Originally Posted by
guy1138
You're probably the guy to ask: Looking at the 3 tiers of Specialized Mountain bikes from the era, is there much of a difference between the frames, or did it mostly come down to the components? If I'm building an all purpose bike, do I get much benefit for holding out for a Stumpy frame, or is a hard rock just as good?
The frames are better on the better models. The Stumpjumper has the best frame while the Hard Rock has the worst.
There were different trim levels for each model with different levels of components (Comp, Sport, none).