Honestly I'm not sure what year it is. It's either a 1998 or 1999. It's an electric blue color which came out 1998 but it has pro max brakes which is on a 1999 model. The 2 years both had different wheels, one steel set the other aluminum. So I really don't know what I have until I go out to the garage and see is the wheels say anything.
I have had a question ever since I got this bike; occasionally my knees hurt while riding. They did when I had gears as well as after the SS. Does it have to do with seat height?