Here's a Flickr group I started for fans of the early lugged Stumpjumpers. Like many Rockhoppers, a lot of them have been infected by the Rivendell virus and are all the better for it.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/stumpjumper/ On Apr 22, 2:37 pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > Beauty!!! > > Sent from my iPhone 4 > > On Apr 22, 2011, at 7:49 AM, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > I belive it's an '85. They made a two colors ...the red and the blue > > that I owned. It was the 1st year they introduced the Rockhopper. I > > took the bullmoose off after a year or two and rode drop bars on it > > for a while. Eventually I sold it to my brother-in-law and he still > > rides it ( well sometimes). I should buy it back and restore it. > > hmmm. > > > It was a fun bike to ride and took me a lot of new places. > > > ~Mike > > > On Apr 21, 8:00 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Awesome indeed! > > >> I'm partial to Hunqahopper! > > >> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Leslie <leslie.bri...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Sweet! Awesome! Enjoy that bike! > > >>> On Apr 21, 8:42 pm, jinxed <hbcl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >>>> I work for a shop. > > >>>> We sell Trek, Cannondale, BH...lots of carbon. Lots of squishy bikes. > > >>>> Being on the A.H.H I am the black sheep. Everyone thinks I'm loony. I > >>>> have not purchased anything from our shop besides tubes and tires for > >>>> probably 5 years. Nothin we sell really get my blood going, except... > > >>>> One day a long time ago, little ol lady brings in a couple bikes that > >>>> "We purchased over 20 years ago and hung in the garage." She didnt > >>>> want them, and wanted something else. We took them in trade, hooked > >>>> her up on a new bike, and the bikes went on display in our store. One > >>>> was her small Centurion road bike, full DA. Minty mint condition. The > >>>> other was (assuming) her husbands 85? Rock Hopper. Again...minty mint. > >>>> Original tires even. I have drooled over the bike since, but felt a > >>>> strange "on the fence" pang about it. On one hand, I was happy to see > >>>> it displayed proudly and preserved instead of rusting away in a > >>>> backyard. On the other it irritated me that it was not be used. > > >>>> I have been quite vocal over the years that if it was ever taken off > >>>> display to give me opportunity to buy it. > > >>>> Today was that day. And the owner told me to just take it home! > > >>>> I believe it's an 85 but need to research some more. It was hung in > >>>> our rafters, so it was tough to tell what exactly it had on it till it > >>>> came down today. Derailleurs are Shimano Deer Head, Mostly Shimano > >>>> components: Canti's and levers, Unishift thumb shifters, hubs and > >>>> pedals, Avocet Saddle, Specialized cranks, Bullmoose is not labeled, > >>>> but I believe Nitto was doing some stuff for the big S. > > >>>> Anyway, I removed the dried out tires and threw on some fat IRC Duro > >>>> Metro slicks for the time being. I plan to pick up some skinwall MTB > >>>> tires, add a Brooks B-17, a big saddle bag, and hit the dirt!! > > >>>> Here is a quick phone picture: > > >>>>http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5641499223_d5a5004395_b.jpg > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> Cheers, > >> David > >> Redlands, CA > > >> *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > >> probably benefit more from > >> improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- Hide > >> quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
