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05-17-20, 08:30 AM

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New From Arizona - Found this Bike in a dumpster!

Hey everybody,

My name is Joe and I am from Lake Havasu City AZ. I recently found a vintage Specialized Stumpjumper in the dumpster. This bike has renewed my childhood love for biking. I have no doubt this forum is going to help me considerably. I am going to ask for help - but have to hit the 10 comments first. (:

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05-17-20, 09:36 AM

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05-17-20, 10:12 AM

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Looking forward to seeing your dumpster find!

05-17-20, 10:42 AM

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I look forward to being able to post the pictures and get help!

05-17-20, 10:59 AM

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What a great find! Are you going to keep it mostly stock? Or convert it to like a drop bar?

05-17-20, 11:36 AM

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Puts new meaning to the phrase "Another man's trash is another man's treasurer." I need to go dumpster diving in your area lol.

05-17-20, 01:02 PM

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Welcome! You lucky man! Did you find that now during the "virus crises"? I hear bikes are in high demand now and someone goes to throw away one...lol

Whats the bike's problem?

05-17-20, 01:48 PM

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I'd like to keep it stock.

I think I am going to have to replace:

Cables (very stiff)
Sprockets (teeth worn down and broken)
Chain
Shifters and Deraileurs (nothing feels right when shifting)

I already replaced tubes and tires - it rode great minus the shifting problems. (Chain popped and broke two spokes)

That's where I am with it right now.

05-17-20, 01:49 PM

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I think I am going to have to replace:

Cables (very stiff)
Sprockets (teeth worn down and broken)
Chain
Shifters and Deraileurs (nothing feels right when shifting)

I already replaced tubes and tires - it rode great minus the shifting problems. (Chain popped and broke two spokes)

That's where I am with it right now.

05-17-20, 01:59 PM

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Welcome to the forum. Great find. I wish we had dumpsters like that where I live!

05-17-20, 04:29 PM

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Nice.

Good score.

05-17-20, 05:06 PM

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Congrats!

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nice one !

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Joeandkristy

I think I am going to have to replace:

Cables (very stiff)
Sprockets (teeth worn down and broken)
Chain
Shifters and Deraileurs (nothing feels right when shifting)

I already replaced tubes and tires - it rode great minus the shifting problems. (Chain popped and broke two spokes)

That's where I am with it right now.

Perhaps you can keep the housing and measure new ones against to make it easy.

Is it a freewheel or cassette?

05-18-20, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mtuazon

Perhaps you can keep the housing and measure new ones against to make it easy.

Is it a freewheel or cassette?

UHHH.
The last time I changed out tubes I used two butter knives and it took me half a day.

So - I will have to do some research to answer this question.

05-18-20, 04:14 PM

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Can't wait to see the score!

05-19-20, 11:28 AM

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Can't wait to see the score!

Thanks. I feel kind of bad continue to post in this thread - I want to hit my 10 post quota so I can post pics and ask for help. I don't feel like I can offer anything other than a one word post to any other thread.

05-19-20, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by paraclete

nice one !

Thanks - I am looking forward to reaching my post quota to ask for help!

05-19-20, 11:32 AM

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Congrats!

Thank you Freddy! I am looking forward to hitting my post quota so I can post pics and ask for help! I am a do it yourself guy - and rebuilding this bike is an exciting project - if it is worth investing in.

05-19-20, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by onyerleft

You can find amazing things in dumpster. I found my current mattress lying right next to a dumpster. The urine, fecal and vomit stains cleaned right up with a little mechanical action and some lemon juice, baking soda and vinegar.

The bike find may well be as hard a work to clean but surely less risk of infection.