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Oh thanks! Yeah, looking over this forum, it seems people are mainly re-acquiring their dream bikes. I am really lucky have been able to just go to my sisters lock up and find the bike in pretty much the same condition I left it in. The only things that really suffered over time are; -Tyres...

Hey Thought I would post my bike. I originally bought a stock Specialized Rockhopper A1 FS, in chrome from a bike shop in Hemel Hempstead in autumn 1996. Well, my Mum bought it for me and I paid her back with the money I earned from my job at Halfords at the time, over a course of 12 months...

So, to the person who is restoring the bike; do you still have the original Rock Shox Indy XC? I remember my Rockhopper came with them and they were seriously dreadful. No action at all, and felt like trying to shove a grit wedge into a mouse hole made of hate. They got replaced with...

If memory serves, it was just like any lock ring; a threaded ring, with a couple of notches in it, which the tool fitted into. I am sure you could make one yourself if you had the means to do so. If you really get stuck, and want some genuine Shimano tools from that era, I can source those...

Sorry to hear of your mishap, but glad you were not injured. I have not lived in the UK for a long time, but I did once get hit hard by a car, which landed me, at the age of 17, with an XTR clad S-Works. Insurance seemed to happen very fast, and I was with my new beast in what felt like a...

Ha, well rest assured I spend most of my free time in the mountains, and yes you are correct in saying that they are pretty savage.

Hi I had the XT version of this around 1996/7 (as soon at it came out, so somebody can correct me on the year). It was a very nice item, well machines and shifted fantastically. I did bend it though, so beware riding this too hard, if you wish it to stay straight. And yes, I believe...

Ha, well thanks a lot! It has it's ups and downs, like any place, but I do like it, yes. I don't ride MTB out here at all, as where I live is a concrete jungle; purely road bikes for me now, but I dream every night of powering through Hertfordshire on my old Specialized, without a care in...

Hey Just joined this forum and thought I would say hello. I am based in Japan, and belong to Tokyo Cycling Club. I am originally from England (born in Watford, grew up in Hertfordshire). I have a 1997 Specialized Rockhopper A1FS which I tricked out between 1997 and 1998, and was...