Originally Posted by
John E
My elder son's circa 1992 Hardrock is silver with bright red "HardRock" downtube decals and SRAM grip shifters. It has a microdrive (small BCD) crankset with 22-32-42 chainrings, plus a 7-speed 13-28 freewheel. Although the hubs have sealed bearings, the original bottom bracket did not. He has always really liked the bike since I bought it used for him several years ago, although at 5'11" he is almost too tall for its 17" frame.
I just picked up one of these for $80 from craigslist for my daughter and I was wondering about the year. The specs and colors look pretty close to yours so it may be a 1993. The parts are a bit cheesy but I was surprised that they worked pretty well. My guess is that the bike has seen very little use. The frame is good quality and the paint job is in great shape. I adjusted everything on the bike, mounted new tires, and added a selle italia woman's saddle.