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It's my favourite bike. It's changed a bit since this video though.

@@BackPedalBicycleRestoration Yeh..I've got plans to mod mine eventually. Ps, the 2021 Rocky had suspension WORSE than the Indy Cs on the 97..the hybred crosstrail 2012 I bought after is a truer heir to the 97...

I'm currently PDIing a 2022 one for a customer. It has Suntour XCE forks and Microshift gearing. It's not nearly as nice as the older ones.

@@BackPedalBicycleRestoration After miles and miles of bitch basic coil suspension....I felt conned! If I spent the same money in 97, I'd have got indys and aaah...nice!

The bleeding bike got nicked...and I wasnt even that pissed. It led me to the crosstrail for the same price as replacement susp for the rocky. Nicer frame, plush susp..

Thank you. I have a new series of videos coming soon which will be a little bit more tutorial.

It has changed since the video. I have matching Mavic D521's in grey and Deore 1x9 11-42 cassette. I've also added some Swalbe Marathon tyres. I was going to use it for work but, I bought a new Boardman ADV 8.9. My Boardman is an amazing bike. I absolutely love riding it!

I have a 2000 specialized s works m4 frame, size 19 inch for sale.

@@dannyjamison8337 what are you asking for it, how banged up is it and what color? M4 very nice.

@@thomassciaroni6942 it's a red hard tail, original paint and graphics, very good condition (a couple scratches, and small gouges on the drive side chain stay, which I smoothed out with sandpaper). I would like to get $350.

Thankfully, I have never caught my knees on the frame. I have actually borrowed some parts off this bike for other bikes so it's in a sorry state now sadly.

@@BackPedalBicycleRestoration I just got a 2022 rockhopper elite actually. So different its undescribable lol

Thanks Craig :)

I've not ridden it properly yet. I've had too much going on to ride lately but this bike is going to go through a little bit of a change to make it into a commuter bike. Back in the day before quick links, we pretty much connected chains like this.

Sadly, I don't. There's loads of bikes I wish I had videos of their transformations.

Thank you. 😊

My wife just had a baby so, I'm on a small break at the moment. Got 5-6 bikes waiting though. Some more content soon. :)

Thank you. I have loads planned. I've followed your channel for years. I absolutely love it. 'CRACK ON!' 👍

@@BackPedalBicycleRestoration nice one buddy I’m subbed so I’ll keep my eyes peeled 👍 take care

Thank you!.. it all depends on the cassette you're using and if you're planning on riding up, and down hills. It's all about finding an happy balance that works for you. I'm switching all that 9 speed for a larger range 10 speed cassette and maybe a slightly smaller chainring.

I'll never part with it

Alright

@@keanchoeun9866 I really love that bike mate.

@@keanchoeun9866 Thank you for the kind words though :)

Thank you. I will sort the brakes out at some point and do a video. From the little rest ride I managed, it felt great!

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you. I'm hoping to have a new video up this weekend. Keep an eye out for that :D

My first mtb, if that's what you could call it was in 1988. A bright yellow 10 speed Emmelle... it weighed an absolute ton!.. It didn't last long but that spurred on a 30+ year love of mountain bikes. I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

Thank you.

It weighed practically nothing. Tbh, It's not a heavy bike built up.

Thank you Craig! :D Bring your Nomad down anytime!

I love riding mine. I'm going to make a few tweaks in the new year.

@@BackPedalBicycleRestoration make sure you wack it on TH-cam 👍👍

@@nigelprice6697 I will do, as a revisit video.

@@BackPedalBicycleRestoration 👍

Aye. From Batley, West Yorkshire.

I love old steel Specialized mountain bikes.

I got it from my local car shop. It's the same stuff as this www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=motip+paint&adgrpid=105181808580&gclid=CjwKCAjwhuCKBhADEiwA1HegOSnRJdYk8GE-x7ZAL49EC3GNXb2QZRPllIlVJgwZmcPo-jJMrzIOuRoC8dAQAvD_BwE&hvadid=498943682847&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9046330&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=15797034616206504448&hvtargid=kwd-312617461635&hydadcr=1095_2326533&tag=googhydr-21&ref=pd_sl_565nohfzhy_e_p49

@@BackPedalBicycleRestoration thanks very much for your reply appreciated it.. 👍

@@garyappleton5603 It looks nice but I'm apprehensive about it's durability.

After lacquer, it all sort of blends in. Granted, it's not perfect though. I don't think brushing the paint on is the way to do it. Maybe airbrush and the really narrow masking tape that custom painters use. I have 10+ bikes waiting in varying states to do. 1 happens to be a Stumpjumper which has similar decals to this Rockhopper. The paint is quite tired but it's an M2 so, it's an aluminium frame with no corrosion.

Thank you. :)

I'm trying different stuff and to maintain some originality. I would like to have some decals made up and have it powder coated at some point.

Probably would of blasted that and got decals from Retrodecal, make life easier

@@DevonNroos Yeah... Gil didn't have any for a similar style Stumpjumper So I couldn't go down that route sadly. I will ask him at a later date if he'd like to make some for me as I need some for a Stumpjumper frame which is the same font style. I'll get it media blasted and power coated then.

Thanks, Liam. In the sun, it looks fantastic!

I mask them off. It didn't work out as good as I hoped sadly. Looks alright though and if I do it again, I'll be better prepared.

@@BackPedalBicycleRestoration i was toying with the same idea on a Velocity stem on a Kona i recently restored... decided against it in the end.

@@retrobikechannel2599 I think 'slip and slide decals' under lacquer will work alright but vinyl stickers on top of paint wouldn't work as well. Part 2 will be out tomorrow. You'll see what I mean. It would work for me with more practice. I've used a bike I'll never sell as a guinea pig. It looks really good but close up, you can see the imperfections.

@@BackPedalBicycleRestoration nice one, look forward to the vid!