1994 Specialized Hardrock FS 22" dark green / orange accent

Classic do-it-all mountain bike, best for tall riders 6’0″-7’0″. I think it is the first Specialized Hardrock equipped with front shocks. I restored this bike into a comfortable city roadster, modernized with new 8-speed cassette, shifters, brake pads, cables and tires. A lot more comfortable riding position is achieved by the new taller stem and new swept back handlebar. 

The frame color looks like black, but under direct sun it is a noble dark green metallic. Orange component match the bike’s name and Specialized logos.

I decided to keep the original SR DuoTrack 7001 front shocks and completely disassemble front suspension and serviced it. This bike is ready for another 30 years of maintenance-free service.

This is David’s bike now.

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New & Upgraded Components

  • Wheels: 26″ Weinmann 519 (rear)/ Araya VP-20 (front) rims, Shimano hubs, stainless spokes, brass nipples, anodized aluminum Schreder caps
  • Tires: 26×1.95″ Kenda all terrain tires with uninterrupted thread for comfortable ride on pavement
  • Inner tubes: Kenda
  • Brake Pads: Kool-Stop, made in USA
  • Stem: Chromed steel
  • Handlebar: Swept back chromed steel
  • Handlebar Grips: Odi locked orange 
  • Shifters/brakes combo: Shimano 3×8
  • Crank: Shimano Biopace-SG 28/38/48T
  • Pedals: Tanke-TP-60 composite platform, orange
  • Front derailleur: Shimano 200SG
  • Rear derailleur: Shimano 200SG
  • Cassette: Shimano 8-speed 11-30T
  • Rims: Araya AP21 alloy, 36 holes, UCP 14 gauge spokes
  • Saddle: Specialized Gel Comfort

1994 Specialized Catalog

Original components

  • Frame: 22″ Specialized DD Custom chromoly butted tubing, outer-butted seat tube, TIG-welded, suspension-correct geometry, Dark Green
  • Fork: SR DuoTrack 7001
  • Crank: SR CW-XR00, 28/38/48T
  • Pedals: HTI P-48
  • Front derailleur: Shimano C50
  • Rear derailleur: Shimano Alivio
  • Cassette: Shimano 7-speed 11-28T
  • Shifters: GropShift SRT300i
  • Levers: Shimano TY21
  • Brakes: Shimano TY22
  • Stem: TIG-welded, 10 degree rise
  • Handlebar: Steel, flat
  • Headset: TH OV-850P, steel
  • Grips: Specialized for GripShift
  • Hubs: Joy Yu front, Shimano Alivio rear
  • Rims: Araya AP21 alloy, 36 holes, UCP 14 gauge spokes
  • Tires: Shockmaster 26×1.95″ front; More Extreme 26×1.95″ rear
  • Seatpost: Alloy micro-adjust
  • Saddle: Specialized gel foam