So, been lurking on this sub for a while because I just love bikes and biking and seeing pretty/cool things that people come up with. My mom just pulled my late grandpa’s old bike outta their barn for Christmas for me, and he was a big part of my life so it means a lot to me and I want to do something really cool with it. Obviously gonna do a deep clean, new chain, maybe new pedals and stem and handlebars and def new cables and whatnot, but should I keep the fork? How big of tires can I fit on this thing? Thinking I gotta keep it a sick whip, I will not be changing the paint haha. Been browsing Facebook and Craigslist for a rockhopper for years now and I finally inherited one, so I appreciate the input!
by thegenerousgiant
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It depends on you.. keep it original or adopt the latest tech (retrofit)
But since u post this in xbiking, i must say adopt the latest tech, i.e: ditching the 3 geared cranks to 1 chainring only… And give the barsets a nice look with some risebar and short stems, for starters.. it would look nice with anchor bars from stridsland journal (available on instagram and the website stridsland(dot)com)
I’d say maybe a new saddle and grips? Age is not very kind to rubber/plastic and it is the interface to hands and ass- two places you don’t want miserable.
If you do anything to it, make sure you save the original parts you take off because if you ever sell it off, the buyer will probably want and pay for the og parts.
Send it off some sick jumps. Imho
Sell it to me
I mean, ride it. If you love it, don’t make any dramatic changes. If there’s something you don’t love about it after riding it a lot for a few months, then change that thing.
Is that a 1991? I think Specialized changed their logo between 1991 and 1992.
It’s already been said but I second it! Do whatever you want and keep the original parts cause you can always go back!
I would change the brake pads as those pads were hard when new and are even harder today. Put on a new chain and cables as well. Repack the bearings. The rest is up to you depending on how you like it set up. Cool bike, have fun with it. I would keep the rigid fork personally. If you find that you want a softer ride run a big front tire with low pressure. Something in the 2.3″ range is nice on rough terrain. Make sure that the headset is greased and adjusted correctly and try it out. Rigid bikes climb so much better with rigid forks. The front gets light real quick once you raise the front end with a suspension fork. Rigid bikes are a lot of fun off road and will teach you all the smoothest lines at your favorite trails.
backflips, definitely do backflips with this
Ride it!
Give the paint job some new life with a polish