Originally Posted by rykoala
Thanks for the dating info! I don't really care what year it is. Its in great shape and thats what I wanted. Did I pay a good price for it, or is it high for a 15 year old bike? Just curious. I'm happy with the purchase, which is what counts really
It might have been a high price but if the frame and components are in as excellent a condition as they seem to be (that saddle looks much newer than 1989) then I think you got a good deal. It's really hard to find high-quality steel MTB frames these days. The Rockhoppers back then were made with either Tange Prestige or Tange DB cro-mo which are very good steel tubesets.