Originally Posted by
SkyDog75
The Stumpjumper was a higher-end bike. It definitely would've had QR axles. It also would've had a freehub and cassette, not a freewheel.
I've attached scans from the 1988 Specialized catalog to confirm. The whole catalog can be found at retrobike.co.uk
HERE.
So long as you're using a freewheel, you're gonna have some wobble.
The text is fuzzy - but I can tell from it that I don't have the original wheels. My current wheels match and I made the assumption that the bolt on rear wheel was consistent with the horizontal dropouts.
So, I can keep my current wheels and live with them for now - or I can find a higher quality wheelset, either the original wheels or something current that is the right size for this bike.
I found a listing on eBay for vintage gx23 wheels with Deore hubs that would cost $130 shipped. I'm assuming that those would be the original wheels or close to it. Opinions? What new options might exist that don't require resizing the rear triangle?