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Oh Yeah-the rear hanger was not replaceable-that was one of the sure signs that it is an underground-after that they made them replaceable! If you broke the der hanger-u were screwed!
I was in college in Hattiesburg, Ms in 1994 when one of these bikes came in. They were only offered to shops. The lucky thing for me was the guy that owned the shop was near 6’8″ tall and his mechanic was about 5’4″. So neither of them could ride the bike. I bought the bike for $2K. In 1994 in college-that was a ton. It had Nukeproof hubs that sucked-mine went bad really fast and they replaced them with Nukeprook Bombshell Hubs (carbon Fiber), It had a Control Tech Stem, Xt Cranks, XTR Rear Der, XT Front Der, XTR Shifters-all top of the line. The decals were bad about coming off of the bikes. One thing you can look at to determine is that there is a serial number under the bottom bracket near the crankset-should be 94XXX. Stands for 1994 and the number of the bike. I have 94258 and the other is 94??? because the paint is too thick to read the rest. These were the ORIGINAL Project Underground bikes. Before the Bass Boat Blue things that were Carbon Thermo Ti or whatever. These bikes were built by Control Tech, thats why the Handlebars and stems and Seatpost-if memory serves me correctly were Control Tech Components. Great bikes. Handle better than anything out there in the singletrack, better than most upper end bikes made today. I compared mine to the weight of a Fisher Superfly 29er. The Underground is lighter, even with an old Rock Shock on it! that is everything I know. If you picked yours up for $100- Best $100 you ever spent!
