Recent content by cackalak

Just picked this up. It is not in the best shape, but not bad. Everything is at least functional. Some rust spots that will need some attention. I believe it's an 89, but not sure. My intention for this bike is to ride it and ride it hard. I'm unsure if I will leave it geared or convert...

Nice Stumpjumper. Brings back old memories. I'm not a canti-brake guru, but are the pads on backwards??

Got all the geared bits off. Progress so far. Need to get some brakes. Not sure if I should source some canti's or just put on V-brakes I have in my parts box. This isn't a era-correct or a "pretty" build, so I'm thinking just going with V brakes. Besides, canti's are going for premium on...

stumpjumper1990, I love that color scheme. Looks great so far! I would love to find a similar frameset here in the States...

Hey, thanks! I also checked the Shimano components and they all have the model year marking of "N" (1989), so I think this is a 1990 Rockhopper.

Re: Mint 1997 Kona Cindercone completed! Ride her or hide he It would be a tragedy if that bike never got some dirt thrown on her.

Hi, I just picked up a Specialized bike. Not in great shape (not bad), but missing a few bits. My plan is to clean it up (re-lube everything), get some decent canti brakes, 34T 110bcd ring, 19T cog and a new chain to make it a nice singlespeed. Anyway, I'm trying to figure out what model and...