Specialized Stumpjumper

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A 2008 Specialized Stumpjumper with full suspension

The Specialized Stumpjumper is a

mass-production mountain bike. The Stumpjumper is still in production, although its design has changed significantly since it was first sold. Stumpjumpers have been raced professionally by riders including Christoph Sauser and Ned Overend
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History

Specialized started to produce the Stumpjumper in 1981, making it the first mass-production mountain bike.

touring bikes.[4] It had no suspension. The bike weighed just under 30 pounds (14 kg).[2]

After the first production run in 1981, around 500 were imported to the United States over the course of the next year.[4][6][7] The original Stumpjumper was sold for US$750 as a complete bike or $395 for the frame only.[4] Specialized marketed it as an affordable and versatile bike for a new sport, namely mountain biking,[4] and used the slogan "The bike for all reasons".[8] Initially, bike retailers were skeptical about the Stumpjumper, with some asking Sinyard what he was doing with a "big kids' BMX".[8] However, the first shipment of 125 bikes sold out in six days.[9] According to sports journalist Ben Hewitt, the Stumpjumper "was a resounding success" and its introduction contributed to the rapid rise in popularity of the new sport.[5]

An original Stumpjumper is displayed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.[10][11] A limited edition reproduction of the original Stumpjumper, featuring modern components and named the Stumpjumper Classic, was produced in 2007 to mark the bike's 25th anniversary. It was available for US$1,300.[12]

Present day

Specialized continue to produce the Stumpjumper, which, like mountain bikes in general, has evolved significantly since 1981 and seen iterations in full (front and rear) suspension and hardtail (front suspension only) options, with the former named the Stumpjumper FSR until the Stumpjumper line-up became full-suspension only.[13]

Use by professional riders

Professional mountain bikers who ride Stumpjumpers include

Mountain Bike World Championships – the first ever event of its kind – on a carbon-fiber prototype Stumpjumper.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Reinventing the wheel". The Economist. 324 (7770): 61–62. 1 August 1992.
  2. ^ a b c Ruibal, Sal (22 March 2006). "Still shredding after all these years". USA Today. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  3. ISBN 0-262-68170-6
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  4. ^ a b c d e Rogers, Seb (23 October 2010). "Interview: Specialized founder Mike Sinyard". BikeRadar. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  5. ^
    ISBN 1-59486-299-0
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  6. ^ Berto, Frank J. (1999). The Birth of Dirt: Origins of Mountain Biking.
    ISBN 1-892495-10-4
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  7. ^ Berto, Frank J. (2008) [1999]. The Birth of Dirt: Origins of Mountain Biking (2nd ed.).
    ISBN 978-1-892495-61-7
    . Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  8. ^
    ISBN 1-56924-451-0
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  9. ISBN 0-7603-1440-3
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  10. ^ Overfelt, Maggie (20 May 2008). "King of the mountain bike". CNN Money. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  11. ^ Eng, Sherri (26 September 1994). "Mountain bike founders still cycling". Calgary Herald. p. C1.
  12. ^ "Stumpjumper Classic". Specialized Bicycle Components. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  13. ^ Rogers, Seb (7 March 2009). "Specialized Bicycles Stumpjumper Comp HT (09)". BikeRadar. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  14. ^ "Christoph Sauser Wins in Cederberg, South Africa aboard his Stumpjumper". Specialized Bicycle Components. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  15. ^ "Stumpjumper FSR Expert". Specialized Bicycle Components. Retrieved 2 December 2010.

Further reading

  • Riedy, Mark (2006). Stumpjumper: 25 Years of Mountain Biking. Halcottsville, New York: Breakaway Books.
    ISBN 1-891369-63-6
    .

External links
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