Your Rockhopper is made much better than today's offerings, but from looking at the current setup it appears to be way too small for you. It does have compact geometry (back-sloping top tube), which makes for good handling, but larger frames of that year/make/model wil not. Your wallet will be better off locating a vintage compact geo rigifd fork frameset, swap your parts over. and if you decide you do not wish to pursue trail riding further, you're not out much. If you do proceed with trail riding, it'll be a great skill builder and make a great backup bike if you wish to move onto something more modern.I've ridden it on the local "mountain bike" trails once. I learned a lot of things, including it's still not the right size for me and I'm not in nearly the kind of shape I was 34 years ago.
That said I'd kinda like to buy a current Rockhopper and try those trails again...
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