No cycling for me today but I did spend a bit of time doing some maintenance etc. One of the bikes in the garage that hadn't been used in a while was a small framed Specialized Hardrock that I originally built up for my son when he was around 13 or 14 but has been hanging on up unused for probably the best part of 9 or 10 years. At some point I'd pinched the cassette and rear mech off it for use on another one of my projects, but as I've now loads of spare 9-speed drivetrain bits it seemed sensible to put it back together again and put it up for sale. It's not a bad spec (definitely miles better than any cheap new bike) with a few nice bits including a set of adjustable travel (85mm or 105mm) Marzocchi Bomber mx comp eta forks, the Specialized chainset that was originally on my Epic and a 3x9 Deore drivetrain. It even has a very light set of Schwalbe Racing Ralph tyres on - I wish I'd remembered that when I was looking for lightweight 26" tyres a few weeks back.
I've no real idea what it's worth but have listed it for £125 on Facebook Marketplace so we'll see what happens.
My next project is going to be a rebuild of my ancient Specialized S-Works Enduro. The frame is from 2004 and, being an S-Works, would have been Specialized's top of the range full-suspension bike at the time. I last re-built it in about 2011 when I ditched the old brain shock (which I still have, as I noticed it in the garage earlier) for a more modern Fox Float with adjustable pro-pedal and the forks for some adjustable Fox Talas ones. It's on a 2x9 drivetrain with a mix of XT, SLX and LX and it has LX dual-control shifters (where the brake lever is also the gear shifter - a bit like on a road bike). I've also got an alternative coil suspension set-up for it (with Pike forks and a Fox coil shock and with an aftermarket suspension like that gives more travel) although I've mostly run it with air suspension.
Some of the drivetrain bits are somewhat tired now (it's still on an Octalink BB and chainset) but I've got some 11-speed stuff coming and will probably go to 1x11 with either a 32 or 34 on the front and an 11-46 (or maybe even an 11-51) cassette on the back. As it's on dual-control shifters the brakes will need replaced as well. I was thinking about given 12-speed a try but it'd mean replacing the rear wheel, which would be a shame as the wheels that are on it are quite nice (with Hope hubs).
Even though it's ancient it's still a fun bike to ride and not too heavy, so pretty good for train centres as it climbs reasonably well.