hardrock sport.

[veldmandaniel]

hey boys.

just wondering would a hard rock be good for trails and very very light street.

does anyone have the stock weight and with this yrs model can you take the chain rings off??

thanks guys.

[funkymonkey]

I started mountain bike life on a hardrock sport disc. Good bike to play around with and will cope sweet as on the trails and around town.

Some of the parts can be upgraded when needed.

Pretty sure you can mod the chainrings...

[veldmandaniel]

thanks mate.
are avid BB5's any good?

[C.H.B]

I recently built up an 06' hardrock frame that a mate gave me,what can i say?, its nice and light for the climbs although a little short in the toptube,
chuck a set of freeride wheels/tyres on it and it becomes a very respectable
light freeride/dj bike, but the thing i like most about the hardrock is its
geometry is very similar to a sasquatch(a lot lighter tho') .ive got a set of
tora's up front and if i wind them right out to full travel (6inches) ,i can point
it downhill on the steepest of trails and it handles beautifully,not as good as a full on dh bike but better than most hardtail xc's.
your bike should be ok as a streetbike, depending on what wheels you run
(a set of rhyno lites,ditch witches,hillrods,etc is what you'd need).I went and
watched a four cross race a while back ,two dudes had built up hardrocks
for racing and they went real good,they even got some big air.......
cant tell you about the new models sorry

[djrider]

I had an 05 hardrock which i had for around 2 and a half years, i slowly upgraded all the parts. On one particular crash the frame unfortunatley gave way, cracking through the chainstay. After closer inspection with the frame stripped down i found a further 20 cracks around the headtube, chainstay and seatstay. but i am a hack so don't pay too much attention to this. However if your starting out it is a great frame to do it on, components will break but that always happens(to me anyway). Im not sure about taking of the chainrings though. if your doing trails and street it would be best to go singlespeed. Back when i bought mine you could get a version that comes with singlespeed and a few stronger components but im not sure if it exists anymore.

[Viv92]

Single speed best for trail riding... aha that's a new one... maybe not the best idea.

[Funkee]

hey boys.

does anyone have the stock weight
thanks guys.

About 15Kg the 08 pro disk ... it's a well built bike for the $900 price mark. I'm quite happy with it. I think there is easy weight loss to be had in changing the stock tires and forks.

[xc_machine]

hey boys.

just wondering would a hard rock be good for trails and very very light street.

does anyone have the stock weight and with this yrs model can you take the chain rings off??

thanks guys.

I bought a Hardrock XC for trail riding and loved every bit of it. The frame is almost bullit-proof, and reasonably light as well.
Believe it or not, i also used it for a little bit of techy street riding as well because i couldn't afford another street specific build. you can use it for whatever you want, but with compromise.

If riding trails will be your main use, it'll be a great bike.