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General Category => Freewheeling => MTB => Topic started by: andyoxon on 24 January, 2010, 07:59:03 pm

Title: Specialized Rockhopper, and white as a colour?
Post by: andyoxon on 24 January, 2010, 07:59:03 pm

Was thinking of this on the CtoWScheme?  Any owners out there, or anyone, what do you reckon of the...

SL Comp  Evans Cycles | Specialized Rockhopper SL Comp 2010 Mountain Bike | Online Bike Shop (http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/rockhopper-sl-comp-2010-mountain-bike-ec020000)

vs the SL ?  Evans Cycles | Specialized Rockhopper SL 2010 Mountain Bike | Online Bike Shop (http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/rockhopper-sl-2010-mountain-bike-ec020001)

Comp is £100 more and only in white.

Title: Re: Specialized Rockhopper, and white as a colour?
Post by: Zoidburg on 24 January, 2010, 08:10:18 pm

Get the comp.

The fork is better and the spec, white is also the new black in MTB circles.

Title: Re: Specialized Rockhopper, and white as a colour?
Post by: Tim on 24 January, 2010, 09:16:15 pm

Tora fork above the Dart is the bit that matters most in the spec. Brakes are a bit better too. Looks to be worth £100 more.

<Says owner of an '08 hopper>

And sod the colour, it'll be covered in mud after a couple of miles anyway.

Title: Re: Specialized Rockhopper, and white as a colour?
Post by: JT on 24 January, 2010, 09:18:54 pm

Quote from: Zoidburg on 24 January, 2010, 08:10:18 pm

Get the comp.

The fork is better and the spec, white is also the new black in MTB circles.

Don't know about the Rockhopper, but there's nowt wrong with white MTB's...

http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=17.msg525156#msg525156 (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=17.msg525156#msg525156)

Title: Re: Specialized Rockhopper, and white as a colour?
Post by: andyoxon on 25 January, 2010, 12:02:33 am

Thanks all.  I'd not thought about a white bike before, but no problem with this...  :)   I think the 19"... probably, gave good bar clearance; the 21" although had Ok clearance - felt too big, although slightly better 'saddle to handle bar' room.  I think have a relatively long bod relative to legs for height (6'2")