Early Specialized Stumpjumper MTBs in Britain

[benjabbi]

Thanks for letting me know that your Stumpjumper frame and forks came from the Netherlands. Does this mean that the components aren't original to the bike, as many look to be age correct?

No, my boss at the time decided we needed an early Stumpjumper for display in the shop, I saw this F+F on here and it went from there. He, armed with a spec list from Mombat, went on a mission for the parts. I don't want to know how much he spent but he was known for being impulsive and he was spending the shops money! I cleaned stuff and assembled it as it appeared. It went on display for a few years, a premises move and a switch to 95% Trek meant it suddenly had no place. I cheekily asked if I could have it and surprisingly my wish was granted! I don't use it really, get's out once a year or so just to say I have. It rides fine. It's a bit outside my real period of interest (93-97ish for retro). Nice to own though.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

No, my boss at the time decided we needed an early Stumpjumper for display in the shop, I saw this F+F on here and it went from there. He, armed with a spec list from Mombat, went on a mission for the parts. I don't want to know how much he spent but he was known for being impulsive and he was spending the shops money! I cleaned stuff and assembled it as it appeared. It went on display for a few years, a premises move and a switch to 95% Trek meant it suddenly had no place. I cheekily asked if I could have it and surprisingly my wish was granted! I don't use it really, get's out once a year or so just to say I have. It rides fine. It's a bit outside my real period of interest (93-97ish for retro). Nice to own though.

My precious

 

[Russell]

I’ve done some digging, @breezerboy bought mine way back in 2008. Not been on here since 2016.

 

[GrahamJohnWallace]

No, my boss at the time decided we needed an early Stumpjumper for display in the shop, I saw this F+F on here and it went from there. He, armed with a spec list from Mombat, went on a mission for the parts. I don't want to know how much he spent but he was known for being impulsive and he was spending the shops money! I cleaned stuff and assembled it as it appeared. It went on display for a few years, a premises move and a switch to 95% Trek meant it suddenly had no place. I cheekily asked if I could have it and surprisingly my wish was granted! I don't use it really, get's out once a year or so just to say I have. It rides fine. It's a bit outside my real period of interest (93-97ish for retro). Nice to own though.

Mountain bikes that were made before specialist MTB components became available are extremely rare. It's often impossible to tell if components are original or replacements and I don't think it really matters as long as they are age correct.

You should be proud to own a bike from a time when mountain biking was a fledgling sport.

Many of the components used on your 1982 Stumpjumper were never designed for mountain biking, but without such components, mountain biking would not have been possible.

 

[bikeworkshop]

My colleague rode in to work today on his 84 stumpjumper, 3 digit frame no, Bought new in 1984, in the first dozen imported to the UK by Caratti Sport