Ya gotta tune the spokes too.

The 29ers are what everyone seems to be going with these days but I'm not sure why, haven't looked into it because I'm not in the market for a new MTB.

He is correct that it will give you the flexibility to do what you want, but if you're going to ride it primarily on pavement I'd at least put some more road friendly tires on it. I rode pavement with MTB tires on my old hybrid for years but eventually replaced them with a pair of Bontrager H2s and I couldn't believe the difference. I was pissed that I didn't do it years earlier.

You can always put the dirt tires back on it, they're not hard to change out at all.

He did say something about that as well and that it was easier to swap the 29ers in and out than the 27.5.

And I was pretty amazed at how light the bike felt as well. Not that it's lighter than a road bike but it didn't feel like moving a tank around either.

Wondering if I should even consider that Trek 820 bike or if this Specialized Rockhopper is the best option.

Mostly clean and lube the chain and derailleurs (the shifting parts) and the cables stretch a little bit after time, so you micro-adjust the shifting so it's smooth. Also, the brake pads might wear so you adjust them a little closer to the rims. This one has disc brakes so it's pretty low maintenance as long as things don't get bent from hitting stumps, etc.

There's nothing like riding a silent bike.

Thoughts on this as well? How do you tell years on bikes?

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/b...726816404.html

Ad for that one has been deleted, it's probably been sold. Going new is always a better bet because you can ride different sizes to be sure to get the one that fits you best, plus your bike shop will give you support if any problems arise. And the lifetime adjustments are nice, but that's mostly a way to get you back in the store because they know it's impossible for a cyclist to walk into a bike shop and not buy anything.

It's kind of a pain, you have to look up the model on bikepedia and click through the years look for the one with the same paint scheme. They generally are different every year. I'll see if I can find out on that one.

Hell that has a women's seat on it, probably a woman's bike lol.

That bike there is for a very short person/woman. Look at the saddle and the head tube.

Perfect for Lew :D

Looks like you found one you like. Does that suspension fork lock out?

Can't find that particular model of Rockhopper on there anywhere, but the graphics are identical to what they were putting on the 2005 Rockhopper.

https://bikepedia.com/Quickbike/Bike...spx?item=10602


I'm guessing it's fairly old, and that's generally what I assume when they don't mention the age of the bike.

How do you know Lewdog isn't a midget woman?

If you zoom waaaay in on the fork it looks like it has a knob on the top of it. Specs say multi-circuit damping...whatever that is. I think most forks do have a lockout on them.

Yeah TinyEvel?