Thursday, June 3, 2010

Exploded Shimano parts diagrams for a 1987 Rockhopper

I remember 1987 as a real turning point for mountain biking. Sure, they'd been introduced years earlier, but by the time 1987 rolled around, all the major bike manufacturers vastly expanded their selection of MTBs (or ATBs as they were sometimes called back then). Couple that with ads and articles of John Tomac and Ned Overend starting to outnumber those of Greg Lemond or European pros and you couldn't ignore the ATB market even if you wanted to.
Specialized was one of the granddaddys of mass-market, mass-appeal ATBs and their 1987 lineup doubled their previous year's offerings. In addition to the venerable Rockhopper and Stumpjumper, they introduced the StreetStomper, a 'light duty' ATB meant for folks who liked the upright riding style but were sticking mainly to paved roads, and the HardRock, which essentially lowered the price of admission to the ATB game if you couldn't afford a Rockhopper. There was also a fifth offering, the Stumpjumper Team that was arguably one of the best money could buy at the time.
Anyway, a couple months back, a valued blog reader hooked up yours truly with a scanned copy of the entire 1987 Specialized catalog (Thanks, Greg!). As a show of gratitude, I sent him the exploded diagrams for all the Shimano components on his 1987 Rockhopper, posted below for your browsing pleasure.







3 comments:

  1. SL MT60 - would you know where one could get a diagram for the insides of the lever part of it? I disassembled mine to clean it as it was kind of stiff to shift but I put it back together wrong. It should be straight forward but it hasn't been. I would really like to keep this shifter so am seeking a diagram. tks

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    1. Sorry, I don't have anything more and haven't really seen anything else either. That's not to say it doesn't exist - I don't think Shimano considered these to be serviceable and thus no diagrams.

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  2. This is awesome! I have two 1987 Rockhoppers that have sat in storage for over 25 years while we were working overseas. I am going to try and rejuvenate them this spring and these diagrams are just what I needed. Thank you

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