My New $8 Rockhopper

maxo wrote in message ...
Well, I think I've obliterated my thrift store record!

And I picked up a nearly-unused 1990 Schwinn High Sierra 21 speed for
$10 on the
same day!


Today I got a Rockhopper Comp for 31 dollars, but found $23 in a secret
compartment in the tail bag. *grin*

I hate it when things like that happen... basically because it didn't
happen to me! G

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 05:36:45 GMT, maxo wrote:

On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 04:02:57 +0000, maxo wrote:

Today I got a Rockhopper Comp

Update:


Well, here it is all cleaned up.

http://photos7.flickr.com/7160882_092d773b12_o.jpg

Nice job, it looks good.

Years ago, the first thing I did when I got my Champion Du Monde road
bike was remove all the useless decals. It really made a difference on
your Rockhopper.


Life is Good!
Jeff

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:28:03 -0800, Garrison Hilliard wrote:

maxo wrote in message
...
Well, I think I've obliterated my thrift store record!

And I picked up a nearly-unused 1990 Schwinn High Sierra 21 speed for $10
on the
same day!

Looks to be similar spec to the Rockhopper, except for a 7 spd
cassette and rapidfire.

http://www.firstflightbikes.com/schwinn_specs.htm

Excellent.

Old rigid mtbs sure do make the nicest city bikes. Mine's going to come to
around $70usd after I add the new bits like fenders and tires and should
be better quality than anything new costing under $500. Yeah,it doesn't
have as many gears--how much does that really matter in the city?

In article ,
maxo writes:

Could it be the very long seatpost is soaking up the vibration? That, of
course, couldn't account for why it's comfy at the front end too.

When I changed from Cheng Shin slicks to IRC Metros,
the cushiness of the ride was (and still is) amazing.
I kept the CS's pumped to 60 psi. The cheap-o Metros
are rated for 40 psi, but being a lightweight skinny
guy, I pump 'em up to 50, so far with no ill effects.


cheers,
Tom

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On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:14:30 +0000, Jeff Starr wrote:

Nice job, it looks good.

Years ago, the first thing I did when I got my Champion Du Monde road bike
was remove all the useless decals. It really made a difference on your
Rockhopper.

Thanks! I'm pretty anti-decal too. I'm also not a fan of two tone paint
either, but removing the blue on the Rockhopper promises to be a PITA so
I'll leave it.

I tend to stick to shades of gray for my bikes--usually black, and I'll
allow the occasional cream coloured one.

Bike frames are just too elegant on their own to be ruined with fancy
paint and decals.

If I had the time, I'd just take apart all my bikes and have them all
powdercoated charcoal gray.

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:15:31 -0800, Tom Keats wrote:

In article ,
maxo writes:

Could it be the very long seatpost is soaking up the vibration? That, of
course, couldn't account for why it's comfy at the front end too.

When I changed from Cheng Shin slicks to IRC Metros, the cushiness of the
ride was (and still is) amazing. I kept the CS's pumped to 60 psi. The
cheap-o Metros are rated for 40 psi, but being a lightweight skinny guy, I
pump 'em up to 50, so far with no ill effects.


cheers,
Tom

Good point, the RH does have some very nice Panaracer Hi-Road 26X1.5 tires
on it. The casing is the most supple I've ever seen on a 26" mtb city
tire. Too bad they're a bit UV damaged. Could be the reason for the nice
ride.

I wish they came with a black sidewall, I'd definitely get another set,
but I can't pay 50 bucks for a set of rubber with tan skinwalls--they get
so grubby looking. :P

maxo wrote:
http://www.firstflightbikes.com/schwinn_specs.htm

Excellent.

Old rigid mtbs sure do make the nicest city bikes. Mine's going to
come to
around $70usd after I add the new bits like fenders and tires and
should
be better quality than anything new costing under $500. Yeah,it
doesn't
have as many gears--how much does that really matter in the city?

You don't live in Cincinnati, do you? ;-) Let me tell you about hills...

Btw, I hate those rapid-fire shifters with a passion... and they are
HARD to shift!

On 23 Mar 2005 23:43:17 -0800, wrote:

Btw, I hate those rapid-fire shifters with a passion... and they are
HARD to shift!


Thanks for sharing;-)


Life is Good!
Jeff

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 23:34:14 -0800, garrison wrote:


maxo wrote:
http://www.firstflightbikes.com/schwinn_specs.htm

Excellent.

Old rigid mtbs sure do make the nicest city bikes. Mine's going to
come to
around $70usd after I add the new bits like fenders and tires and
should
be better quality than anything new costing under $500. Yeah,it
doesn't
have as many gears--how much does that really matter in the city?

You don't live in Cincinnati, do you? ;-) Let me tell you about
hills...

Nashville, TN--it's fairly hilly here AND my primary ride's a single speed...

*grin*

What I mean is that the average city commuter really doesn't need 30
different gear ratios to make it up and down the city hills. As long as
you've got a "low" "medium" and "high" you can handle most situations--you
*can* get off and walk the sucker up a steep hill--that's what I always
did in Seattle.

When all is said and done, I'd still rather have my Shimano Nexus internal
bike back. Seven gears, no hassle.