Well. That was easy.

[Repack Rider]

My wife was taking a walk, and called me from a block from our house.
"There is a lady putting a Stumpjumper out on the curb. You should check it out."
One minute later...
The chain was rusted into red ruin. The tyres were not good. But it was a 1994 Stumpjumper. It did not look as though it had sat outside since it was last ridden.
Two hours and $175 later, a perfect bike in my wife's size.

 

[PanoIgano]

Nice find Charlie!

I have an M2 waiting to be built too. I think the technology that went into them to bring these frames into production was pretty amazing at the time…

 

[moonlite]

Wow, that's a piece of luck! What was the $175 for?

 

[PanoIgano]

Here there is more info on M2s: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads...-my-own-prejudices.473588/page-3#post-3515566

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Hey, @Repack Rider nice score! There's actually a registry on this forum for the M2 bikes. If you happen to have the serial on hand and are interested in adding yours, here's the link

Thread 'Specialized M2 Info Thread/Serial Registry'

Apr 11, 2024

Hi all! I would like to share my accumulated knowledge of Specialized’s M2 (Metal Matrix) frame lineup from 1991 to 2000. I will also include a serial registry here to help me (and others) better understand date and color differences between years and trims that may not be entirely obvious. The serial number format I will list below. The M2 frames are relatively common, but there were many differences over the 10-year production run, and I would like to help others ID their M2 bikes more easily, as it is not always obvious when referencing the available catalogs.

1991
The only...

• Neko
• metal matrix serial numbers specialized stumpjumper
• Replies: 116
• Forum: Retro MTB Chat

• 

 

[Repack Rider]

Wow, that's a piece of luck! What was the $175 for?

Chain, tyres, derailleur idler, and one hour of labour.

 

[Repack Rider]

Hey, @Repack Rider nice score! There's actually a registry on this forum for the M2 bikes. If you happen to have the serial on hand and are interested in adding yours, here's the link

Thread 'Specialized M2 Info Thread/Serial Registry'

Apr 11, 2024

Hi all! I would like to share my accumulated knowledge of Specialized’s M2 (Metal Matrix) frame lineup from 1991 to 2000. I will also include a serial registry here to help me (and others) better understand date and color differences between years and trims that may not be entirely obvious. The serial number format I will list below. The M2 frames are relatively common, but there were many differences over the 10-year production run, and I would like to help others ID their M2 bikes more easily, as it is not always obvious when referencing the available catalogs.

1991
The only...

• Neko
• metal matrix serial numbers specialized stumpjumper
• Replies: 116
• Forum: Retro MTB Chat

• 

I could not locate a SN# on the framer. Where is it?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I could not locate a SN# on the framer. Where is it?

Often stamped on the inside of the non drive side dropout.