Mountain Biking - Can someone tell me if this older Rockhopper has 1-1/8 headtube?

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Tag1
08-16-06, 05:02 PM
I rode my buddy's old steel-frame Hardrock and really dug it so I'm looking for something similiar for a backup bike...I want to make sure I can put a 1-1/8 fork on it though - can you guys tell from the pics what size the headtube is on this older rockhopper?

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/7370/1as0jfbwtabhywle5ijqvvmoowehfz5.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2158/dzo8y7bxc78vb08qat5ndqktqpywaj0.jpg

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/7640/thghcpsnc3yxfafpv4cgswvqg81bcn7.jpg

mcoine
08-16-06, 05:15 PM
Its most likely 1"... but you could measure it.
Tag1
08-16-06, 05:26 PM
Its most likely 1"... but you could measure it.

Yeah, it's a bit of a drive for me so I'm trying to figure out ahead of time...

Tag1
08-17-06, 01:43 AM
Anyone?
a2psyklnut
08-17-06, 10:12 AM
It's very hard to tell from those photos.

I COULD discern that it was a threaded headset, so if you do determine it's 1-1/8" figure a new headset, and stem along with a new fork.
EJ123
08-17-06, 11:38 AM
What year was it popular to weld the two tubes together at the headtube?
nm+
08-17-06, 05:29 PM
I could be wrong, but that looks like a rockhopper I owned many moons ago.
Was 1 1/8th.
Take that with a grain of salt.