Comments on: 1983 Stumpjumper — Something Specialized This Way Comes

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:58:59 +0000

Surprisingly no. The rear was spaced to 130mm and we used a heavy duty Velocity road hub with the same internals as their MTB version. Nice and simple.

By: Isaac

Isaac — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 00:20:50 +0000

did you have to cold-bend the frame to upgrade to the new SRAM X.0 1×9 drivetrain??

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:54:25 +0000

Alright ... the biased ride report is now posted.

By: Ryan J.

Ryan J. — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:38:39 +0000

Ride report yet? I’m getting anxious to hear how it rides. Does the tire size effect the trail?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:41:20 +0000

So far, the bike feels good. I’ve probably ridden it about 10 miles total … but I haven’t been able to give it a “proper” off-road ride — the weather just doesn’t want to cooperate long enough for the trails to thaw / dry.

I’ll give a full mud-covered report soon (hopefully).

By: Ryan J.

Ryan J. — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:44:01 +0000

Any problems to report with the 650b conversion? How does it handle? The bike looks great by the way.

By: Matt S.

Matt S. — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:08:30 +0000

Wow! I am going to get a pair of those brakes for my commuter, I had been using a homebrew adaptor trick that I saw on another site,but this is a much better option.Thanks!

By: Brian W

Brian W — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:57:05 +0000

Bryan, That bike turned out really nice. I think I would like to try the 650B out on a bike.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:45:49 +0000

Yup, the Cane Creek Direct Curve 5 brakes worked right out of the box.

By: Matt S.

Matt S. — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:14:10 +0000

Did you move the canti posts to accomadate the 650b wheels,or is there enough adjustment in the cane creek brakes for them to fit?