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11-22-12, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by FastJake

+1

This isn't just some SS MTB. It's a purpose built trials/dirt jumper. If you sell it as such, you should be able to get good money for it (as trials/DJ bikes are a lot less common than plain ol' MTBs) and buy something that you actually want with that money. I'm all for experiments, but I see no benefit putting gears on this bike.

There are already tons of MTBs out there with gears. There are a lot less that were build for SS.

+100 Jake nailed it. Geared MTBs are a dime a dozen. Sell this unique one for real $$, pocket part of it, and use the rest to buy a nice geared bike of your choice.

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