Ycawsfach
Dirt Disciple
Although I've been riding mountain bikes for 20 years I've always kept one bike as my favourite, which has been brilliant. It's a 93 Specialized Rockhopper.
Originally it was Altus equipped, with Specialized rims, saddle etc. In the late 90s I upgraded the gears, chainset, brakes & levers for Deore DX, and following a bump put on new Mavic 231 wheels with LX hubs.
Two years later, for comfort sake, I decided to put RockShox Dart front suspension on with a new WTB saddle, and at the same time changed to threadless headset with new stem and bars.
Anyway last year I had another fall and did some serious damage to the frame so decided to buy another one, picked up a good quality 1994 Trek 8000 frame off ebay, and transferred all the kit across. I had to buy a few new bits such as seatpost and rear cassette.
It's still riding great and I hope I can have another 17 years good use out of it. They don't make bikes like my Rockhopper any more.
Originally it was Altus equipped, with Specialized rims, saddle etc. In the late 90s I upgraded the gears, chainset, brakes & levers for Deore DX, and following a bump put on new Mavic 231 wheels with LX hubs.
Two years later, for comfort sake, I decided to put RockShox Dart front suspension on with a new WTB saddle, and at the same time changed to threadless headset with new stem and bars.
Anyway last year I had another fall and did some serious damage to the frame so decided to buy another one, picked up a good quality 1994 Trek 8000 frame off ebay, and transferred all the kit across. I had to buy a few new bits such as seatpost and rear cassette.
It's still riding great and I hope I can have another 17 years good use out of it. They don't make bikes like my Rockhopper any more.
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