1991 Stumpjumper Comp - Pub Bike to Restomod...

Thought i'd finally add a few pics of my '91 Stumpjumper Comp I picked up locally last year from a fellow forum member who had used it as his pub bike. Here's a few pics upon arrival...

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First jobs were to get it stripped back, bike was actually in great shape and mostly original parts...

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Started to clean up pretty well...

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I remember always wanting one of these back in the day when I had a Rockhopper Comp. Even now I think it's a great colour and in the Matt finish.

Couple of coats of polish then pick up a few new parts and reassemble...

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The Kenda K-829 tyres are almost an exact match to the paint and decided to add a few more red parts - DMR V8 pedals and Raceface Half Nelson grips, Kool Stop pads, Tioga style saddle and red cables. Also picked a Tioga quill stem from this forum.

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Looks a little different to how it left Specialized!
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/d/1 ... 1_Mini.pdf

Massive thanks to Colin for selling me the bike and to Matt @ Upcyle Bike for final assembly and adjustments, VERY happy with it now and a great addition to the collection!

Very nice, I really like how tires match paint(will keep them in mind for my 94 stumpy).

Yeah the colour works well, Kenda do about 6 colours, i have the blue, red and yellow as well, good value too!

Specialized had some "special" color/decal schemes, simple but very attractive. I also have these Kendas in red and I can agree on value for money, they are on my daily driver for year now and zero problems.

That's a brave look, but somehow it suits the bike. Very nice.

Thanks, wanted it to look rather different to factory!

I'm definitely doing this with a build of mine.
I have every colour except the grey. However I have a Silver C16r that would look lovely on those. I might copy the piping and go purple if I can.

Brings back fond memories of an early autumn trip to Scotland. I was on a Saracen, but my friends all had high end Specialized bikes and damn they were great riding bikes.

I probably wouldn't go for that look myself due to natural tendencies towards stealth, but it does look mighty fine and thoughtfully put together.