"The story on this bike is I rode it for a couple of years until the frame broke. At the time I sent it back to specialized and rather than fix it, they sent me a BRAND NEW FRAME. I was surprised and delighted and didn't ride it nearly as hard…"
"I might be interested in one of these. I've been kicking around the idea of finding a good candidate for a SS mountain bike setup. Do any of those frames have horizontal dropouts?"
"Hi Sharon! Wondering if you'll get a notification about this post and reply. I did not hear from you and apparently Ernesto did not either. If you still have the bike I'd be very interested in it."
"Belatedly jumping (ha!) in on this. I've been looking for a vintage *rigid* mtn bike and this would fit the bill. Trying to PM you here Sharon...or if someone else here snagged the bike please get in touch. "
"Wow! I'll take it if Ernesto doesn't follow through.
Seems like it might be mid 80s... like a '84 or '85. It has similar components to my '85 Expedition that I still ride everyday.
That is a solid bike."
"A drive-side photo would make it easier to identify. Components visible don't suggest 1993, which, as tricolor pointed out, was when Rapidfire started appearing and if it wasn't that it had Deore top-mount shifters. "