Saturday, August 22, 2009

Bike 1 - Specialized Hardrock '07 Custom




Just finished putting my hardtail back together while the Epic frame is in the shop getting refaced and a new headset (bearings rusted through!). What a pain in the arse installing those flying snake shielded cables is, especially when you don't pick up that the rear derailleur is a rapidrise for 2 days! All done now, following a lot of swearing, shouting at cats who find rapidly fraying gear cables are a fun toy (think rocket firing boba fett fun), and a replacement for the brand new front cable. Joy.

Indexing on the rear still isnt perfect, but with oldish and unmatched components I dont expect miracles (only Zool).

Specs:

Specialized Hardrock 2007 HT frame
Rock Shox Recon 351 Air forks with poplock (100mm)
Race Face Evolve XC chainset
Cranks Bros Cobalt Bottom Bracket
Cane Creek Tank II Headset
Specialized stem, bar and saddle
Race Face Evolve XC seatpost
SRAM X9 front and Shimano XTR rear derailleurs off XT Shifters
SRAM PC951 chain and 980 cassette
Hope Mono M4/Mini brakes (180 & 160mm)
Mavic 219 F and 519 rear on Hope hubs wheelset
Panaracer Fire XC (single compound as I'm too cheap) tyres
SPD pedals (probably will replace with Crank egg beaters in due course)

weight: 12.98 kg. Not bad.

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