Gary Fisher Bikes

Chris said:

newbie rider here. I purchased a GF Wahoo (2003 I think) about 6 months ago. LBS recommended it as
a good starter bike. Just wanted to get everyones opinion on GF bikes, and also what I could do to
it (upgrading components, lighten it up, etc).

If you have fun riding it, then it's a good bike.

If you don't, then it's not.

(Seriously.)

As for upgrades, wait for things to break and then get better/lighter components. (Wheels and pedals
are possible exceptions to that, especially if you REALLY like the frame.)

Bill "go ride" S.

Chris says:

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newbie rider here.

Welcome - everyone starts out that way ;-)

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Just wanted to get everyones opinion on GF bikes, and also what I could do to it (upgrading
components, lighten it up, etc).

As Sorni says, if you like it, that what matters. My own ride is/was the cheapest SpecEd on the
rack, rigid, etc., but I love it and am still riding it 3+ years later, to the kid's disgust. So far
I have changed the pedals (cos the old ones wore out) the saddle (cos the old one was too hard even
after my butt had "broken in"😉 and the bars cos I wanted a nice yellow Uncle Jesse (fashion victim).
All else is original and waiting to break ;-))

Steve

I changed out the pedals after it started raining during a ride. I slipped off the pedals and put a
nice gash in my shin. I went with some cage pedals, then later obtained some clipless pedals.

Overall I like the bike, The front derailer gives me trouble from time to time, but I may be able to
adjsuted that.

Chris

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Chris said:

newbie rider here. I purchased a GF Wahoo (2003 I think) about 6 months ago. LBS recommended it
as a good starter bike. Just wanted to get everyones opinion on GF bikes, and also what I could
do to it (upgrading components, lighten it up, etc).

If you have fun riding it, then it's a good bike.

If you don't, then it's not.

(Seriously.)

As for upgrades, wait for things to break and then get better/lighter components. (Wheels and
pedals are possible exceptions to that,

especially

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if you REALLY like the frame.)

Bill "go ride" S.

Chris said:

Overall I like the bike, The front derailer gives me trouble from time to time, but I may be able
to adjsuted that.

There isn't a derailleur on the planet that won't need some adjustment sometime - it's a bit like
wanting to buy a maintenence free car. There's no such thing. The difference is that it's relatively
easy to do the bike maintenance at home with minimal tools. Try the site www.sheldonbrown.com He's
bit of a biking guru and you'll lots of good information there for maintaining your bike.

Most here will give you the advice to start saving for the next, better bike. Rather than spending
on upgrades for the sake of upgrades, you get a better deal by buying a whole bike.

Having said that, I think that hydralic disc brakes are very nice. If you've got the hubs and frame
mounts for discs.

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