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JonTom":21imrjqt said:
nice bike!
Shift levers should me M090 or M091! M095 came in 1992.
http://mombat.org/Specialized_Specs.htm
http://www.fa-technik.adfc.de/Herstelle ... en.html#90
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nice bike!
Shift levers should me M090 or M091! M095 came in 1992.
http://mombat.org/Specialized_Specs.htm
http://www.fa-technik.adfc.de/Herstelle ... en.html#90
Titiritero
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I do something similar, but not so nicely as your final product. I usually pick up old bikes in different conditions of disrepair, cheap because the owner does not/can not fix it and potential buyers don't want the hassle of a broken bike. I then fix it, using pieces I have saved from previous bikes, and sell it. The difference allows me to finance my bike hobby with very little extra investment from my side...
vincenth":mzn52pxp said:
I do something similar, but not so nicely as your final product. I usually pick up old bikes in different conditions of disrepair, cheap because the owner does not/can not fix it and potential buyers don't want the hassle of a broken bike. I then fix it, using pieces I have saved from previous bikes, and sell it. The difference allows me to finance my bike hobby with very little extra investment from my side...
JonTom
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stumpjumper1990":1qudwqnl said:JonTom":1qudwqnl said:
nice bike!
Shift levers should me M090 or M091! M095 came in 1992.
http://mombat.org/Specialized_Specs.htm
http://www.fa-technik.adfc.de/Herstelle ... en.html#90
Nice one! Many thanks my friend.
What have I got here?
Probably sounds like an odd posting, but i picked this bike up approximately 12 years ago from a eastern European rider, wgho basically needed the money and parted with his pride and joy (about 450 quid if i remember rightly).
I have been out of the UK, where it sits in storage, for some 5+ years and are residing in Vietnam and are wondering what i should do with it. All i know is that it feels pretty 'special' smooth as...and incredibly light, chain gear is xtr.....
These are not pristine photos, just off the cuff ones - and no, I do not have a frame number - but there is, I notice, a lot of expertise lurking in this forum - so please rise to the challenge and attempt to suss what I have here!!
Cheers for your help!!
Probably sounds like an odd posting, but i picked this bike up approximately 12 years ago from a eastern European rider, wgho basically needed the money and parted with his pride and joy (about 450 quid if i remember rightly).
I have been out of the UK, where it sits in storage, for some 5+ years and are residing in Vietnam and are wondering what i should do with it. All i know is that it feels pretty 'special' smooth as...and incredibly light, chain gear is xtr.....
These are not pristine photos, just off the cuff ones - and no, I do not have a frame number - but there is, I notice, a lot of expertise lurking in this forum - so please rise to the challenge and attempt to suss what I have here!!
Cheers for your help!!
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Gaddmeister
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A specialised S works circa 94 with Pace Suspension forks and what looks like some tasty kit! :-D well worth a quid!!!!
A specialised S works circa 94 with Pace Suspension forks and what looks like some tasty kit! :-D well worth a quid!!!!
1997 Hardrock AX
This is my wife's bike, a going concern. She bought it while she was still my girlfriend, long ago in the halcyon days of 1997. I worked at the shop as a wrench, and knew this would be hers when I unboxed it.
The Hardrock AX, as I understand it, was Specialized's first entry level aluminum frame for mountain bikes. It ushered in the later A1 aluminum Rockhoppers and Hardrocks. I was told it was the commissioning model for a new plant/fabricator in Taiwan, how true that is, I dunno.
It's quite a nice straight-gauge 7000-series aluminum frame, with some nice build details. Head and downtube gussets. Good quality welding (not quite as nice as their US made frames, but mighty fine for a bike my wife paid less than $700 for). The only thing I don't like about the frame is the non-replaceable derailleur hangar. It is stout, though, and thus far has never bent.
The frame was by far the nicest part of the bike, the remainder being low end but generally serviceable components - Alivio and Acera, single wall rims, simple hubs, a basic chromoly fork, 7 speed gripshift.
My girlfriend, as she was then, never really took on mountain biking like I'd hoped then, but the bike got plenty of casual use over the years. I drifted away from mountain biking too, with the pressures of work, then kids taking over my time. Other hobbies beackoned, but still, our bikes came out from time to time...
Finally, finding herself larger and softer than she'd ever intended, she decided to get back into shape. Zumba. Then joining a women's MTB club in town. The old Hardrock hit the local single tracks, and while some laughed at the cantis and rigid fork, she kept on. As her skills grew, I worked on making the bike capable of keeping up with her.
First it got a Rockshox J1, a terrible fork, 5.5# of undamped pogo stick, but it helped. With it came XT V brakes, and, her choice, those cute little blue Clarks levers. The gripshifters cracked, so along came NOS 7 speed STX rapid fires.
