New Bike or Upgrade Old
07-10-08, 06:05 AM
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New Bike or Upgrade Old
Hi,
I'm looking at either upgrading my old bike or buying a new one. I have about $500 to spend on either the upgrade or a new one.
Here are the specs on the old one:
1996 Giant Sedona with Specialized front shocks. Yes I know it is old. But mostly in great shape. Frame is light, which I really like.
what I know I would need to upgrade:
1) brakes (new v-brakes)
2) shifters and brake levers
3) derailleurs
4) new chain
5) new rear sprockets
6) new front sprockets
Hopefully that is all. Would I end up with a better bike for my same money on upgrades of old or on purchasing a new?
Thanks!
I'm looking at either upgrading my old bike or buying a new one. I have about $500 to spend on either the upgrade or a new one.
Here are the specs on the old one:
1996 Giant Sedona with Specialized front shocks. Yes I know it is old. But mostly in great shape. Frame is light, which I really like.
what I know I would need to upgrade:
1) brakes (new v-brakes)
2) shifters and brake levers
3) derailleurs
4) new chain
5) new rear sprockets
6) new front sprockets
Hopefully that is all. Would I end up with a better bike for my same money on upgrades of old or on purchasing a new?
Thanks!
07-10-08, 08:23 AM
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It's going to be cheaper in the long run to buy a new bike. I don't see the Giant as being collectible or having any kind of special frame. IMO, sell the bike and put the proceeds with your $500 for a new bike. Good luck
Tim
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07-12-08, 12:35 PM
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If you plan to lock up your bike in public, I'd say keep the old bike.
If you ride for pleasure but not lock up, buy the new bike.
If you ride for pleasure but not lock up, buy the new bike.
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07-13-08, 08:51 AM
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Hi,
I'm looking at either upgrading my old bike or buying a new one. I have about $500 to spend on either the upgrade or a new one.
Here are the specs on the old one:
1996 Giant Sedona with Specialized front shocks. Yes I know it is old. But mostly in great shape. Frame is light, which I really like.
what I know I would need to upgrade:
1) brakes (new v-brakes)
2) shifters and brake levers
3) derailleurs
4) new chain
5) new rear sprockets
6) new front sprockets
Hopefully that is all. Would I end up with a better bike for my same money on upgrades of old or on purchasing a new?
Thanks!
I'm looking at either upgrading my old bike or buying a new one. I have about $500 to spend on either the upgrade or a new one.
Here are the specs on the old one:
1996 Giant Sedona with Specialized front shocks. Yes I know it is old. But mostly in great shape. Frame is light, which I really like.
what I know I would need to upgrade:
1) brakes (new v-brakes)
2) shifters and brake levers
3) derailleurs
4) new chain
5) new rear sprockets
6) new front sprockets
Hopefully that is all. Would I end up with a better bike for my same money on upgrades of old or on purchasing a new?
Thanks!
with the result. That's the nice thing about bicycles, you can have fun, make mistakes, learn and
still not go to the poor farm. What, I ask you, can be wrong with that?
Any dummy can buy new. It takes a special person to see possiblites.
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My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
