Upgrading a Rockhopper Disc
nufc_fan
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Basic rockhopper, nice ride but fairly heavy. Where would you start upgrades? Wheels, fork? Got £200 to spend for now.
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Would be better if you could provide model year and detailed spec. (specialized have a good section for previous bikes on their website)
I suspect the fork will be pretty average and that would probably be my starting point.0 -
http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/ ... er29#specs
This is the spec as above. I don't know much about MTB components but would like to try and save some weight as really notice it on climbs.0 -
Either fork or wheels. Switching from coil to air sprung forks could save a big chunk of weight, saving rotational weight of wheels makes a big difference too, converting to tubeless can save some weight of the wheels too.0
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I would look for a decent replacement air fork as this will reduce the weight and improve the ride.0
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Worth spending the money on upgrades or better selling it and putting the money into something like a Boardman 29er £999 at halfords can be had for about £800 with discounts etc.0
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How about these forks, decent upgrade in terms of weight and performance? Rockshox 30 Gold TK Forks - 29er - 2014
http://www.merlincycles.com/rockshox-30 ... 65859.html0 -
Is yours a 29er then?Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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Do keep upThe Rookie wrote:Is yours a 29er then?nufc_fan wrote:http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/archive/2013/rockhopper/rockhopper29#specs
This is the spec as above.I don't do smileys.
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Those forks should be an improvement but if you can push your budget a bit more the reba's have a much better damper and should be lighter still.0
