I don't care what you ride . If you don't take care of it .they all go to Sh#t .Learn to fix it take better care of it .A buddies of mine use to complain about his Mt bike but never worked on it to keep it in shape it really doesn't take that much.Once he started to clean it and adjust thing as they were being use he had better luck when he went out riding . He could go for a ride and things didn't break or come out of adj. I think this is what the he was looking for . Don't wait till it breaks . Ride it and pay a little attion to what's going on and you can tell when thing are coming loose or need adjusted.Really?? I own 3 bikes and keep them in shape the last thing they do is let be down on a ride unless I crash and bend some thing . Don't get me wrong if you bought a cheep bike??? You get what you pay for !!! A cheap bike wont get you the mileage of a good bike?!?! MY 2 CENTS>
I don't care what you ride . If you don't take care of it .they all go to Sh#t .Learn to fix it take better care of it .A buddies of mine use to complain about his Mt bike but never worked on it to keep it in shape it really doesn't take that much.Once he started to clean it and adjust thing as they were being use he had better luck when he went out riding . He could go for a ride and things didn't break or come out of adj. I think this is what the he was looking for . Don't wait till it breaks . Ride it and pay a little attion to what's going on and you can tell when thing are coming loose or need adjusted.Really?? I own 3 bikes and keep them in shape the last thing they do is let be down on a ride unless I crash and bend some thing . Don't get me wrong if you bought a cheep bike??? You get what you pay for !!! A cheap bike wont get you the mileage of a good bike?!?! MY 2 CENTS>
-- J/O TrailBlazer At Large!!
Nah, like I said in my other post, my $200 cheapie MTB by Diamondback is 15 yrs. old and rides fine still, but this $3,500 SWB got a bent chainring from a simple bump with a car! The car's paint isn't even scratched, but the paint on the chainring has come off!
It's a TruVativ chainring, what Hostel Shoppe sells for their "Ultimate SMGTe"...I can't believe a little tap has thrown a few teeth crooked! I've taken harder hits from cars on my own body without drawing blood (used to be an NYC messenger for all of half a summer), but a simple bump leaves the car's finish perfectly fine while my chainring is bent. Sheesh!
It's a TruVativ chainring, what Hostel Shoppe sells for their "Ultimate SMGTe"
So you've specifically paid for minimum weight. That doesn't make things stronger! your $200 MTB will be a never mind the weight and make it rugged affair. If you want the same degree of robustness you need to specify that, *not* minimum weight.
Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
