Charlie: The older ones with the bi-plane fork can sometimes fetch more, but I personally think the 1985 was the best year (before the chainstay mounted brake reared its ugly head). For a 1985 Stumpy (which WAS the first year with the unicrown "S" stamped lug fork) in good condition and original parts, I'd expect to see it sell on eBay for around $300 to $400 (the eBay market fluctuates from week to week, it's flaky). Personally I think they're worth EVERY cent of that and more, and can't understand why they don't fetch more.
Then there are the occasional delusional eBay nutcases who think their 83 is worth $900... it's their perogative to overprice, but honestly they're dreamin. My 85 Stumpy (which I've since customized - http://tinyurl.com/3sfaqko) to be the way I like it is (honestly) as nice a ride as any bike in my stable, except for the Bomba (but it's darn close)... My honest take... KEEP IT... it's THAT good of a bike. The $300-$400 (or even $500) that you MIGHT get for it couldn't possibly come close to replacing it... Keep it, and make it into something special. Peace, BB On Jun 15, 9:35 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Honestly, no idea. I think that's the lugged unicrown fork model. > (Too lazy to look it up.) If it doesn't have a U brake fitting under > the seatstays, it's worth more. But really have no idea on a price. > Montclair BobbyB might know more. He's had more of those bikes > through his hands. > > I'd want one because it's a bike I rode before the big hiatus. The > few I've ridden since then are not great performing bikes, but it's > the memory of what I used to have that I'd pay for. And that is only > if I wanted it when one came along. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Jun 15, 12:48 pm, Charlie <cromano...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > Two posts in one day for me................. > > > This is to Eric......... > > > If hanging next to the Wilbury mixte referenced a few messages above, > > there was a red, lugged, 19 1/2 inch, 1985 Stumpjumper frame and fork, > > made by Toyo (I think) - one owner - purchased new by me in 1985 - > > what sort of premium might one expect????? > > > Charlie > > > Personally might pay a premium for an old lugged > > > > Specialized Stumpjumper, while others would go meh. - 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 at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
