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Bikes: Lemond '01 Maillot Jaune, Lemond '02 Victoire, Lemond '03 Poprad, Lemond '03 Wayzata DB conv(Poprad), '79 AcerMex Windsor Carrera Professional(pur new), '88 GT Tequesta(pur new), '01 Bianchi Grizzly, 1993 Trek 970 DB conv, Trek 8900 DB conv
Rockhopper or Hardrock fork on a Stumpy?
My knowledge specifically on Specialized bikes is limited as I've never owned one nor spent any time around them.
Given a rigid 1990ish to 1996ish Specialized Stumpjumper, are the DirectDrive CroMoly forks on a Rockhopper or (less likely?) a Hardrock-Ultra the same as the OEM Direct Drive CroMoly fork that would have come with the same year(approx) Stumpjumper? In the catalogs they tend to use the same terminology "DirectDrive fork" with the rigid models.
Stumpjumpers transitioned to 1 1/8th threadless steerer tubes in 1994(per German catalog) and the top end Rockhoppers also went threadless. Not sure about the Hardrock as I've never looked into them much.
Would a 1" threaded DirectDrive CroMo fork from a Rockhopper (or upper-end Hardrock) be the same as that used on a Stumpy?
Would a 1 1/8ths threadless DirectDrive CroMo fork from a Rockhopper (or upper-end Hardrock) be the same as that used on a Stumpy?
Bonus question (slightly off topic): In the 1991-1996 range, were FS Stumpy frames any different than the rigid-fork frames or did they just mount a suspended fork on the same frame as the rigid bikes? They had fairly short travel suspended forks back then..
thx..