Originally Posted by
thompsonpost
Lose the saddle, bars and stem. Get a decent fork with at least four inces of compression and call it good. The paint job on it now will most likely keep some thieves away and preserve the frame.
I Say leave the rigid OEM fork alone. Un-modified Hardrocks are getting rarer all the time.

I do agree on swapping everthing else if it makes it more confortable..