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[Once A Hero]

Agreed - there is likely little difference to look at between the 1993 or 1994 red editions.

The headset and fork steerer is the identifier between the two frames - threaded 1 inch for 1993, Aheadset 1 inch for 1994 (groupsets are different too).

Absolutely agree its a '93 spec bike.
The photographer / printer needs firing though if that's the true colour it should have been in the brochure
It's almost as if it's a '93 bike in the '94 blood red colourway.

 

[CannedHeat]

Hi guys.

The original photo was taken with a tree behind me and the sun very low in the sky behind that tree, causing only some of the bike to be in direct sunlight.

Where the sun hits the bike it does make it look blood red: my phone camera seems to exaggerate this. It's much, much brighter that the catalogue, yes, but it also appears darker than the '94 blood red to the naked eye.

I imagine that the catalogue photographer was trying to be arty with the heavily faded colours.

Here's a photo from a week earlier which is not in direct sunlight and captures the colour more accurately...

 

[vincenth]

1991 stumpjumper comp. Pretty much period correct except for the rear wheel, the dt hugi hub is too nice not to be used. The other day a friend asked whats wrong with my bike. Did not bother to geek out, he’ll never understand

 

[ThePrivateer]

1993 Stumpjumper FS. I finally restored after storing it in my basement for two years. the grips are still not the final ones

 

[CannedHeat]

Beautiful bike. You've got the original seat skewer that I'm missing. Looks like the same Deore LX groupset as the base Stumpy, but they exchanged the rear derailleur for an XT. I can't tell from the photo: is it a Deore LX front derailleur?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

1993 Stumpjumper FS

Great bike. The FutureShock itself is a lovely piece. In my opinion, the best of the early suspension forks.

 

[ThePrivateer]

Beautiful bike. You've got the original seat skewer that I'm missing. Looks like the same Deore LX groupset as the base Stumpy, but they exchanged the rear derailleur for an XT. I can't tell from the photo: is it a Deore LX front derailleur?

Front mech (and all the rest of it) is lx. I don’t know if the xt rear derailleur is an upgrade installed by the owner. I got it from the original first owner when he renovated his garage. The saddle is not the original one though… but he kept the pedals and cages. The FutureShock even seems to keep the air.

 

[Once A Hero]

XT rear mech is factory issue

 

[geddy1972]

heres my 1995 rockhopper i got about a month ago for £15.

its in desperate need of a rebuild as the drive train is on its last legs but it rides so smooth.

 

[Repacker]

Not mine, just a pic I stumbled on the web. I've never seen an example nor pic of the 1994 Stumpjumper in "Blood Red" though its listed in the catalogues. The more common edition is the green one. This one is mostly original so posted here for reference and interest.
It differs from the prior year's red edition by having threadless headset (still 1" though, the only year of a 1-inch aheadset on Stumpjumpers) and stem, decals are white not yellow, other differences include the umma gumma tyres, grey perforated saddle, grips and groupset.

1994-

@CannedHeat 's red 1993 and @Once A Hero 's green 1994 for comparisons: