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TooManyTacos · 05-31-2007, 10:16 PM

I few weeks ago, I was bidding on an 05 Specialized Hardrock SS (the one with horizontal dropouts) and it went all the way up to $450 or something insane. I think it only cost around $500 brand new. Anyway, I heard from the seller--high bidder had backed out and he needed to sell the bike within the next few days because he was headed out on a bike tour. I ended up meeting him and I paid $220 for the bike! Can't wait to try it out. I have my Bianchi SISS, but being a fatty, I've heard bad things about chainstay durability on that frame. The Hardrock looks like it can be thrown around, and it was really inexpensive anyway. Should be fun! I don't want to get upgrade-itis, but I'm looking at getting a Mary bar and maybe a set of J5's to replace these mediocre Tektro mechanical disks.

tkblazer · 05-31-2007, 10:18 PM

nice, my first bike getting back into the sport was an 05 hardrock

dhshuttlemonkey · 05-31-2007, 10:28 PM

New bike post w/o pics?

TooManyTacos · 05-31-2007, 11:01 PM

Whoops, sorry.

genusmtbkr5 · 05-31-2007, 11:05 PM

Nice! for that price too.

guero · 06-01-2007, 01:28 AM

sweet, but i wanna see some pix of the oakleys!!!!

TooManyTacos · 06-02-2007, 09:22 PM

The Oakleys are pretty hip!

For some reason, I have no pictures of me riding a bike anywhere. Every time I go on club rides, there's nobody there with a camera. Or maybe they just don't want to take pics.

I tried out the singlespeed on the road a couple of times today. Until I get much stronger, the 32/16 is NOT gonna work on any type of climb. I'll have to switch it over to something like a 20 or so.

TooManyTacos · 06-12-2007, 11:35 PM

I brought the SS out to Lower Arroyo last week and found that it was really okay, as long as I committed myself to standing on the (not steep) climbs.

I also got rid of the scary Tektro brakes and replaced them with a cheap set of BB5's, and installed a Minute 2:00 that I had lying around. Should be fun to try out again!

I'm also awaiting the OnOne Mary that I won from an eBay auction. The stock headset is junk too, so eventually I'll want to replace that. Man, I only paid $220 for the bike, but I'm starting to get hit in the wallet with all these upgrades!

05-31-2007, 10:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
TooManyTacos Or Not Enough	Picked up a sweet deal on a Hardrock Singlespeed! I few weeks ago, I was bidding on an 05 Specialized Hardrock SS (the one with horizontal dropouts) and it went all the way up to $450 or something insane. I think it only cost around $500 brand new. Anyway, I heard from the seller--high bidder had backed out and he needed to sell the bike within the next few days because he was headed out on a bike tour. I ended up meeting him and I paid $220 for the bike! Can't wait to try it out. I have my Bianchi SISS, but being a fatty, I've heard bad things about chainstay durability on that frame. The Hardrock looks like it can be thrown around, and it was really inexpensive anyway. Should be fun! I don't want to get upgrade-itis, but I'm looking at getting a Mary bar and maybe a set of J5's to replace these mediocre Tektro mechanical disks.

05-31-2007, 10:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
tkblazer Speakin' Tha Truth	nice, my first bike getting back into the sport was an 05 hardrock __________________ Bananaseat: i'm hitting it on a regular basis

05-31-2007, 10:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
dhshuttlemonkey STR Lurker	New bike post w/o pics? __________________ WWW.INCYCLE.COM http://sponsorhouse.loopd.com/Members/fquiroz/Home.aspx

05-31-2007, 11:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
genusmtbkr5 Single Track Mind	Nice! for that price too. __________________ Gene"GuidesNewWarriors" *http://www.warriorssociety.org/* *http://www.sharemtb.com/*

06-01-2007, 01:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
guero thats hot.	sweet, but i wanna see some pix of the oakleys!!!! __________________ turneROB: is Nambo going or riding his fag road bike?

05-31-2007, 11:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
TooManyTacos Or Not Enough	Whoops, sorry.

06-02-2007, 09:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
TooManyTacos Or Not Enough	The Oakleys are pretty hip! For some reason, I have no pictures of me riding a bike anywhere. Every time I go on club rides, there's nobody there with a camera. Or maybe they just don't want to take pics. I tried out the singlespeed on the road a couple of times today. Until I get much stronger, the 32/16 is NOT gonna work on any type of climb. I'll have to switch it over to something like a 20 or so.

06-12-2007, 11:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
TooManyTacos Or Not Enough	I brought the SS out to Lower Arroyo last week and found that it was really okay, as long as I committed myself to standing on the (not steep) climbs. I also got rid of the scary Tektro brakes and replaced them with a cheap set of BB5's, and installed a Minute 2:00 that I had lying around. Should be fun to try out again! I'm also awaiting the OnOne Mary that I won from an eBay auction. The stock headset is junk too, so eventually I'll want to replace that. Man, I only paid $220 for the bike, but I'm starting to get hit in the wallet with all these upgrades!

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