the rockhopper has a place in my heart, but there is a lot of work needed to bring it back to spec, you could alway try haggling zigzag, Cocodemer is a nice guy - he used to work at comrie croft where they run the Hairy (very) Coo mountain bike race in october.
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jimihendrix
MacRetro Rider
zigzag":38ubwhvi said:
I've found a Brillo soap pad (used wet) works better than steel wool, did you strip all the anodising/laquer off first ?
Rockhoper looks like it's worth a punt
, rear end should be standard 135mm.
zigzag":3jqpbepf said:
ZZ I've only used wet/dry on poor finishes/scratches etc, as Jimi says a brillo pad will take you half way there. Unfortunately if you have wet an dry'd it you'll need to follow this course. Rub down progressively to at leats 1200/1400. Then got for the autosol. I've bought some polishing wheels which I use in a drill and saves a shed load of time. Definitely a labour saver.
I wish the rockhopper fitted me I think its cool as fook, would be great resto project, try to rejuvinate with elbow grease rather than ££££.
velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
ZigZag, the Rockhopper says you all over it, especially like the U-brake, go for it I say.
Velo
Velo
Thanks for the advice gents, aye I should have said I used the oven cleaner first! I'll pick up some more wet'n'dry and brillo pads and have at it some more.
PM'd cocodemer about the Rockhopper, let's see where that goes - it'll definitely be an elbow grease project.
PM'd cocodemer about the Rockhopper, let's see where that goes - it'll definitely be an elbow grease project.
No such luck, a bench drill would be nice to have.
That Hairy Coo race looks interesting, never done any biking up there (not that it's all that far away). Ken, what's it like? Possibly a MacRetro ride, or is a week after the Kielder marathon too soon?
I just realized the Rockhopper is in Comrie, Stirlingshire and not Comrie, Fife :? There goes the 'fellow Fifer' discount...
That Hairy Coo race looks interesting, never done any biking up there (not that it's all that far away). Ken, what's it like? Possibly a MacRetro ride, or is a week after the Kielder marathon too soon?
I just realized the Rockhopper is in Comrie, Stirlingshire and not Comrie, Fife :? There goes the 'fellow Fifer' discount...
Me, Gazz, the Ken and mini Ken done it last year and it was tough, too tough for me as I only managed one lap and Gazz done 2. Personally I found it wasn't suited to retrobikes or bodies I reckon it needed a high standard of skill and fitness. It could be the niche it needs, as a hard tough race, no point making everything too easy.
I reckon it needed a high standard of skill and fitness. It could be the niche it needs, as a hard tough race, no point making everything too easy. Kaiser and Gaz did the race last year - I did the fun race so I could ride alongside miniKen in the juniors.
It was the same punishing lap though, the scenery and riding were good but sections of the downhill were black+ by my standards. On our arses a few times.
Kaiser and Gaz only managed a couple of laps too, but then went on to have an nice bike run alongside the river.
Definately worth a visit at a more sedate pace.
It was the same punishing lap though, the scenery and riding were good but sections of the downhill were black+ by my standards. On our arses a few times.
Kaiser and Gaz only managed a couple of laps too, but then went on to have an nice bike run alongside the river.
Definately worth a visit at a more sedate pace.
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