Same story. Bought a rigid Rockhopper XC in 1993 as an eighth grader with $400 of summer wages. Started life as an off road machine, but converted to an after-s

Same story. Bought a rigid Rockhopper XC in 1993 as an eighth grader with $400 of summer wages. Started life as an off road machine, but converted to an after-school work commuter, then a college commuter, then a law school commuter, then a law firm commuter. Thousands and thousands of miles. At some point it lost its bar ends, along with most of the original drivetrain. Now that I live outside of town, it sees less action. So does its owner. My mid-section tells me I should get back on the nearly 30 year old bike hanging in my garage.