That fork served her well for 1.5 years, along with the odd upgrade as parts broke/wore. New crankset, new cassette (mega range, LOL). She raced her first race, became very enthusiastic, and began to hone her skills and confidence.
Confidence is a double edged sword. Mid last summer, she found herself near the end of a group ride, hurtling down a gully, arched bridge at the bottom. Launched herself too far, landed on the upslope on the other side of the bridge, badly, and bent things. Bent the fork (one dropout was 15mm higher than the other). Bent the front axle. Bent her confidence.
We were able to find a damaged Magura Asgard 100 fork that I was able to repair (lathe time, good fun), so I installed that along with a new front wheel, Avid BB5... The tall fork relaxed the head angle a bit, putting it on par with modern trail bikes (somewhere near 67.5/68 deg at normal sag).
Today, the bike is lighter than it was in rigid original spec, about 27#. The derailleurs are modern Deore stuff, the shifters vintage STX 7 speed. A mix all 'round, no purist here. But the bike's ride has been transformed. It's wonderfully capable, durable, and comfortable. The handling is relaxed, confidence inspiring, but not so slow as to make it a chore on the single tracks.
She rides much more than I do now.
Gettin' my mileage outta these photos, ain't I?
J
This is my wife's bike, a going concern. She bought it while she was still my girlfriend, long ago in the halcyon days of 1997. I worked at the shop as a wrench, and knew this would be hers when I unboxed it.
The Hardrock AX, as I understand it, was Specialized's first entry level aluminum frame for mountain bikes. It ushered in the later A1 aluminum Rockhoppers and Hardrocks. I was told it was the commissioning model for a new plant/fabricator in Taiwan, how true that is, I dunno.
It's quite a nice straight-gauge 7000-series aluminum frame, with some nice build details. Head and downtube gussets. Good quality welding (not quite as nice as their US made frames, but mighty fine for a bike my wife paid less than $700 for). The only thing I don't like about the frame is the non-replaceable derailleur hangar. It is stout, though, and thus far has never bent.
The frame was by far the nicest part of the bike, the remainder being low end but generally serviceable components - Alivio and Acera, single wall rims, simple hubs, a basic chromoly fork, 7 speed gripshift.
My girlfriend, as she was then, never really took on mountain biking like I'd hoped then, but the bike got plenty of casual use over the years. I drifted away from mountain biking too, with the pressures of work, then kids taking over my time. Other hobbies beackoned, but still, our bikes came out from time to time...
Finally, finding herself larger and softer than she'd ever intended, she decided to get back into shape. Zumba. Then joining a women's MTB club in town. The old Hardrock hit the local single tracks, and while some laughed at the cantis and rigid fork, she kept on. As her skills grew, I worked on making the bike capable of keeping up with her.
First it got a Rockshox J1, a terrible fork, 5.5# of undamped pogo stick, but it helped. With it came XT V brakes, and, her choice, those cute little blue Clarks levers. The gripshifters cracked, so along came NOS 7 speed STX rapid fires.
That fork served her well for 1.5 years, along with the odd upgrade as parts broke/wore. New crankset, new cassette (mega range, LOL). She raced her first race, became very enthusiastic, and began to hone her skills and confidence.
Confidence is a double edged sword. Mid last summer, she found herself near the end of a group ride, hurtling down a gully, arched bridge at the bottom. Launched herself too far, landed on the upslope on the other side of the bridge, badly, and bent things. Bent the fork (one dropout was 15mm higher than the other). Bent the front axle. Bent her confidence.
We were able to find a damaged Magura Asgard 100 fork that I was able to repair (lathe time, good fun), so I installed that along with a new front wheel, Avid BB5... The tall fork relaxed the head angle a bit, putting it on par with modern trail bikes (somewhere near 67.5/68 deg at normal sag).
Today, the bike is lighter than it was in rigid original spec, about 27#. The derailleurs are modern Deore stuff, the shifters vintage STX 7 speed. A mix all 'round, no purist here. But the bike's ride has been transformed. It's wonderfully capable, durable, and comfortable. The handling is relaxed, confidence inspiring, but not so slow as to make it a chore on the single tracks.
She rides much more than I do now.
Gettin' my mileage outta these photos, ain't I?
J
JonTom said:I collected this at the weekend - a 1990 Specialized Stumpjumper Comp.
It's almost completely original bar the chainset, pedals and lever shifters, which will be replaced with original XT spec. BTW, can anyone tell me the code for the lever shifters, is it M095?
Here it is after a good wash (the first in a long time looking at the amount of dust and what looks like barn grime that came off it). There's a bit of rust staining to the paint, a bit of corrosion on the drive-side chainstay, and (sadly) the sidewalls of the Ground Control Extremes are going, but with a little TLC and a few NOS parts I think this will be a little belter!
Superb - would love this Spesh
