While at the LBS today my eyes were greedily taking in all of the Specialized offerings to see which one I might aim for as my reward for reaching my next fitness milestone. Here in Oz there's a jump of around $1200.00 from the Stumpy Comp up to the Expert with the Brain. So, is it worth the extra $$ to get the Brain perhaps taking into consideration even with my bf down around 5% I'm still going to be over 100 kgs (220 lbs) so I'll need to run whatever I get fairly stiff anyway? (My riding is 90% XC on fire trails and flowing single).
While at the LBS today my eyes were greedily taking in all of the Specialized offerings to see which one I might aim for as my reward for reaching my next fitness milestone. Here in Oz there's a jump of around $1200.00 from the Stumpy Comp up to the Expert with the Brain. So, is it worth the extra $$ to get the Brain perhaps taking into consideration even with my bf down around 5% I'm still going to be over 100 kgs (220 lbs) so I'll need to run whatever I get fairly stiff anyway? (My riding is 90% XC on fire trails and flowing single).
I'd go for it if I could afford it. I really like the climbing efficiency of the Brain shocks. But this isn't about me, it's about you so you have to decide if that's important to you or not.
