Originally Posted by
fiataccompli
....it's doubtful you will (or I will) get all your money back out of these bikes, but I don't think I care too much.
Well I'm basically easing into riding again by just jaunting around residential streets, and paved bike paths around the city for a couple hours a night for now, probably in a couple of weeks we'll head out to 'groomed/hard packed' trails etc getting back into some reasonable shape before we hit harder destinations. I suspect at some point a) things will start to break (on the bike..) b) my arms will start to hate me due to lack of front suspension, and that plus that fact I'm going to start commuting to work next spring as our office is moving out of the downtown core, I expect this trusty Cannondale will eventually transform into a commuter bike, and I'll find something else to hit the trails with. I honestly can't see myself getting rid of this bike unless the frame breaks, it will always have some use.