Chone

Hardrocks are nice but they ride so differently to Rockhoppers and it really depends on the person, I mean, my riding style is very aggressive and I was looking for a bike I could really beat up and ride hard yet I chose the Rockhopper over a Hardrock Pro because it just felt better, it just rode better.

I'm not sure if the Hardrock frame is tougher, could be, but the Rockhopper's geometry is better for me and I have warranty on the frame anyways (and it does cover harsh riding, not only XC like Trek frames) so...

Pheard

I'm also contemplating testing out the all mountain, and changing the shifters and crank on it to accomodate 9 speed.

Sonic_Molson

i have the 2005 hardrock; crap pedals(got new ones), tires were fine, cranks came loose, bb creaks.

OttawaMTB

Curious... when do the 07 models come out? Wondering if I should just wait for them and then get the 06 RH at clearout pricing like the 05's are at now.

Chone

Same here, crap pedals, got Azonic Fusions, tires are crap, getting Kenda Nevegals, cranks came loose and bottom bracket creaked, but torquing both cranks up to spec fixed any creaks.

OttawaMTB

You talking about on a Hardrock or your Rockhopper?

OttawaMTB

Here are some pics of the 06 Rockhopper Comp Disc I had for the day...

cream.soda

had for the day? <- plz clarify

nice pics... and nice chrysler 300... just a little higher res? looking at thumbnails hurts my brain.

OttawaMTB

I can go MUCH higher res if you like... all the way up to 7.2MP I will upload some in 1024x768 this evening.

Well I brought the bike home to try it out. Love the bike very much! Then I was speaking with a guy at the LBS I got it from and he mentioned that the 06's would be dropping in price very soon... and said I should bring it back and wait for a little bit... could end up saving a lot of money. (mostly because he knew it was $400 higher than my intended budget)

The Rockhopper Comp Disc is more bike than I need... which is a good thing to have in case my needs change... but... if I can get more bike than I need for a much better price - I would definately do that

If it doesn't drop too much... I could always go for an 05 Rockhopper base or 05 Hardrock Pro Disc... those are both $649 CDN now but should drop lower once the 07's are in store.

cream.soda

u got it for a day? i don't know if my bike shop would lend me a bike... and btw it's evening... can't wait for pics!
now how about night pics?
indoor lighting or something

and 1280x1024 resolution plz i'm in need of new wallpapers

OttawaMTB

Hope the images work this time








1024x768 for your viewing pleasure

cream.soda

thanks dont need 1280 anyway
lol

hey chone, how come your fork is matte? looks so in your pictures

OttawaMTB

I can do up to 3072 res for those pics if you want

Yes I noticed his fork looks to match the rest of the bike eh... looks good!

Hmmmm so I still suck at this decision... down to 3 bikes and have no damn clue!

Cheap it out on the 05 Rockhopper Comp (non-disc)... the 05 Hardrock Pro Disc... or go all out for the 06 Rockhopper Comp Disc I had in the pics.

I wonder if I ask them to change the hubs on the 05 RH Comp to ones that accept discs if they'd do it? Then all I'd need to do is buy some discs next year. How much would a set of discs go for usually... $150 or so?

cream.soda

and it's fine, no need for anything above that... thanks! i noticed you drew over your license plate lol...

and it's kinda cool the discs almost exactly line up with the foglights of your car...

a disc brake set... from jenson usa...

60 bucks each for bb5's, found on that rockhopper comp disc u had...
110 bucks each for bb7's, bringing the total to 220 for a set...

the levers, fr5's from the comp disc are 40 bucks retail, 25 if you're going o.e.... (original equipment from a bike that was new, unsold, built and then taken off for an upgrade.)

like 150 for juicy 5's, 300 for front and rear.

those are u.s.d. search up w/e disc brakes you want on jensonusa.com. probably will cost different to your bike shop.

replacing the hubs with disc hubs and keeping the wheels and spokes you have now, i think is a lot of work for your bike shop to do though. i dunno cuz i've never built a wheel but it seems like a time-consuming job. unless someone wants to prove me wrong by showing me the world record for a bike wheel rebuild and saying that's how long they take to do it divided by two.

OttawaMTB

Hmmm... so the $350 more for this years Comp Disc sounds like a bargain when looking at it that way.
Mind you - the V-brakes on the Comp will last me a year at least. The Comp doesn't have wheels that accept discs... so they'd have to be changed (hopefully by the LBS prior to me buying though)

So what are you gonna do... wait for the 07 RH specs?

Oh ya... and for that $350 more you get better forks too... forgot about that.

cream.soda

i'm not waiting i'm putting down a deposit on it tomorrow...

but then i might not go tomorrow -_- uhh i got my report card today lol... hehehe

OttawaMTB

How much ya gettin it for?

voodoochile

The last time I got a report card, the Ramones were getting airtime on the radio, along with the Clash.
Good luck finding your bikes, kids! And study hard.

OttawaMTB

Haha I haven't had a report card since '93... so only one kid here I think

never

If you're going from V-brakes to mechanical disc brakes, you don't need to get different levers. You'll just need longer cables and housing.

never

If you can afford it, buy the more expensive bike. You'll appreciate the better parts as you become used to the bike. And if you buy the cheaper bike, you'll want to upgrade sooner and could regret not getting the better bike.

OttawaMTB

So I called some LBS's today just to see if the punk black was available anywhere in the 06 RH Comp Disc... none! They even called Specialized for me and no more are left! Popular colour choice I guess!

never

That doesn't matter because the silver looks better!


Not an '06 but still, it's a Rockhopper.

But seriously, when you're riding, the color of the bike really doesn't matter so don't let it influence your decision too much.

OttawaMTB

No worries on the colour letting me make my decision... I like the silver one also (as you can see from my pics above). Just thought I would check around for the colour I prefer
Still undecided about which bike though.

Chone

Yeah my fork is matte black (and has black plastic/seal thingies as opposed to the clear color on Ottawa's) and is probably so to match the bike's paintjob, and sadly it has sticker graphics and not integrated, I say its sad because they are already starting to peel away but oh well.

I also think that generally speaking the more money you can spend on a bike, the better deal you get.