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05-29-03, 04:31 PM
Good Day All
2 seasons ago I bought a GT Palomar with front suspension. It has proved to be an ok bike but rusts like crazy - like I mean most parts that aren't painted! I spent days lubricating and banging the seatpost around so I could move that up and down - talk about frustrating! Finally got it loose.
I do squirt lubricant internally into it - I have never had to do that to a bike before - and this still happens. Is the Palomar simply a bike built for ******* who don't go out on rainy days?
Also it came with a Shimano 155 Derailer. It hasn't been shifting well so I brought it in for a tune up and the guy said he would work on it but it is a low end derailer and I shouldn't expect too much.
He turned out to be right. It held the gears right for a couple of weeks then is adjusting roughly again.
Is it a low end Derailer?
I am still more impressed with my 20 year old Norco Bigfoot than I am with this bike.
RSVP and thanks for your help ;
The Bikingchef
2 seasons ago I bought a GT Palomar with front suspension. It has proved to be an ok bike but rusts like crazy - like I mean most parts that aren't painted! I spent days lubricating and banging the seatpost around so I could move that up and down - talk about frustrating! Finally got it loose.
I do squirt lubricant internally into it - I have never had to do that to a bike before - and this still happens. Is the Palomar simply a bike built for ******* who don't go out on rainy days?
Also it came with a Shimano 155 Derailer. It hasn't been shifting well so I brought it in for a tune up and the guy said he would work on it but it is a low end derailer and I shouldn't expect too much.
He turned out to be right. It held the gears right for a couple of weeks then is adjusting roughly again.
Is it a low end Derailer?
I am still more impressed with my 20 year old Norco Bigfoot than I am with this bike.
RSVP and thanks for your help ;
The Bikingchef