don't know exactly somewhere in the 1990's. I picked up off a guy that wanted to sell it to a pawn shop. I've had it in storage about 8 years. The Hardrock is fine I guess, but is a little big. Not extremely uncomfortable, but I'd kind of like a better fit. Very recently i've been attracted to vintage road bikes. Maybe I could pick up one of them cheap and leave the Hardrock for dirt play? I was looking hard at the GT Roam 1. It seems like a great do it all bike, but I keep getting sucked into road bikes even though I would like to play in the dirt occasionally. Maybe the vintage route would be good, so I can get something in the $100-150 range and try it out.