Thread: Older Specialized Hardrock-steel frame-1" steerer-odd dropouts??
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Old 12-14-06 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by phoebeisis
Help.
I got this Specialized Hardrock frame-steel chrome moly decal--Craigs list-yesterday.It is 15.5"-small-so it caught my eye.I'm not a vintage/old bike knowledgable type forum member-I just know about stuff I owned, and I wasn't riding when this was probably sold-early 1990's I'm guessing.
What can you tell me about it?
1)How old?
2) Why the odd rear dropout-picture?
Thanks,
Charlie
I'd guess very early 1990s. The dropouts are semihorizontal dropouts. They were an odd transition to fully vertical dropouts...kind of a "we want vertical dropouts but don't want to commit to it yet" arrangement.
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