New (Old) Specialized Hardrock Sport (1991)

i was at my father in laws house at the weekend and on a short tour of his garage - i spotted a very dirt Specialized mountain bike. He was getting rid so i took it without hesitation.

Needless to say i have already stripped and cleaned and spent hours reading about they bike and think i have now worked out it is a 1991 model with Dia Compe brakes and Suntour Group set.

Bike still has original tyres and hasn't had much use. Bike is now fully stripped and cleaned ready for a rebuild. I think i have worked out what the bottom bracket is but am not sure how big i can go on replacement tyres. I am also looking at replacing cable housing but there doesn't seem to be a lot of information on this - as a result i will likely replace capable but don't know what would be compatible!?

I am trying to upload photos but i keep going over the size limit! Does anyone know away round this?

All help appreciated and i will of course share my experiences.

welcome. the photo thing is a pain. try using an app such as image size.

oh, and abandon hope, the bug has bitten.......

New Old Specialized

May have worked it out!! Few before and one after the frame was cleaned - courtesy of my son who also has the bug!

Some more work down. chainset, seat and derailleur dismantled cleaned and rebuilt.

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Good work! Shaping up very nicely. A good bit of unpaid child labour helping to get the job done quickly is it?

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He loves it! Although not much help on the fiddly bits.

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CWLA1979":3pvi89s4 said:

He loves it! Although not much help on the fiddly bits.

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The first pic looks like a giant rear mech in his hands..

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CWLA1979":232xy37j said:

He loves it! Although not much help on the fiddly bits.

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Yeah. I'm not keen on the fiddly bits either!

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Currenltly worknig on the wheels - the aluminium rims have come up really nice but i am struggling with the steel spokes. I have tried:

Elbow grease
Wire wool
Autosol
WD40 Degreaser
Copper brush
More elbow grease

Although looking better there are still a fair few blemishes.

Anyone got any tips? It feels like the last major job prior to the re-construction.

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I use fine 'wire wool' dipped in WD40 + elbow grease but cleaning spokes is one of those tricky jobs I'm not keen on at all.