Originally Posted by
corwin1968
I would love to pick up an early 80's Stumpjumper. My 1983 Takara Highlander is my favorite bike but it's having structural issues right now. From the limited amount of information I can find, it's at the entry level of the "good" mountain bikes for that era; cro-mo main tubes, Dia Compe brakes, Suntour Mountech derailleurs, Takagi crank, SR seatpost and stem. I can only imagine what one of the high level Stumpjumpers would be like!
I was lucky to find this one locally.
Bought it before our local CL turned into junk heaven.
Had about 100 miles max on it. Original owner's manual, tires, etc.
All I did was repack the bearings and put on her favorite "go anywhere" tires.
This winter I am tearing it down and treating it to a nos Blackburn front rack and the Ostrich bag from my Bilenky.
New Kool Stops, cables, etc. will have it better than new.
You guys would love to ride this bike.
It's a blast.
