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According to Wikipedia, Specialized "introduced the first major production mountain bike in the world, the Stumpjumper, in 1981."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialized_Stumpjumper
My recollection from the early 1980s is that Stumpjumpers were like mythical beasts in Britain, you heard about them but never saw one in the flesh. The first one I remember seeing was on a Ridgeway ride in 1986, though this may have in fact been a Rockhopper? The Rockhoper being a model that UK distributors Caratti Sport were promoting in Britain in 1986.
So my question is, does anyone remember early Stumpjumpers being sold in the UK?
In 1982-83, demand for Stumpjumpers in the US was growwing fast and Specialised may not have had enough spare bikes to sell in the UK? (Overall US mountain bike sales were reported as 50,000 units in 1983, at a time when the Stumpjumper was one of only a few mass-produced models available).
As a result, Specialized mountain bikes may not have been sold in quantiy the UK until the mid 1980s?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialized_Stumpjumper
My recollection from the early 1980s is that Stumpjumpers were like mythical beasts in Britain, you heard about them but never saw one in the flesh. The first one I remember seeing was on a Ridgeway ride in 1986, though this may have in fact been a Rockhopper? The Rockhoper being a model that UK distributors Caratti Sport were promoting in Britain in 1986.
So my question is, does anyone remember early Stumpjumpers being sold in the UK?
In 1982-83, demand for Stumpjumpers in the US was growwing fast and Specialised may not have had enough spare bikes to sell in the UK? (Overall US mountain bike sales were reported as 50,000 units in 1983, at a time when the Stumpjumper was one of only a few mass-produced models available).
As a result, Specialized mountain bikes may not have been sold in quantiy the UK until the mid 1980s?