Specialized Rockhopper

andinglis
andinglis Posts: 6
edited September 2007 in MTB buying advice
I used to be really in-the-know about bicycles when I worked in a bike shop 10 years ago, now im 28 and I want to get back into biking. Im thinking of buying a Specialized Rockhopper, reduced from £550 to £450. The spec lookks quite good. The frame is an M4 Alloy, is this good?

Also, what do people think of the spec? http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=22184 Bear in mind that this is my first bike in 10 years.

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Its good value. You need to test it.
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  • seb197
    seb197 Posts: 11
    i have one. very pleased with it. It is my first bike for about ten years too.

    dalescycles where advertising them for £399 by the way.
  • Dicky Boy Davies
    Dicky Boy Davies Posts: 11
    I've had a rockhopper disc for 4 months now - go the hydraulic discs, shes a fast bike.
  • mnmorton
    mnmorton Posts: 10
    I got the Rockhopper Disc a couple of weeks ago as my first MTB. Seems like a great bike (I love it). Read a thread on a forum somewhere where most people were saying that it seems to have a very good spec for the price.
  • steelo
    steelo Posts: 542
    I have an '07 rockhopper disc. First 'proper' mountain bike and I love it. Taken it to Scotland (7stanes) and Wales (afan) and its coped brilliantly.

    I highly recommend it!
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  • Mog Uk
    Mog Uk Posts: 964
    Just to add my praises.

    I've also have an '07 RHopper Disc, used daily with slicks for my commute, 2000 road miles and around 200 off road and it's still running like new...

    Great solid bikes......
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  • anubis5289
    anubis5289 Posts: 47
    I've got a '07 Rockhopper Pro Disc. Awesome frame and incredibly light! I'm a happy man! :)
  • lost-time
    lost-time Posts: 549
    I have an '05 R'Hopper PRO and it's been and still is a good bike although the Manitou Blacks are a bit sketchy on more testing trails.... I've not looked to see the fork spec on later models but I guess they're improved over mine!
  • The Spiderman
    The Spiderman Posts: 5,625
    My first proper MTB was a Rockhopper.Always a good safe bet for anyone,new to mtb'ing but also good enough to upgrade,in the longer term.
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  • northturton
    northturton Posts: 66
    Anubis5289 wrote:
    I've got a '07 Rockhopper Pro Disc. Awesome frame and incredibly light! I'm a happy man! :)

    I second that. 749 from cyclesurgery.com, bargain!
  • andinglis
    andinglis Posts: 6
    northturton wrote:
    Anubis5289 wrote:
    I've got a '07 Rockhopper Pro Disc. Awesome frame and incredibly light! I'm a happy man! :)

    I second that. 749 from cyclesurgery.com, bargain!

    I ended up buying the £449 rockhopper from www.edinburghbicycle.com. out of curiosity, whats the difference between this and the version you bought? all i know is the brakes are disc brakes but the frame and forks are the same, what about the rest?
  • northturton
    northturton Posts: 66
    Just higher specification really.

    Check specialized.com to compare.
  • Fuzz Monkey Five
    Fuzz Monkey Five Posts: 194
    Can't fault the Rockhopper, I have an '06 with disc brakes, great daily commuting bike and at weekends is a fantastic bike for off road.

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