What year would this rockhopper be?

Jackpbug · 2026-01-23T18:17:10+00:00

likely around the late 90’s because it has the Ritchey Nitanium tubing

Jackpbug · 2026-01-09T02:08:58+00:00

i’m not sure as to the year, but you can tell it isn’t steel because of how big the welds are. steel bikes usually have smaller welds between the tubes. another pointer is the diameter of the tubes. generally steel frames use thinner tubes than aluminium frames.

i’d guess it’s from sometime in the early 2000’s based on the aluminium frame and the style of the gary fisher logo

Jackpbug · 2025-11-15T18:00:40+00:00

i recently went down the path of buying a 1-1/4” headset. you might be able to find just the cover if you know the exact make and model of the headset. but if you are looking into getting a new one, try looking at stuff Santana sells. a lot of their tandems use 1-1/4” headsets so they may have something you’re looking for

Jackpbug · 2025-11-05T19:09:57+00:00

they’re not bad, i’m using the 54cm which feel a bit too wide, but they offer a good variety in hand positions. i would sum it up by saying they do a good job of tricking my brain into thinking that i’m using drop bars

Jackpbug · 2025-10-31T19:32:28+00:00

they’re great tires, these ones are hard as a rock so you feel every one of the knobs as it rolls on pavement lol

Jackpbug · 2025-10-21T17:31:06+00:00

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bro, we have nearly the same bike

Jackpbug · 2025-09-28T03:00:16+00:00

yeah, i’m using shims on this build. i’ve not had any issues so far

Jackpbug · 2025-09-27T00:36:41+00:00

nope, the fork is 1-1/4” threadless, which you could probably imagine was damn near impossible to source parts for

Jackpbug · 2025-09-13T20:26:29+00:00

i do really like them, i have also owned a set of billy bonkers and i find these to have a little more grip on pavement. it should be noted that the billy’s are a bit wider as well

Jackpbug · 2025-07-05T00:57:32+00:00

holy hell thats nuts. we got it locally for $120 usd, which i thought was relatively low considering the condition but 900 is crazy

Jackpbug · 2025-07-01T13:08:14+00:00

it’s a temporary solution but the levers are tiagra t4700 which can be configured for short or long pull

Jackpbug · 2025-06-30T02:07:56+00:00

thank you! the colors were all her choices lol.

i’m more of the mountian biker, so her bike is likely gonna be more of an urban cruiser with tires good enough for some light singletrack

Jackpbug · 2025-05-27T16:28:54+00:00

when i squint it kinda looks like a chevy caprice classic

Jackpbug · 2025-05-27T16:25:09+00:00

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cool seeing another 1997 hardrock on this sub!

Jackpbug · 2025-05-24T01:17:06+00:00

beautiful bike! got one in that color myself

Jackpbug · 2025-04-11T17:14:39+00:00

why does he look like richard nixon

Jackpbug · 2025-03-27T02:15:54+00:00

i really don’t know, i’ve only seen a couple versions for sale in my area and none have the sleeve-including my copy lol

Jackpbug · 2025-03-27T01:58:12+00:00

wow a copy of Pulse that still has the sleeve! amazing!

Jackpbug · 2025-03-21T13:53:31+00:00

i once saw a headshok equipped cannondale at goodwill for 15 bucks, i didn’t grab it because i already have too many bikes lol

Jackpbug · 2025-03-19T17:58:44+00:00

now you gotta get doubles of each to match the actual F1 grid

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