Info on my new retro Rockhopper!....

Hi guys, I decided a while ago that I wanted to get back into biking again, just like the old days, but with a bike just like the old days too!
I settled on a bike that I really wanted in '93 (mainly because my mate had one!) a Specialized Rockhopper.

I bought a rough frame and forks off Ebay- A Rockhopper Expert in purple, lovely!







Not as exotic as some of the machinery on here :shock: but i'm really chuffed with it!
I have some questions about it though:

-How much was the Rockhopper Expert new?

-How far up the Specialized 'food chain' was the Rockhopper expert?

-What spec did it come with?

The seller had some other stuff with it that I bagged, like a suntour XC Expert chainset, f+r mechs and cantis, Grey Tioga Psycho 2's.... would all of this stuff have come with it from factory?

Thanks guys!

I'm the guy that sold you the bike dude!LOL
Cost me 575.00 back in 93'
You have all the original parts bar the tyres which I bought after.
I actually have the original tyres in mint condition plus the stem.
This was the best rockhopper I could get at the time and I loved it because you didnt really need to upgrade anything!Plus the colour was sweet!The next thing up was the Stumpjumper I guess.
So all that stuff came from the factory that why it was called a Rockhopper expert I guess coz it came with all the Suntour XC 'Expert"
stuff!
By the way I did have 2 Rockhopper Experts now I only have 1! :cry:
Both exactly the same!
J

check out specs on here

http://www.mtb-kataloge.de/Bikekataloge/PDF/Specialized/Spec.Bikes93.pdf

Oh, and welcome

Haha excellent!
I had a feeling you would be on here somehow, dont ask my why
Thanks for the info, I wasn't familiar with the Expert model, my mates' was black with red writing... a 'sport' maybe?
Anyway, just seeing what spares I have lying around that survived the great "get this crap out of my garage" clearout of '99 :roll:

I found an XT BB, and a negative rise Odyssey stem with a wierd quill adapter so it can be A-head or quill fitment, and i'm on the look out for suitable shifters, all in good time

Wierd that you had 2 Rockhoppers the same, lol!


Edited to add: Cheers Retrobikeguy! Thats a useful page

I just bought one recently in Mint condition all original.
Barely been used!
So the other one was suplus.
J

I seem to recall 'the Martins' riding trials on one of those in MBUK?

Welcome to the Retrobike brotherhood.

Rockhoppers are great bikes, my 89 comp is off to the reprayers shortly as needs a bit of TLC. Can't wait to build it up again and take it out on the trail.

check it out

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... ight=james

you have a sick lookin' ride there. im lovin' the purple frame with yellow decals.