Old 05-27-19, 09:20 PM
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Loose Chain
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Not all that upright, I do not see how you guys do that upright thing without having to surgically remove the saddle from your certain nether regions, but, here she is, Specialized Rock Hopper. Still working out some issues with gearing, brakes and ergos but it is getting close at last. Very upright by my standards but still a good, comfortable forward lean for weight distribution and balance:



I am going to wrap the bars up to the IRD friction shifters. The brake levers are Grand Cru and PB fender set with Wald basket. This is a 19 inch C/C seat tube which is too big for me (my opinion) as an aggressive MTB but as a general purpose cruiser it is just right, installed a much shorter stem to account for the long TT and keep the ergos more gentle/upright (MTBs of this era had long TTs). Steers and ride fine.

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