got a quick ride in on the new build (my refreshed 1985 Rockhopper...) during my lunch hour today. 30's and sunny....no hero dirt here. Pretty much a mix of snow and sandwater slurry ...lol....
got a quick ride in on the new build (my refreshed 1985 Rockhopper...) during my lunch hour today. 30's and sunny....no hero dirt here. Pretty much a mix of snow and sandwater slurry ...lol....
got a quick ride in on the new build (my refreshed 1985 Rockhopper...) during my lunch hour today. 30's and sunny....no hero dirt here. Pretty much a mix of snow and sandwater slurry ...lol....
Pretty cool ! Is that a 55 tooth chainring ?
as...thanks man...!!! its actually a 45 on the front turning an 11-48 10 speed rear...(microshift drivetrain with clutch der. ). it used to be a 3x7. Those are the original 3-ring cranks turned 1x...lol.
had to get a 10sp e-bike 136L chain to get one long enough...
I dig it, piece of mountain bike history rejuvenated. Looks to be in nice condition too.
thanks gnar....I appreciate the kind words. I bought it new in 1985 to supplement my riding/training in the winter. (I was a 25k mile/year roadie back then).
Rode it a few times and absolutely hated it. All that work and hardly going anywhere...lol. so I shelved it. For some reason, I just could not bring myself to get rid of it and I kept it with me all these years. (I bought the green road bike in my profile back in 1984...I still ride it....). Growing up, anything bike related was paid for by me working and saving for it. Plus, I built all my bikes except for the green one and this one.
the Rockhopper only started to see service again about 12 years ago as I towed the kids behind it in one of those little trailers around the local bike path. Kids grow fast so that only lasted a couple years. Back up in the rafters she went.
Decided in December that I needed a quick and dirty way to put more miles on faster on the local bikepath right outside our back door than I could on ol' Stinky 5 or having to kit up for a road ride alone. She seemed like the perfect platform to work from. So this was the result...
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