What year is this stumpy please?

[retrobikeguy]

Car boot visit on saturday, I normally find something, a dvd, milk jug or a useful 50p tool, but nothing except this, nice welds, no cracks I could see, nice detail of the 'S' on the top tube gusset but ridden as it was meant to be and a broken replaceable hanger he wanted £30.. :shock: , laughed and walked, next time around it was someone else on the stall, It came down in price considerably and.... I had to take something home but Sometimes even I get stumped at dating frames (no pun), I guess it at mid-late 90's which is where I usually lose interest in bikes but I cant find a catalogue in the archive section with this in.

so help me please, Specialized stumpjumper M2 I can get but just bugged as to the year, second pic is the frame number.

Cheers
RBG

 

[legrandefromage]

This one was year 2000 if thats of any use - yours looks around 1995/6 ishishish

 

[legrandefromage]

1997?

 

[fjpshaw]

I think Specialized changed downtube decals 97 onwards from model name to Specialized. So I would say it has to be 97 or later.

 

[Sparrow]

What do these decals say? Mine says "World Champion 1991 1992" Which is how I first had an idea...

 

[retrobikeguy]

What do these decals say? Mine says "World Champion 1991 1992" Which is how I first had an idea...

Handmade in the united states on the seat tube and mountain bike world champion on the downtube

1997?

Now thats looking like it LGF

 

[firedfromthecircus]

It is a '97.
Stumpjumper M2. Not comp or pro.

http://bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpec ... pjumper+M2

 

[Osella]

Re:

I'm amused by the '6061' stamp next to the serial no.

Assuming this means what it normally means when stamped into a frame, I guess we now know what "Specialized M2 Metal Matrix Composite" means..?

 

[one-eyed_jim]

Re: Re:

I'm amused by the '6061' stamp next to the serial no.

To be fair, it's only stamped on the dropout.

 

[themountie]

i would say also 96/97