Thread: History of Specialized ?
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Old 08-22-23 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by due ruote
I am looking for a bit more clarity on the shift in mfr from Japan to Taiwan. I think I read down-thread that production shifted in the late '80's, but I have a 1992 Stumpjumper Comp with a "Japan" sticker on the headtube. Did some models continue to be produced in Japan, and for how long? Any idea who gets credit for design of the Stumpjumpers from this period? It rides great, even with a replacement fork.
Well thanx to to some here, the one person who may have actually been there for it has left the building.
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