Originally Posted by
eibeinaka
Umm...the paint you had sand-blasted off wasn't some grotty pink,was it? If I remember rightly, the guy who
bought my winter beater when we moved from Sterling, VA to Japan was a Rob...that was a Specialized Hardrock.
It is indeed I! Thanks for the great deal and opportunity to give the bike a second life. I just tried to mount the Planet Bike fenders that were on the original bike, and managed to crack the rear one. Ack!
The rear (Altus) derailleur is "original", from your bike.