and grabbing the brakes results in a worrying lurch forward which feels even worse down steep stuff. So how does the Stumpy feel in this respect with all that travel Mike D? Edit: a question provoked by riding the Scott Ransom a while back and a Genius. The Ransom felt great but the Genius which must have nearly the same travel now really didn't inspire confidence and to me was worse than older models with less travel.
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On trail bikes lots of travel can make them feel precariously high perches and grabbing the brakes results in a worrying lurch forward which feels even worse down steep stuff. So how does the Stumpy feel in this respect with all that travel Mike D When I first set out, no problem at all because the fork had about eight meeeelion psi in it It's fine - the Fox fork is pretty well-controlled and doesn't plunge particularly terrifyingly. And the FSR isn't a crazy-steep bike, and it's as low-slung as Specializeds tend to be (13.2in BB height on that one). Plus you get a funky seatpost for the really steep stuff Edit: a question provoked by riding the Scott Ransom a while back and a Genius. The Ransom felt great but the Genius which must have nearly the same travel now really didn't inspire confidence and to me was worse than older models with less travel. I'm not sure they've slackened them off any with the extra travel. The Genius has always felt a bit tall...
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Ta. The FSR is now beyond the sort of bike that is the best compromise for the riding I do but it's interesting to know that an XC riding position and lots of travel aren't as incompatible as I feared.
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It's not really an XC riding position, though. I waved some measuring bits at it and it's 67.5 head with a 23.8in ETT on the Large frame. And a short stem and wide bars.
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 When will they ditch that Brain thing? It really is a bit poo
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 I've got a Genius and yes with the rear shock fully locked out it is a tall bike, but when you unlock the suspension fully I find the slackening of angles certainly gives and inspires more confidence. Fox fork works well too.
I did have to get a medium though (even though according to the size guide I should have a large), in fact the medium feels just right for my size.
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When will they ditch that Brain thing? It really is a bit poo Get an elite with Triad shock and Talas forks
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 Elite does seem quite a good off the peg buy @ £2199
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