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1989 Stumpjumper - icon or brick?

Old 11-16-09, 12:09 PM
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1989 Stumpjumper - icon or brick?

I just picked up one of these in the lovely '80s mint green/magenta color scheme. Tried the search function but it's telling me no results for either 'Stumpjumper' or 'Specialized'. So I'm calling BS and asking if anyone has one of these, and how they like it. It seems a tad heavy, or maybe I mean solid and self-assured; I won't know until I've ridden it. I'm planning on throwing some road tires on it and possibly converting to single speed. Maybe a flip unless I really like it, in which case something else will have to go...

Anyone happen to know what msrp would have been on this bike? Thanks.

I'll throw some pictures up when it's been cleaned and assembled.
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Originally Posted by jbonamici
I just picked up one of these in the lovely '80s mint green/magenta color scheme. Tried the search function but it's telling me no results for either 'Stumpjumper' or 'Specialized'. So I'm calling BS and asking if anyone has one of these, and how they like it....Anyone happen to know what msrp would have been on this bike? Thanks.

I'll throw some pictures up when it's been cleaned and assembled.
I'd say you've got a problem with the search engine you're using, because the old steel Specialized Stumpjumpers were a great mountain bike and a newer suspension version is still sold today. That being said, I paid $300+ for a Specialized Hard Rock Sport in December of 1988, it was a lesser model (with the order being Hardrock, Rockhopper, then Stumpjumper) so I expect the Stumpjumper went for around $400-500 at least.
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There were about 3-4 different levels of Stumpjumper bikes every year. Depending on the levels, and the year some of them went for 4 figures in the 80s
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Based on the color schema of your bike and the year, it seems that you got the entry-level stumpjumper, still mid/high level bike (specs @ https://www.mombat.org/Specialized_Specs.htm) . These were selling for about $400-500ish then
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Originally Posted by jbonamici
. . . I Tried the search function but it's telling me no results for either 'Stumpjumper' or 'Specialized'. So I'm calling BS. . .
There were some scheduled upgrades and an outage here on BF. Usually the first thing to break is the
search function. I'm guessing that's what happened here.

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Originally Posted by CMC SanDiego
I'd say you've got a problem with the search engine you're using, because the old steel Specialized Stumpjumpers were a great mountain bike and a newer suspension version is still sold today. That being said, I paid $300+ for a Specialized Hard Rock Sport in December of 1988, it was a lesser model (with the order being Hardrock, Rockhopper, then Stumpjumper) so I expect the Stumpjumper went for around $400-500 at least.
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Thanks everyone for the info.

I'm familiar with the model and know it was the first real mainstream-marketed mountain bike, and all that. And I did find some stuff on the web, although actually not a lot for this model year. My remark about searching was in reference to the BF search function, which didn't turn up anything. I thought that implausible, given that this is a pretty ubiquitous bike and brand.
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Originally Posted by lotek
There were some scheduled upgrades and an outage here on BF. Usually the first thing to break is the
search function. I'm guessing that's what happened here.

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I figured it was something like that; if my tone offended anyone, it was certainly unintended.
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given the number of times search has gone belly up, I'm pretty much immune to being offended by comments about it!

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This is old old style, right? Horizontal top tube, horizontal dropouts, stretched out geometry?

I've been kinda wanting one of these to convert into a fixed gear assault bike. The Rob Roy I built a few months ago ended up pretty much filling this role, but it'd still be a lot of fun.
I think it was sixty-fiver that has a fixed gear mtb that kind of inspired me.

In any case, a great, versatile bike.
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Originally Posted by jtgotsjets
This is old old style, right? Horizontal top tube, horizontal dropouts, stretched out geometry?
Yep. Looks like this one: https://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...JuSynAeavbS1Cw
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the pre 85 stumpjumpers have a square fork crown and in 85 they used the sloping crown. Mine has chromed vertical dropouts I assume that the frame is chromed. As I recall it was pretty pricy when new about $600+. I got mine as a frame from the bike shop owner, it thought that it was too big for him.
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I've dreamed of a Stumpjumper for the last couple of years. Went looking for one at one of the local bike 'collectors' (read: yard full of bikes, some great, some trash) and found the one I was looking for, only to discover it was one size too small. Grabbed the Gary Fisher Gitchie Gummee I'm currently riding instead.

Still want a Stumpjumper - if nothing else, it's THE classic mtb.
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Your Stumpjumper is a very decent bike. The Deore II group is bulletproof. It is not as nice as a Comp or Team, which have XT II components and sometimes Prestige tubes, but still a nice ride.

I remember them being around $800ish when new. I have a 1991 Stumpjumper Comp and I really like it.
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to the OP i have the same stumpy, build it and ride it ! its not that heavy , and it rides great !!

i always thought it was an 88 model
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I have a 1992 Stump Comp. And I like it too. Choice of selling either this or my '97 M2 Stump Comp, and the M2 is gonna have to go.

Yeah, I think they were around $750-800 new in 1989. I have a Bicycle Guide with a review of the Stump Comp from that year, and I remember the price being $950, I'm pretty sure.

Also have a BG or Bicycling with a review of your bike(in Ivory/Burgundy, the same color as my 1989 Sirrus), but don't recall the price right offhand. But somehow, $750 seems right to me.

Nice bike.
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as Specialized claimed to be the first one to bring 'production' mountain bikes to the market I would say icon.
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I put 25k miles on one. Frame broke at the bottom bracket jra. Loved that bike.
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Originally Posted by intron
i always thought it was an 88 model
If you two are both taking about the green and pink Stumpjumper...

...then it is the 88 according to mombat.org/Specialized_Specs.htm.
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According to mombat.org/Specialized_Specs.htm, the pictured bike is a 1989.

1988 had a U rear brake and was 6 speed, 1989 had a canti rear brake and was 7 speed. They both were offered in that paint scheme.
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Whoops! Good work, ish.
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Originally Posted by ish
According to mombat.org/Specialized_Specs.htm, the pictured bike is a 1989.

1988 had a U rear brake and was 6 speed, 1989 had a canti rear brake and was 7 speed. They both were offered in that paint scheme.
Thanks for the clarification. I should have looked more closely at the bike before I posted. Mine is actually the 6 speed '88 version. That leads me to a tech question, which I've posted here.
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Originally Posted by ish
Your Stumpjumper is a very decent bike. The Deore II group is bulletproof. It is not as nice as a Comp or Team, which have XT II components and sometimes Prestige tubes, but still a nice ride.

I remember them being around $800ish when new. I have a 1991 Stumpjumper Comp and I really like it.
I still have my original 1989 Rockhopper Comp with the Deore II group and reciept. It was basically a Stumpjumper with slightly different geometry. It was a whopping $599 new in 1989. The shop, Eddie's Bike Shop in Stow Ohio was selling all the Rockhopper Comps it had because they were over $100 cheaper than the base Stumpjumper.

Late Eighties Stumpjumpers were $700 + bikes new. You've got a real nice bike if it's in good shape. Good luck and enjoy what's one of the best factory bikes made.
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icon, Stumpys have taken on near cult status. Around here the old steel bikes are fetching $200+ easily if in rideable condition. I see some of the 90's Stumpys with SUS fork bringing several hundred dollars. It's crazy. It's competitor, the Trek 8000 series doesn't come close to bringing those kind of $$$. Too bad, I've got a 92 Trek 8000, but no Stumpjumper.
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