"Jeff C" <
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| Can someone tell me how old this mountain bike is?
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http://tinyurl.com/6v3jn
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| My brother-in-law gave me one just like it (minus
| some of the paint) and I wondered if it would be
| suitable for trail riding after replacing tires
| cables and chain.
She's a mixed bag, for sure. Not surprising for a 10+ year old bike. The
threaded headset puts it prior to 1994 when the Stumpjumpers and the
Rockhopper Comp FS got threadless. The shock and STX parts are from a later
period, as this bike should have an LX 110/74 crankset. The shock is a bit
harder to place. It appears to be an adjustable air/oil (actually made by
RockShox) and has the later sliders (the earlier ones that I remember this
bike having were the "telescoping" slider type - go see the Cadex on my
website to see what I'm talking about.) The shock may be original, as they
were transitioning in that period and they may have come both ways.
To answer your main question - yes, this is a fantastic trail bike. I own a
94 Rockhopper Comp FS which has an identical CroMo frame (it was originally
full STX with a much cheaper fork.) Very trusty bike that I absolutely love
riding. It accepts modern parts with one little caveat; I had to come up
with a work-around for putting V brakes on the rear (despite the add-on
mounts, I'd say Disk brakes are out of the question.) If the cantis are in
good order, stick with them, though I used a horseshoe brake stiffener in
the back during my canti years.
Front shocks, due to geometry, is limited to about 80mm travel. I'm running
76 and it's perfect.
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