Mountain Biking - 2003 Specialized rockhopper worth it?

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ilyailya
04-16-05, 07:16 AM
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bik/68435609.html

what you guys think? 17 inch, with ugpraded seat , should I check it out, should fit me i think, since guy said he is 5"11 and i m 5"10

300 bux seems decent, might even get for 275,

Or I should just get a brand new spec hardrock sport V with waranty/tune ups?

4hardrocks
04-16-05, 09:51 AM
yeah it looks like a decent bike i'd get a few details on it before you buy it.
ilyailya
04-16-05, 11:13 AM
what sort of details?

Maelstrom
04-16-05, 11:32 AM
How it was ridden. Abused. latest tuneup done to it. Maybe even ask for the shop name and call them. Buying used might be cheap to start but if you get a lemon it could come back to bite you.
Cornish_Rdr_UK
04-16-05, 11:49 AM
ilyailya.... AAAAAAHAHHHHAHAAH!!!!! we talked about this for 2 hours lst night! lol, I thought you decided on the hardrock sport disc, you said you wanted to getinto street aswell as general riding around and trails, i still think the hardrock is your better bet!
ilyailya
04-16-05, 02:46 PM
heh i know , but i just cant pass up a 600+ bux bike for 300 , it dont mean i ll buy it, but its worth a look, it seems in good shape, cheap, and prolly lighter , frame is just as good ;)
^oZ
04-16-05, 04:30 PM
Yuck, that saddle is horrible.
Raiyn
04-16-05, 10:40 PM
Yuck, that saddle is horrible.
Saddles can be changed easily. It is pretty ghetto though and not something that you'd truly want (they out and out SUCK for anything more than a coffee run). DO try to bargin him down though as that looks to be the $500 model and it IS two years old. $250 cash or $275 check MAX
bkch0
04-16-05, 11:57 PM
yea.. definitely ask for $250 or lower. New 2005 rockhopper is only $425 at Franks bike shop on Grand street, manhattan. you'll get 1 year warranty and free basic tuneups..
Drunken Chicken
04-17-05, 01:55 AM
I'd go for the Hardrock. :)
ilyailya
04-17-05, 07:24 AM
Ye I m prolly getting hardrock sport, but after reading the freeride post, now i want to look into those bikes as well heh, I think i should just get hardrock sport b4 i end up speending more $ on something like p2 or other dj/freeride bikes heh .

thanx guys
midgie
04-17-05, 10:09 AM
yea.. definitely ask for $250 or lower. New 2005 rockhopper is only $425 at Franks bike shop on Grand street, manhattan. you'll get 1 year warranty and free basic tuneups..


You'll also get a lifetime warranty on the frame, for the money go new!
^oZ
04-17-05, 10:19 AM
Ye I m prolly getting hardrock sport, but after reading the freeride post, now i want to look into those bikes as well heh, I think i should just get hardrock sport b4 i end up speending more $ on something like p2 or other dj/freeride bikes heh .

thanx guys

Psst, P.1 ;)
ilyailya
04-17-05, 08:29 PM
p1 is single gear, need a mountain bike as well as street one, so 1 gear aint good enough , ; ) thanx though