Stumpjumper Comp - Pretty Mint - Help with the year??
09-04-20, 03:09 PM
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Stumpjumper Comp - Pretty Mint - Help with the year??
I picked up a beautiful Stumpjumper the other day, all XT M730.
Owner was original purchaser and not really a biker. He told me he was a race car mechanic and used this as his pit bike to get around at the race track. From the looks of it i'd guess this thing has maybe a couple hundred miles on it??? Original price tag and owner's manual included. Looks like the seat came unglued, so I got to fix that otherwise it is good to go.
Kickstand and reflectors also included
I am trying to determine the year. I am thinking early 90s. Anyone know the year for sure? Owners manual does not have it. Thanks!
Owner was original purchaser and not really a biker. He told me he was a race car mechanic and used this as his pit bike to get around at the race track. From the looks of it i'd guess this thing has maybe a couple hundred miles on it??? Original price tag and owner's manual included. Looks like the seat came unglued, so I got to fix that otherwise it is good to go.
Kickstand and reflectors also included
I am trying to determine the year. I am thinking early 90s. Anyone know the year for sure? Owners manual does not have it. Thanks!
09-04-20, 03:11 PM
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Now that you have 10 posts, you can upload pics. Without pics, ID'ing a bike is much more difficult.
09-04-20, 03:22 PM
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That's fantastic! Except that I used my bike heavily over the past two decades, that's almost exactly how much I bought my StumpJumper for ... from Helen's.
Other than that, my best guess is pre-1994. That's about when thumbshifters disappeared, I think.
Ooh, just noticed the "Japan" sticker on the stem tube. Interesting. My StumpJumper FS from 1992 doesn't have that. Must be a clue in there.
That's a very pretty bike. I don't want to know how much you stole it for
Other than that, my best guess is pre-1994. That's about when thumbshifters disappeared, I think.
Ooh, just noticed the "Japan" sticker on the stem tube. Interesting. My StumpJumper FS from 1992 doesn't have that. Must be a clue in there.
That's a very pretty bike. I don't want to know how much you stole it for
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09-04-20, 04:11 PM
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Absolutely the last rigid you'd ever need. Hoo-wee!
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Here's the catalog page for the 1991 Stumpjumper Comp. Very nice bike and the matte gray is an unusual color!
09-04-20, 05:20 PM
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Very cool bike!
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Stunningly mint - nice catch
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Run, don't walk to toolbox, grab a 13 mm or whatever and remove kickstand. Then repost same picture.
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Maybe the 91 Stumpy could have either the thumblies or the push push? That is the one to have.
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09-04-20, 10:14 PM
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lol. kickstand, reflectors, that plastic thing between cassette and spoke all need to come off..... but then there is part of me that thinks this is like a time warp and I should leave it as is. My almost daily rider is a shogun prairie breaker team issue with very conservatively 30k miles on it. Maybe I'll just use the stumpjumper as a Sunday driver, i dunno.
09-04-20, 10:37 PM
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That thing looks fresh out of the box. Time to get it dirty!
Seriously nice bike!
Seriously nice bike!
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Whoa, even the dork disc isn't yellowed or cloudy. Time machine.
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I like Stumpjumpers (I have an '88 Stumpjumper Comp and a '92 Stumpjumper) and this one has my favorite color scheme. This is a cool bike.
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That's a beautiful bike.
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