Specialized Rockhopper Comp 2 YEAR REVIEW - $1000 Hardtail 

Ive had mine for a year now and i love it. The breaks work great and love the tensioner on the derailer. Game changer

Tenho uma e estou nas nuvens. ❤

😅my first mountain bike was an '89 Rock Hopper. it was almost a perfect bike for me. i almost bought a Trek, which I know are great bikes but I'm glad I got a Rock Hopper. i bought it before suspension forks were a big deal, so when I added a suspension fork it became a perfect bike! i was a self taught rider. after I learned how to ride, I had a lot fewer accidents. going really fast out on the trail turned out to be a spiritual, transcendent experience for me. 😅

Hardtails are more fun for me! I'd just upgrade the fork to the one that comes with the Elite version and you're GOLDEN! The 2023 Comp comes with Shimano Deore derauiller and shift levers! So much fun on the trails with this bike! I became a kid again!!

I got the ergon GA2 as well (the thicker version). Looove them

Do the brakes squeal or do they howl? A little bit of squealing even with light braking is normal. For the fork, there are entry-level air forks that would be a massive upgrade (ex. Rockshox Recon with straight steer tube and QR dropouts).

I don't think i like straight handlebars, wish they went back a little less bending of the wrists when rocking back ans forth pedaling hard, nice bike

The derailer is made to be breakaway so you don't damage the frame

Yap, the MCD is pure BS and you probably have it in your fork. It should act as the ,,brain,, for much less money but it doesent work properly at all and it degrades the suspension work. So,what could you do? You need to cut the hook on your lockout button and when you want to go full travel,turn it as much as it goes .This will shut down the cartridge completely and you will have full working of the suspension. When you want to lock the fork,turn couple of circles till you lock it fully.Yes your gonna turn that button a couple of circuits but all that is to avoid engagement of MCD which totally sucs. Also,if you wanna encrease the working if the fork as much as you can,take the preload out,take out the spring and grease the hell out of it and then put it back in the fork. Also use machine oil or motor oil and lube the hell out inside of the lower legs.Thats everything you could do and you will be surprised that XCM could become for at least 35 procent better than it is untouched.