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12-07-11, 05:02 PM
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The saddle looks pretty far forward, practically triathlon position.
12-07-11, 07:31 PM
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Feels a bit short in length. Effective top tube length (if measured level) is around 56cm which is where I like road bikes, so maybe I'll swap a drop bar on there and see how it feels. I might check the seat to handlebar length on my Timberlin to compare it to.
Someone PM'd me and got me searching, and yep looks like '95-'96 timeframe per a data sheet I found.
Someone PM'd me and got me searching, and yep looks like '95-'96 timeframe per a data sheet I found.
12-07-11, 09:13 PM
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I don't know why I didn't notice that before. I picked up a seat/tool bag today (posted about it in Commuting) and went to try it on the bike and realized how slammed forward that seat was. I'll adjust it this weekend, might have just turned the bike into a keeper for awhile longer now. Thanks.
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12-07-11, 10:14 PM
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Not a problem man. I had the same issue on my Giant I just got bit I had the seat too far back and was stretching to reach the bars.
12-10-11, 05:46 AM
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sweet.. that reminds me of my diamondback apex alot.. similar mix of lugs and tig welds, ubrake and even seafoam green 
it's also got two bottle holders on the downtube and none on the seat tube.. the only difference i can see is the seat stays connect slightly differently, and i don't see a spoke holder on the chainstay
it's also got two bottle holders on the downtube and none on the seat tube.. the only difference i can see is the seat stays connect slightly differently, and i don't see a spoke holder on the chainstay
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12-10-11, 05:49 AM
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I wish I had a Hite-rite! I recently got a frame with a post that slides so easy a Hite-rite would be perfect on it.
The sleeve lug at the seatcluster was pretty common back then. Presumably to beef up that area that was subjected to lots of heat from attaching 2 seatstays, 2 seatclamp ears and a top tube then had a long seatpost stuck in it providing extra leverage on the area, compared to typical road bikes of the time.
The sleeve lug at the seatcluster was pretty common back then. Presumably to beef up that area that was subjected to lots of heat from attaching 2 seatstays, 2 seatclamp ears and a top tube then had a long seatpost stuck in it providing extra leverage on the area, compared to typical road bikes of the time.
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12-10-11, 06:47 AM
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A full BB lug, as in chainstays, downtube and seattube? Or just a sleeve on the seattube?
12-10-11, 05:24 PM
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Had to let this one go today. My size too... 1989 Bianchi Incline.
12-10-11, 07:06 PM
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12-10-11, 08:03 PM
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+1 On the newish Rockhopper, just visit bikepedia. 1993 and newer bikes are listed there with the details on the build.
12-11-11, 05:39 AM
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12-11-11, 07:28 AM
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Awesome.
12-11-11, 05:40 PM
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I have the hite-rite on my bike, but have no idea what it's purpose is. I know that if I don't tighten the top bolt, the seat moves around, but what is that huge spring for?
12-11-11, 05:47 PM
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It's for dropping your saddle before hitting rough downhills. Open the QR to let the saddle drop, then tighten again. Then when you hit some flats or the next climb where you want a good saddle position for pedaling you open the QR again and the spring puts the seat back up high where you need it. This takes a loose-fitting seatpost, of course.
Modern variants, the Gravity Dropper and RockShox Reverb, are more convenient but also more expensive and weighty.
Modern variants, the Gravity Dropper and RockShox Reverb, are more convenient but also more expensive and weighty.
12-11-11, 06:26 PM
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I had to try it out, pretty cool. I wish I'd known sooner, had some opportunities to use it where that would come in handy - even on a 30lb rigid beast.
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12-11-11, 07:14 PM
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It's for dropping your saddle before hitting rough downhills. Open the QR to let the saddle drop, then tighten again. Then when you hit some flats or the next climb where you want a good saddle position for pedaling you open the QR again and the spring puts the seat back up high where you need it. This takes a loose-fitting seatpost, of course.
Modern variants, the Gravity Dropper and RockShox Reverb, are more convenient but also more expensive and weighty.
Modern variants, the Gravity Dropper and RockShox Reverb, are more convenient but also more expensive and weighty.
I used to squash my seat down as far as it would go for steep, technical descents. On really steep descents, I'd hang so far back on the bike to keep from going over the handlebars, the seat would be in my chest and I'd be horizontal over the bike.
Then at the bottom, boing!, seat goes back up to hammering position.
Do they make hite rites any more?
Note -- that shogun I posted had very short chainstays for the year it came out, and a short wheelbase overall. It was pretty twitchy, but in a good way. However, without the hite rite, I'd have permanent scars all over my face from going to mcdonalds too many times.
Speaking of twitchy, my buddies and I would trade bikes for rides sometimes. I was used to the short wheelbase twitchiness of the shogun. The stumpjumpers, rockhoppers and hoo koo e koos I rode seemed like trucks to me.
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12-11-11, 09:47 PM
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That's it.
I used to squash my seat down as far as it would go for steep, technical descents. On really steep descents, I'd hang so far back on the bike to keep from going over the handlebars, the seat would be in my chest and I'd be horizontal over the bike.
Then at the bottom, boing!, seat goes back up to hammering position.
Do they make hite rites any more?
I used to squash my seat down as far as it would go for steep, technical descents. On really steep descents, I'd hang so far back on the bike to keep from going over the handlebars, the seat would be in my chest and I'd be horizontal over the bike.
Then at the bottom, boing!, seat goes back up to hammering position.
Do they make hite rites any more?
I have one on al old Bianchi Grizzly (That I'll post as soon as my digital camera starts working), it's really surprisingly effective, and not that hard to use after a bit of practice.
12-11-11, 10:16 PM
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https://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/B...pper&Type=bike
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12-12-11, 03:38 AM
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I think that's a 95 Rockhopper as well. Note the Gripshifts, and the Alivio crank. There's a national recall on that Alivio MC-12 crank btw. Check the model # and go see an authorized Shimano dealer.
12-12-11, 07:15 AM
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Actually I think the exact same crank is on my '95 Giant Sedona ATX.