Bought this Hardrock last year. So far I’ve replaced the wheels and cassette, added Surly bars and also added hydro brakes, which involved some welding and machining. Styled here by Tommy
by ellis420
Bought this Hardrock last year. So far I’ve replaced the wheels and cassette, added Surly bars and also added hydro brakes, which involved some welding and machining. Styled here by Tommy
by ellis420
8 Comments
Started bikepacking last year after building this up and it’s really fun. Working well with the improved brakes. Next I’m converting the headset from 1” threaded to 1” 1/8 threadless, via some custom adapters.
Beautiful build man. Love the red on yellow frame
I didn’t know hydraulic rim brakes were a thing!
Sweet!
I’m honestly surprised disk/rim combos are not more common. It’s conceptually like disk/drum combos on older cars.
Hell yeah looking good, beautiful build man
Mind me if i ask what’s your jacket?
Would love to see more of this bike on its bikepacking adventures 👏
I finally found a frameset stiff enough to really take advantage of my Magura hydro rim brakes. Took it out for a ride last Saturday and it’s just fantastic. They’re slightly better than cable Vs on a flexy bike like my Cross Check, but on this old Mongoose Iboc with super stiff stays I regularly forget they’re not disc.