1999 Specialized Rockhopper FS Nitanium 15" in 'brushed steel'
Awesome 15″ Ritchey Logic Nitanium frame (CroMoly steel with Niobium and Titanium), best for 4’8”-5’3” riders. 27 speed drivetrain, lightweight, front shocks, grippy mountain tires.
Note that the threads on this original set of tires are not identical. In the late 1990s, the mountain bike industry decided that the front and rear tires serve completely different jobs and produced front-specific and rear-specific tread combinations. The design philosophy aimed to separate steering control from propulsion power. The Front Tire is the steering mechanism. Its tread design featured vertical knobs or continuous center ribs to act like rudders in the dirt. The Rear Tire handles climbing traction and drive power. Its tread design featured horizontal paddle-like knobs that bite into terrain to maximize forward propulsion.
This is Thomas’s bike now.
1999 Specialized Catalog
New & Upgraded Components
- Front wheel: 26” Specialized hub, WheelWorks Cyclepro rim 32 holes Stainless spokes, brass nipples
- Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore LX
- Cassette: Shimano 9-speed, 11-32T
- Inner tubes: Specialized/Kenda
- Cables and cable housing: Shimano
- Chain: Shimano CN-HG56 1/2×3/32”
- Pedals: Wellgo aluminum cage, resin body platform with reflectors
- Handlebar grips: universal nylon
- Saddle: Summit Comfort leather gel
- Silicone protectors in all places where cables and housing touch the frame
Original Components
- Frame: Ritchey Logic Nitanium tubing (CroMoly steel with Niobium and Titanium) TIG-welded, fully butted, in ‘brushed steel’
- Fork: RockShox Jett T-2 with 63mm travel
- Front Tire: 26”x1.90″ Specialized Dirt Control Sport,
- Rear Tire: 26 x 1.90″ Specialized Dirt Master Sport
- Headset: 1-1/8″ Specialized HeadFirst Sport
- Stem: Specialized A1 cold forged aluminum, threadless
- Handlebar: Specialized alloj, flat
- Grips: Specialized Double Density
- Brakes: Dia-Compe VC-733
- Brake levers: Dia-Compe DP-7n
- Front Derailleur: Shimano STX RC
- Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore LX, 9-speed
- Shift Levers: Shimano Deore LX Rapidfire, Flight Deck compatible
- Cassette: Shimano Deore LX 9-speed, 11-32 teeth
- Chain: Shimano 9-speed ½”x3/32″
- Crankset: Specialized ForeArm Expert, 22/32/42 teeth
- Bottom Bracket: Specialized sealed cartridge, 68mm shell width
- Pedals: Wellgo alloy cage with clips and straps
- Rims: Ritchey SCX/OCR, 32H
- Front Hub: Specialized alloy with Q/R
- Rear Hub: Specialized Stout Comp w/hi-lo flanges
- Spokes: 15G stainless
- Saddle: Specialized Pro-Long Evolution Carbotech
- Seatpost: Aluminum alloy micro-adjust, 30.4mm diameter
- Seat Binder: Specialized alloy
































