Originally Posted by
JiveTurkey
Did the '94 Hardrock originally come with a suspension or rigid fork? BikePedia just says "Hi-tensile steel" for the fork. A quick Google Images search shows a lot of bikes with rigid forks.
Is the current fork the original?
Original--they came with black rubber sleeve protectors in those days--that may be what you're seeing--it looks like a 2-tone rigid??