General Cycling Discussion - If you could redo one bike purchase...

Knowing what you know now, if you could redo one bike purchase, what would it be? When I was a freshman in college at Appalachian State (NC), I bought a mtb w/ no suspension and suntour groupo. If I knew how much fun road bikes are, I think I would've opted for a cross bike to be able to have the best of both worlds while in school.

Knowing what you know now, if you could redo one bike purchase, what would it be? When I was a freshman in college at Appalachian State (NC), I bought a mtb w/ no suspension and suntour groupo. If I knew how much fun road bikes are, I think I would've opted for a cross bike to be able to have the best of both worlds while in school.

Maybe you mean "undo" instead of "redo"?

undo = return
redo = exchange
correct?

I'd redo my roadie... I had no idea I was going to enjoy it as much as I am and would've gotten a better ride.

Okay, Several years ago I bought a GT Cross hybrid. It could do anything but nothing well. I felt released when I got my Gary Fisher mtb and then a Cannondale SR800 for the road. Now I can do anything well. (or at least my bikes can...)

i wish my first real bike (non walmart) i wish was some type of road bike, so i would love it from the beggining, never really knew what road riding would be like till the 04 TDF, then everything changed.

There's a lot of things I wish I could redo in cycling. I think the one that sticks out in my mind today is that I should have gone with Campy instead of Shimano when I built up my road bike. My mechanic actually suggested it but I insisted on Shimano because that's what I was used to on my MTB and I was just breaking into more serious road biking at the time.

A huge mistake was selling my Urago (1975). It was sweet but had been abused by me as a kid. It was finally sold in a garage sale about 12 years ago. I would love to be building up that frame right now. Damn!

I wouldn't have bought a Dyno XR, and I would have gotten something with a longer top tube and a full 4130 frame.

A huge mistake was selling my Urago (1975). It was sweet but had been abused by me as a kid. It was finally sold in a garage sale about 12 years ago. I would love to be building up that frame right now. Damn!

That remind sme of my big cycling mistake which I distinguish from something I want to redo. If I could turn back time, I never ever would have parted with my old steel Nishiki Ariel hardtail/hardnose MTB.

I had a great bike 20 years ago... A Suntour Superbe... that thing was a "sportscar" bicycle... short stays and fast response...

Heck I don't even think I have the legs to enjoy it today.

Some ahole driver took it from me in a left hand collision.

I would have bought a road bike instead of my hybrid. I won't make that mistake again though.

Instead of the Long Haul Trucker, I would have gotten a CrossCheck. I don't need the extra braze-ons (if I popped a spoke, I couldn't even begin to tention it right, anyway, and who needs three waterbottles to go to work?), and the bottom bracket is far too low for my 2 meter frame. The long stays are nice on crappy Hawaii roads, and my size 15 would probably hit the deralier pretty often otherwise.
Aside from that, I would have gone with a company that makes a 66 cm frame instead of a 62, but aside from Soma Fab, I don't know of any.

1. Would have bought a Cinelli Supercorsa in 1972 instead of the Lejeune that I did. The Lejeune was great and wish I still had it--the Cinelli would have been better.
2. Living in Vancouver, WA, now, wish I could find a Harding. It'd be a great "local color" conversation piece, even with no connection at all between the bike and the ice skater.

I used to have a wonderful Univega Gran Turismo touring bike with the works--cantilever brakes, racks, triple cranks...I left a bad relationship and the f**king @$$*+% wouldn't give me my bike.

But I got outta there. Man, it would make a great commuter now.

I wish I still had my 1990 Bianchi Grizzly. I don't have room for it, though, and my younger brother now owns it, so it's not like it no longer exists.

I would redo my mtb. My super v isn't suited for the more light dh/urban style im getting into. I still like it for XC though:)

I would have bought a cyclocross bike instead of a higher end mountain bike. However I might do that soon anyways, that is selling off my beloved mtb to defray the cost of a nice cyclocross bike, that will be converted to a quasi-commuter bike.

Way back in 1974 I had a Masi, the third or forth frame he made after moving here to California from Italy, I didn't ride or appreciate it enough and sold it. Don't remember how much, but it was a lot of money at the time.

I would actually not have gotten the jekyll and went with a traditional front fork bike. *I can still change it but it will cost much bucks to do*.

Had I known then (13+years ago) what I know now I would have purchased a recumbent instead of the Trek1000 road bike.

'bent Brian

I would not have purchased a hybrid, but perhaps a MTB, instead. And I would not have waited until I was 50 y/o to start cycling.

I bought a silly grey rain poncho that flies all over the place in the slightest breeze. Unfortunately, riding itself causes a breeze too, which makes the thing useless. I now have a super thin fluorescent yellow, velcro-closing, long tail rain jacket to keep the rain off and keep me visible.