Originally Posted by
Andy_K
Yeah, I think that bike would really sell today. I've been tempted to convert my RockHopper to drops, but then I'd have to get another bike to be my flat bar mountain bike. Hmmm, now that I think about it, I'm not sure I see the downside.

I remember when Specialized was blowing those out. I really wanted one, but couldn't justify it at the time as I was already riding a custom Ibis with drop bars. When I first saw the RockCombo, I immediately thought it was Specialized trying to copy the '87 Bridgestone MB-1.