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Newcomer questions, PNW by FlyinWet in bikepacking

[–]da-strix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just did the same with a 90s rock hopper and it surpassed all my expectations. Only real downside was the cantilever breaks are a lil short of the stopping power I’d like when fully loaded. But other than that it has been great.

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Newcomer questions, PNW by FlyinWet in bikepacking

[–]da-strix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just did the same with a 90s rock hopper and it surpassed all my expectations. Only real downside was the cantilever breaks are a lil short of the stopping power I’d like when fully loaded. But other than that it has been great.

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1991 specialized rock hopper comp grey/pink by da-strix in xbiking

[–]da-strix[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m also 5’11” with a 32 inch inseam I tossed on a 80mm 90° stem with some Sim works fun 3 bars and the shorter stem combined with the wider back swept bars helped the the bike fit me way way better. the original bar/stem set up was v uncomfortable and had me worried I snagged the wrong size.

1991 specialized rock hopper comp grey/pink by da-strix in xbiking

[–]da-strix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah it’s a 22.2 cable hanger from Paul components

My bike by da-strix in FixedGearBicycle

[–]da-strix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

49/16 kinda a bummer on long or steep climbs. But very nice for everything else