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1996 Specialized Stumpjumper M2 Comp FS

Mechanically speaking, things changed quite a bit between 1983 and 1996...

This bike was obtained in an interesting manner -- won in a contest. Actually, this bike wasn't won. Rather, I'd won a Specialized'96 Ground Control full suspension model - a couple years before they had the FSR 4-Bar Linkage system available. I went down to the local shop and hefted one and left pretty unimpressed. When I called down to Specialized, they offered that I could pay the difference to whatever else I wanted. After weighing my options, I decided upon this model. It came with a Rock Shox Judy fork with the amazing travel of 63 mm's. Plus it had the Avid 2.0 brake levers, which I really liked.

The pictures in this section show the bike as it had evolved in May, 2001. There's nothing left from the original rendition except for the frame. It's gotten to be a typical "shop rat" bike, with a combination of lusted-after parts and free bits from reps. Still, there's nothing on it that I wouldn't pay for. Plus, it's pretty solid in terms of reliable operation. As of June, the only thing I'm still mucking* around with is the Manitou Mars C shock, but that's pretty much fine tuning at this point.

* Mars Mucking Update - Pressure Question:
Despite the fact that the instruction booklet gives a MAX pressure of 140 psi, I received the following email in return to a question posed through the Answer website:

> > To: tech@answerproducts.com
> > Subject: Mars 2000 Pressure Question
> > I own a 2000 Mars C fork
> > In the manual which I received with the fork, I see that the air spring pressure should be
> > between 100 and 140 PSI. I believe that I had read recently that was a typo,
> > and those recommendations were 100 to 180 PSI, but cannot recall where I saw that statement.
> > I just downloaded the manual pdf, which matches my printed version (100-140 PSI).
> > Has there been a change? Can I run the shock with higher pressures?
> > My body weight is about 180, do you have any recommendations for air pressure?

180 is the max. You will probably want it around 150psi.

* More Mars Mucking occurs during the frame replacement...

Changes made to this bike:
Lots. I may add them to this section sometime...
Free Bits:
SRAM 9.0SL Shifters
SRAM 7.0 rear derailleur
SRAM 9 spd cogset
SRAM Direct pull brakes
SRAM Direct pull levers
Koski 4 bolt stem
Koski Fastback Saddle
Profile Design Carbon Barends

Click here to see the Parts List in a separate window.

Current Status:
Rideable & used frequently. At right is the first ride on the stock bike.

UPDATE 05/02:
Frame Cracked at right chainstay, right at the weld for the chainstay brace - replaced under warranty with Stumpjumper M4. But, getting the M4 up and running becomes a litany of small details and other parts that all seemed to have worn out at the same time.

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