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So the Hardrock had a bend in the fork, but thankfully the seller bought it back and changed it for me to this:
More pics here.
Pretty much a bargain for ~60 EUR I guess.
I have found literally zero info about this bike around the interwebz, so it should be quite rare.
Probably 1992. Pretty much full Deore XT. The hubs, the whole shifting, brakes, BB, headset, crankset and even the brake pads are XT.
The frame is quite light, it should be at least double butted, but there's no tubing sticker or marking at all. Since it's built with a high end groupset I think it's made of a high end tubeset as well. Also, the rear fork is wishbone-styled.
The fork is 1 1/8" threaded. I don't know if the stem is original or not, it's currently a Tioga Avenger (130 mm). The seatpost and it's quick release are both Liyang.
Alesa rims, also some high end stuff, probably laced with DT spokes. The tyres are different, I don't know if any of these were original or not, the front is a Ritchey gumwall, the rear is a Continental Double Fighter Basic (afaik the Conti is way newer), but I'll change them to 1.4-1.5" slick ones.
Now some madman cut the right side shifter console from the STI and installed a 9 speed 2005 Deore LX shifter. Why? I don't know.
Thankfully I've found an original one at a local guy, and got it for really really cheap (heroes live amongst us).
That yet needs to be installed. I'm also changing the handlebar to a slightly backwards bent one. I'll also change the seatpost to an inline one asap, because comfort > aesthetics, the whole bike is a tad too long for me atm.
The left shift lever will most likely be replaced, as it's probably broken inside (it gets stuck at a certain point). Thankfully the guy I've bought the right STI from has a spare one.
I'm not planning on repaining it, the rattier the better, so it hopefully won't get stolen.
PS: saddle angle will obviously be fixed.