Just finished my 1988 Specialized RockHopper comp today

Today i went out for the first ride. Suntour shifters work with no problems together with the Shimano HG50 cassette. Maybe thicker grips (Tioga Biogrip preferably) but overall i´m very pleased with how the bike performs. The whole process of rebuilding the bike can be viewed in the thread in the german IBC forum over here (lots of photos): http://www.mtb-news.de/forum/showthread.php?t=605203/















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nice nice, and very clean.
Build with much love, also the parts are very nice.
Good job

Bart_75":2iujis3w said:

nice nice, and very clean.
Build with much love, also the parts are very nice.
Good job

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Thank you very much! I forgot to ad a specs list, so here we go:

Specialized RockHopper comp, 1988

frame: Specialized RockHopper comp, 21,5”, Tange Chrome-Molybdän, double butted, paint scheme Ivory/Too Blue
fork: Specialized DirectDrive, 1”

head set: Tange Seiki, steel
stem: Cannondale “285” (Nitto, Japan)
steerer: Specialized aluminum
grips: noname foam grips
Barends: /

brakes: Shimano Deore MT60 wide profile cantilever/U-Brake
brake shoes: Shimano Deore, Madison Aztec Formula
brake cables: Shimano 2.0 mm
cantilever hangers: Shimano Deore MT60
brake levers: SunTour XC Pro

shift levers: SunTour XC Pro, refurbished, see here

front derailleur: SunTour XC Pro, refurbished, see here
rear derailleur: SunTour XC Pro, refurbished, see here
shifting cables: Shimano
cassette: Shimano HG30
chain: Shimano HG40
cranks: SunTour XC Pro 175 mm, 110/74 mm BCD
crank bolts: Shimano Deore MT60
chain rings: SunTour XC Pro PowerFlo
chain ring bolts: Sugino, steel
bottom bracket: Shimano Deore MT60 122,5 mm cup and cone type
pedals: SunTour XC II bear trap style, refurbished, see here

hub skewers: Shimano Deore DX
rims: Specialized BX23, 32 hole (Ukai, Japan)
hubs: Shimano Deore DX FH/HB-M650, 100/130 mm OLD
nipples: Wheelsmith, brass
spokes: Wheelsmith plain gauge
tyres: Halo Choir Master Race 2.35” skinwall
tubes: Schwalbe Schrader

saddle: Selle Italia Turbo refurbished like it´s shown here
seatpost: Point (not period correct, placeholder)
seatpost binder: Specialized

weight: ca. 13 kg

edit: fixed the links

Thats awesome , my hardrocks big brother lol ! love that stem , is it standard bar size ?
cheers Paul

I like that.Very clean.

Wow!! now that looks like it's just come from the manufacturers :shock: ..

Lovely - a great build. Those colours take me back, that's a very classy year for Specialized.

shinobi":2ommyftt said:

Thats awesome , my hardrocks big brother lol ! love that stem , is it standard bar size ?
cheers Paul

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Yep, it´s the old MTB standard 25,4 mm. The "Cannondale 285" stem was part of the oem equipment of the 1991 C´dale SM 2000.

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that is one cool looking bike.

would happily have one of those.

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Great stuff. I loved this era of Specialized decals + paint, brings back fond memories.