Dating a specialized bicycle

i will mock anyone making *THE JOKE* well into the next decade. when it's this obvious and this easy
it's just not funny.
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i will mock anyone making *THE JOKE* well into the next decade. when it's this obvious and this
easy it's just not funny.

Mock away, I think anyone who wants to date their bicycle is out for the wrong sort of ride or
desparate :-Þ

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Pat at [email hidden] wrote on 11/5/03 6:57 AM:

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Does anybody know how to identify the year a Hardrock bike was made? I went on their website, but
their big advice was to take it to a dealer and maybe, just maybe, one of the guys there will
remember it from looking at the color.

...and what was the color?

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Does anybody know how to identify the year a Hardrock bike was made? I

went

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on their website, but their big advice was to take it to a dealer and

maybe,

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just maybe, one of the guys there will remember it from looking at the color.

thanks,

Pat in TX

The only surefire way would be a serial number method..but I doubt anyone has that info. Got a
picture? That's a start. If there is a Specialized dealer near you with good records you might be
able to narrow down the date based on their existing records of bikes around that era.

Cheers,

Scott..

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers <[email hidden]> wrote:
: Mock away, I think anyone who wants to date their bicycle is out for the wrong sort of ride or
: desparate :-)

helen s. check.
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The only surefire way would be a serial number method..but I doubt anyone has that info. Got a
picture? That's a start. If there is a Specialized dealer near you with good records you might be
able to narrow down the

date

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based on their existing records of bikes around that era.

Cheers,

Scott..

I do have the serial number, but it is confusing. This bike is a weird color green with pink
Hardrock on the down tube. Well, I shouldn't call it a bike. It is a frame with a rear derailleur. I
am considering whether it is worth the trouble to buy parts and build up a bike using this frame,
that's all. I have used google and I have written Specialized with no luck.

Here is what is written on the bottom bracket:

B1 0196SP WBK K M8GN23205

It has Shimano Altus rear derailleur. I am wondering if it was made in 1996, but that's
just a guess.

Pat in TX

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I do have the serial number, but it is confusing. This bike is a weird

color

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green with pink Hardrock on the down tube. Well, I shouldn't call it a

bike.

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It is a frame with a rear derailleur. I am considering whether it is

worth

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the trouble to buy parts and build up a bike using this frame, that's all. I have used google and
I have written Specialized with no luck.

Here is what is written on the bottom bracket:

B1 0196SP WBK K M8GN23205

It has Shimano Altus rear derailleur. I am wondering if it was made in

1996,

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but that's just a guess.

Pat in TX

It's been a while, but if you've got green and pink, I'm guessing it was before 1996..more like 1990
or so. The Hardrock wasn't a great bike..middle of the road. It's certainly better than a Huffy and
I've always liked Specialized bikes (they have nice handling, IMHO, for my type of riding..). But
it's not a gem or anything.

Cheers,

Scott..

Pat at [email hidden] wrote on 11/6/03 7:54 AM:

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The only surefire way would be a serial number method..but I doubt anyone has that info. Got a
picture? That's a start. If there is a Specialized dealer near you with good records you might be
able to narrow down the

date

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based on their existing records of bikes around that era.

Cheers,

Scott..

I do have the serial number, but it is confusing. This bike is a weird color green with pink
Hardrock on the down tube. Well, I shouldn't call it a bike. It is a frame with a rear derailleur.
I am considering whether it is worth the trouble to buy parts and build up a bike using this
frame, that's all. I have used google and I have written Specialized with no luck.

Here is what is written on the bottom bracket:

B1 0196SP WBK K M8GN23205

It has Shimano Altus rear derailleur. I am wondering if it was made in 1996, but that's just
a guess.

Not a '96 - I'd bet with the color scheme (ugly green and pink), you're looking very early ninties.
IIRC, the late 80's stuff was Suntour derailleured.

Is the name in script or block print? I think they dropped the script in '93.

Is the rear brake by any chance mounted underneath the rear chain stays? That'd put it back in
the late 80's

Do the tubes join diretly together with a visble weld seam, or do they go into a lug?

