Beauty!!! Sent from my iPhone 4
On Apr 22, 2011, at 7:49 AM, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > I belive it's an '85. They made a two colors ...the red and the blue > that I owned. It was the 1st year they introduced the Rockhopper. I > took the bullmoose off after a year or two and rode drop bars on it > for a while. Eventually I sold it to my brother-in-law and he still > rides it ( well sometimes). I should buy it back and restore it. > hmmm. > > It was a fun bike to ride and took me a lot of new places. > > ~Mike > > > On Apr 21, 8:00 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Awesome indeed! >> >> I'm partial to Hunqahopper! >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Leslie <leslie.bri...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Sweet! Awesome! Enjoy that bike! >> >>> On Apr 21, 8:42 pm, jinxed <hbcl...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> I work for a shop. >> >>>> We sell Trek, Cannondale, BH...lots of carbon. Lots of squishy bikes. >> >>>> Being on the A.H.H I am the black sheep. Everyone thinks I'm loony. I >>>> have not purchased anything from our shop besides tubes and tires for >>>> probably 5 years. Nothin we sell really get my blood going, except... >> >>>> One day a long time ago, little ol lady brings in a couple bikes that >>>> "We purchased over 20 years ago and hung in the garage." She didnt >>>> want them, and wanted something else. We took them in trade, hooked >>>> her up on a new bike, and the bikes went on display in our store. One >>>> was her small Centurion road bike, full DA. Minty mint condition. The >>>> other was (assuming) her husbands 85? Rock Hopper. Again...minty mint. >>>> Original tires even. I have drooled over the bike since, but felt a >>>> strange "on the fence" pang about it. On one hand, I was happy to see >>>> it displayed proudly and preserved instead of rusting away in a >>>> backyard. On the other it irritated me that it was not be used. >> >>>> I have been quite vocal over the years that if it was ever taken off >>>> display to give me opportunity to buy it. >> >>>> Today was that day. And the owner told me to just take it home! >> >>>> I believe it's an 85 but need to research some more. It was hung in >>>> our rafters, so it was tough to tell what exactly it had on it till it >>>> came down today. Derailleurs are Shimano Deer Head, Mostly Shimano >>>> components: Canti's and levers, Unishift thumb shifters, hubs and >>>> pedals, Avocet Saddle, Specialized cranks, Bullmoose is not labeled, >>>> but I believe Nitto was doing some stuff for the big S. >> >>>> Anyway, I removed the dried out tires and threw on some fat IRC Duro >>>> Metro slicks for the time being. I plan to pick up some skinwall MTB >>>> tires, add a Brooks B-17, a big saddle bag, and hit the dirt!! >> >>>> Here is a quick phone picture: >> >>>> http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5641499223_d5a5004395_b.jpg >> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> David >> Redlands, CA >> >> *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would >> probably benefit more from >> improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- Hide >> quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
