Can anyone tell me what model this Specialized is?
05-29-08, 02:56 PM
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Can anyone tell me what model this Specialized is?
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First time posting here, long time lurker. Have learnt a lot from this forum. Thanks.
Can anyone help me identify this Specialized frame? I'm thinking of buying it and I'd love to know what model the frame is and how old it is. Most of the components have been added on, so it's the frame I'm most interested in identifying. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I love the way this bike rolls and handles.
A buddy says the embossed Specialized logo on the top tube should help identify it, but I can't find a reference to this anywhere.
Am posting images as links. Couldn't get it to work otherwise.
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Specialized Logo
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Front Tubes
Rear Triangle
Centre Post
I'd appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.
Pat
First time posting here, long time lurker. Have learnt a lot from this forum. Thanks.
Can anyone help me identify this Specialized frame? I'm thinking of buying it and I'd love to know what model the frame is and how old it is. Most of the components have been added on, so it's the frame I'm most interested in identifying. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I love the way this bike rolls and handles.
A buddy says the embossed Specialized logo on the top tube should help identify it, but I can't find a reference to this anywhere.
Am posting images as links. Couldn't get it to work otherwise.
Right
Specialized Logo
Left
Front Tubes
Rear Triangle
Centre Post
I'd appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.
Pat
Last edited by bigpat; 05-29-08 at 06:44 PM. Reason: pics weren't working
05-29-08, 03:05 PM
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The only link that worked for me was the last one, which didn't show much of the bike.
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05-29-08, 04:39 PM
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Yep, the only one that worked for me was the last one as well. All I could tell from that was it is either an aluminum frame or someone did a really bad job on welding the steel.
05-29-08, 11:15 PM
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Looks like a 2003 rockhopper with a rigid fork.
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yeah..and it still has the mount on the seat stay for the disk brake set up, if you want to go that way of course. Maybe sell the front end on it now and go for the Surly Instigator fork...
05-30-08, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Industrial
Looks like a 2003 rockhopper with a rigid fork.
05-30-08, 06:46 AM
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Can't help you with identifying the bike, but I'm digging the look of the "stacked dimes" welding.
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06-10-08, 10:37 AM
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I've asked a few friends about this since I posted it here and most of them seem to think it's a Stumpjumper but we're none the wiser as to year, model. Can anyone say definitively? It's very hard to tell, just based on the frame. Thanks for all the help.
06-10-08, 10:42 AM
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Try e-mailing specialized the serial number stamped on the bottom bracket assuming there is a serial number there. You'll probably have to move the plastic piece holding the derailuier cables.
06-10-08, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Industrial
Try e-mailing specialized the serial number stamped on the bottom bracket assuming there is a serial number there. You'll probably have to move the plastic piece holding the derailuier cables.
06-10-08, 08:42 PM
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- I concur with Industrial; Cable routing is based on frame size and geometry. TOP on small frames, SIDE on mediums and UNDER on larges. It's a hopper.
- Bike has been theft-proofed: stripped frame not only looks cool but lack of well-known emblem deters thieves. Locking axle skewers and bolted seatpost clamp.
- Heavy mid/low-end suspension fork replaced with rigid fork
- Removable fenders.
- Solid mid-level drivetrain components.
- Looks well maintained
06-16-08, 07:21 AM
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Thanks Cody and everyone. You're right, it's a great bike. I love it. I rode 200m last night on the crock I used to ride. Unbelievable how bad it is after getting used to the Specialized. I'd never have thought a bike could make such a difference. It was being back on the bus having got used to driving a Porsche. 
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