Hardrock was the intro level bike (ignoring the "Streetjumper" or "Streetsweeper" or whatever that
damned thing was). I _might_ put it together out of parts bin stuff or cast-off freebies, but I
don't know if I'd put any money into it unless I had to.

Hit up all your riding buddies for extra bits and cobble it together...

-- Jim

Jim Edgar <[email hidden]> wrote:
: "Streetsweeper" or whatever that damned thing was).

yea, ummm, a "streetsweeper" is a semiautomatic shotgun.
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david reuteler [email hidden]

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Jim Edgar <[email hidden]> wrote:
: "Streetsweeper" or whatever that damned thing was).

yea, ummm, a "streetsweeper" is a semiautomatic shotgun.

It's also a vehicle operated by the city to get the sand out of the bike lanes on a road <GGG>.

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David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote:
: It's also a vehicle operated by the city to get the sand out of the bike lanes on a road <GGG>.

never seen one of those. ;-)
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Is the name in script or block print? I think they dropped the script in '93.

block print that is pink and has shadings in it like fine lines

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Is the rear brake by any chance mounted underneath the rear chain stays? That'd put it back in the
late 80's

No, it's a cantilever brake.

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Do the tubes join diretly together with a visble weld seam, or do they go into a lug?

No lugs

and on the chain stay it has the words "direct drive"

Pat

David Kerber ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net said:

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yea, ummm, a "streetsweeper" is a semiautomatic shotgun.

It's also a vehicle operated by the city to get the sand out of the bike lanes on a road <GGG>.

That's just a legend. Like the sasquatch...no sightings have been proven. 😉
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No lugs

and on the chain stay it has the words "direct drive"

Pat

Yeah, that sounds early 90's to me. The direct drive thing was a square (rectangle?) chainstay
deal, total marketing!! But I liked the geometry. Not a bad bike..but not great. A beater or
commuter I'd say.

Cheers,

Scott..

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David Kerber ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net said:

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yea, ummm, a "streetsweeper" is a semiautomatic shotgun.

It's also a vehicle operated by the city to get the sand out of the bike lanes on a road <GGG>.

That's just a legend. Like the sasquatch...no sightings have been proven. 😉

I have _personally_ seen one, once. Didn't catch it on video, though, so I can't prove it <Grin>.

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Pat at [email hidden] wrote on 11/7/03 2:36 PM:

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Is the name in script or block print? I think they dropped the script in '93.

block print that is pink and has shadings in it like fine lines

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Is the rear brake by any chance mounted underneath the rear chain stays? That'd put it back in
the late 80's

No, it's a cantilever brake.

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Do the tubes join diretly together with a visble weld seam, or do they go into a lug?

No lugs and on the chain stay it has the words "direct drive"

So, block print, no V-brakes (but not a U-brake), TIG welded.... I'm guessing '93 or maybe '92...not
a year that I have a catalog from.

-- Jim

S. Anderson at [email hidden] wrote on 11/7/03 2:39 PM:

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No lugs

and on the chain stay it has the words "direct drive"

Pat

Yeah, that sounds early 90's to me. The direct drive thing was a square (rectangle?) chainstay
deal, total marketing!! But I liked the geometry. Not a bad bike..but not great. A beater or
commuter I'd say.

Direct Drive was the designation that the frame used butted (as opposed to straight-guage) tubing
for the rear triangle.

-- jim

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The only surefire way would be a serial number method..but I doubt anyone has that info. Got a
picture? That's a start. If there is a Specialized dealer near you with good records you might be
able to narrow down the

date

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based on their existing records of bikes around that era.

Cheers,

Scott..

I do have the serial number, but it is confusing. This bike is a weird color green with pink
Hardrock on the down tube. Well, I shouldn't call it a bike. It is a frame with a rear derailleur. I
am considering whether it is worth the trouble to buy parts and build up a bike using this frame,
that's all. I have used google and I have written Specialized with no luck.

Here is what is written on the bottom bracket:

B1 0196SP WBK K M8GN23205

It has Shimano Altus rear derailleur. I am wondering if it was made in 1996, but that's
just a guess.

Pat in TX

It's amazing to me that the folks at Specialized can't or won't be more of a help. Its hard to believe that they wouldn't be able to nail the model year with a serial # and perhaps a photo.