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1986 Specialized Rockhopper w/ drop bars

early steel MTB converted to all 'rounder / commuter / do it all bike Switched it up to a tourer

Frame:
22" Specialized cro-mo double butted steel

Fork/Headset:
Specialized / Specialized

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Specialized / Specialized 120mm spindle

Pedals:
MKS Foot Jaws

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
50-46-30 triple / Suntour "Perfect" 14-16-18-24-28 / SRAM PC-870

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Shimano Deore "deer head" / Suntour bar-con

Handlebars/Stem:
Nitto Noodle / Specialized 12cm

Saddle/Seatpost:
Brooks Flyer Special / Strong

Brakes:
Shimano aero levers / Shimano Deore

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Saturae X28 / Specialized sealed / WTB Slick 26x1.5

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Saturae X28 / Specialized sealed / WTB Slick 26x1.5

Accessories:
Blackburn rear rack / LED front light (battery powered) / Sewing Sloth custom tool roll

Bike History

Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.

  1. Initial
  2. Stage 2

Added by cobrabyte. Last updated almost 11 years ago.

5 Comments

heathmusic

heathmusic says:

Sweet Ride! So glad I found this! I'm about to start building up the same frame, probably on the rando-tourer tip.

Posted about 9 years ago

max5480

max5480 says:

love the old rockhopepr

Posted over 11 years ago

PocosPeroLocos

PocosPeroLocos says:

So nicee.
I really want to build something like this, for commuting,

Posted over 11 years ago

kageones

kageones says:

very cool setup.
on a cool frame.
nice!

Posted over 11 years ago

cobrabyte

cobrabyte says:

Thanks!

Posted over 11 years ago