Riding a Vintage Mountain Bike: The 1987 Specialized Stumpjumper & 1984 Stumpjumper Sport

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7 ай бұрын

Rich and I check out a 1984 Stumpjumper Sport and a 1987 Stumpjumper. Can you still have fun with these fully rigid, vintage mountain bikes?
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@hernehill6282 Ай бұрын

Wow, that brought back many memories of me avoiding my college coursework while riding dirt along the American River. The mountain bike vibe those days was very much counterculture-ish, simple, lighthearted fun. I kind of lost that, whatwith all the fancy technology, but now I'm back to riding my simple 90s bikes and re-living the fun.

@bikestrikesrazors Ай бұрын

I'm drawn to these simpler mountain bikes. My first bike in the 90's did have front suspension.

@ericmonty 21 күн бұрын

I began riding mountain bikes in 1986 on that same trail. As soon as I saw the lake in the shot I knew right where you were. 😁

@bikestrikesrazors 21 күн бұрын

How cool is that, Eric?! And it’s still a nice trail! :)

@ericmonty 21 күн бұрын

@@bikestrikesrazors yeah I moved away from the area in ‘95 but got to ride the trail again about five years ago. I agree, it’s still great!

@darnellrucker6700 Ай бұрын

Great video!!

@bikestrikesrazors Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Darnell!

@leslieyoung5234 Ай бұрын

Great video at the right time for me. Thinking hard about getting a gravel bike but have mostly been considering ‘87 Hardrock and ‘95 Bontrager hardtail still in the family instead. Not optimal but either will easily accomplish a longer gravel event for me and the flat bars will give downhill confidence for this rolling relic. You bring up the most important point that riding these bikes will be a blast with a bonus of nostalgia to boot.

@bikestrikesrazors Ай бұрын

Absolutely! I think the only drawback to these vintage mountain bikes vs a modern gravel bike is that the gravel bike will likely be faster. Still, if you come across anything remotely technical, I think you’d be better off having one of these vintage warriors along to deal with it. :) Thanks again for watching!

@Olyphoto7 7 ай бұрын

In the late ‘70s, my dream bike was either a Diamondback or Redline BMX. I didn’t get my first mountain bike until ‘95. In the late ‘70s I pushed my cheap Huffy until I cracked the frame. Memories 😊

@bikestrikesrazors 7 ай бұрын

I did the same to my Huffy after I pasted a label from a spaghetti box on the downtube so it would look "Italian". LOL!

@Olyphoto7 7 ай бұрын

@@bikestrikesrazors I love it! I hope you have a picture.

@bikestrikesrazors 7 ай бұрын

No, unfortunately. It started life as a 3 speed with a rack. My parents bought it for me to ride to Junior High school. By the time I was graduating High school, the rack was gone, one of the brake levers was gone and I had glued the spaghetti label on the bike. I think that was after I had just seen "Breaking Away". :)@@Olyphoto7

@Olyphoto7 7 ай бұрын

@@bikestrikesrazors forgot about that movie. I need to watch it again.

@markhuckercelticcrossbows7887 15 күн бұрын

great video, i just put my 87 ozark and 89 mirage up for sale, as i just aquired a minty appalachian :)

@bikestrikesrazors 15 күн бұрын

Amazing that you can still stumble across minty MTB bikes from this era, Mark! Nice find!

@trikeyeah 3 ай бұрын

I don’t miss those bikes at all. Cool to look at. Violent to ride.

@bikestrikesrazors 3 ай бұрын

They do vibrate the heck out of you- Interesting to see what the early mountain bikers had to deal with before the days of cushy suspension bikes. :)

@hernehill6282 Ай бұрын

No doubt they're more fatiguing, but the challenge of being smooth as possible and finessing difficult sections is a heck of a lot of fun too. And so is the thrill of being on the brink of control LOL

@bikestrikesrazors Ай бұрын

@@hernehill6282 Yep, I took a few pretty jarring, rocky downhill runs and almost lost control a few times. :) Slowing down helped a lot. :)

@breathestrongcycling3672 7 ай бұрын

The price of MTB nostalgia has risen a heck of a lot recently !! Love the style of the old MTBs , way nicer than the modern ones. Modern gears on these old frames is a good match tho...

@bikestrikesrazors 7 ай бұрын

Yep- Folks are starting to discover these vintage MTBs, which will unfortunately drive up the prices. I'm still seeing some bargains on these at my local flea markets, though.

@markhuckercelticcrossbows7887 15 күн бұрын

the sport, was sold here in the uk, as the Raleigh Maverick GT, made in japan

@bikestrikesrazors 13 күн бұрын

Interesting! Yes, I heard that they were built by Miyata.

@BlackWarriorLures 5 ай бұрын

Classics!

@douglas1559 7 ай бұрын

Hey guys!good to hear from you. I do remember those early mountain bikes my buddies and I had a great time on them. Fun video thanks for sharing 💫

@bikestrikesrazors 7 ай бұрын

Hey, Douglas! We took another ride on them today on some tough singletrack. It's quite a workout compared to a road bike or trike! Took us two hours to go eight miles. :)

@markfeldman6509 7 ай бұрын

Nice one. I wish I had kept all of the old bikes that came and went out if my inventory!

@bikestrikesrazors 7 ай бұрын

Hey, Mark! My original mountain bikes are long gone. I got rid of them in the 90's because I kept getting hurt. I took this one out for a ride and got Poison Oak for the first time in 30 years. :)

@markfeldman6509 7 ай бұрын

@@bikestrikesrazors I’m too old and smart and brittle to be riding those anymore. Give me three wheels.

@bikestrikesrazors 7 ай бұрын

Yes, falling into a pile of rocks off a mountain bike is going to be the "big hurt". I feel much safer on a trike. :)@@markfeldman6509

@evanking920 7 ай бұрын

I loved seeing you both eating up those trails. Since I am from SoCal, I am not familiar with where you were riding. What area is that series of trails?

@bikestrikesrazors 7 ай бұрын

Hey Evan! That was right along Folsom Lake a little north of Sacramento. It's been about 20 years since I had ridden a mountain bike and trails like that, so I was lucky to stay upright. :)

@papalegba6796 7 ай бұрын

Remember trying the early mountain bikes back in the 80s, they could take a beating & really scoot about, but cornering on tarmac with those knobbly tyres was sketchy af.

@bikestrikesrazors 7 ай бұрын

Oh, yeah! Best to stay in the dirt with the knobbies. :)

@papalegba6796 7 ай бұрын

@@bikestrikesrazors I hung about with a bunch of London cycle couriers in the 80s, even with slicks the early mountain bikes were still nowhere near as fast as a racer. They were way tougher tho, could bash over kerbs & potholes which would bust up racers, which is why most couriers swapped over in the end, to save money on repairs.

@bikestrikesrazors 7 ай бұрын

Interesting! @@papalegba6796