build mountain bike or buy road bike stuff?
06-25-10, 04:56 PM
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build mountain bike or buy road bike stuff?
I have a Gary fisher mtb in my size I got for cheap that needs wheels and some stuff. I have no idea if I like mountain biking or not. Should I build it up, or just sell it all and buy new/more speeds road wheels or another vintage road bike?
06-25-10, 05:05 PM
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Since you have a road bike, that should be the only bike on the road.
As for the mountain bike, If you have plenty good MTB paths or trails around your area, and you want to try it, then it's up to you if you want to keep it.
As for me, I don't have a lot of places to mountain bike, plus I'm scared of biking off-road even in a MTB.
As for the mountain bike, If you have plenty good MTB paths or trails around your area, and you want to try it, then it's up to you if you want to keep it.
As for me, I don't have a lot of places to mountain bike, plus I'm scared of biking off-road even in a MTB.
06-25-10, 05:41 PM
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checking forum title again....
Forum: Road Cycling
oh yeah, whatever that second option was that didn't have anything to do with MTBs
that's the correct choice
Forum: Road Cycling
oh yeah, whatever that second option was that didn't have anything to do with MTBs
that's the correct choice
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Build it up...you can't have too many bikes nor different types of bikes for that matter.
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Aren't we all.
I would build it up. Off road riding is great for building bike handling skills. It will work some other muscle groups and the intensity levels are different.
Try it. You can sell a complete bike easier than just a frame probably anyway if you don't like it.
I would build it up. Off road riding is great for building bike handling skills. It will work some other muscle groups and the intensity levels are different.
Try it. You can sell a complete bike easier than just a frame probably anyway if you don't like it.
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Building a mountain bike from the frame up can be fun
Here's my 92 Nishiki Ariel frame up build. Most of the parts came off of donor bikes from my flipper collection.
Here's my 92 Nishiki Ariel frame up build. Most of the parts came off of donor bikes from my flipper collection.
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If you have everything you need and want for your road bike, go ahead and go the mtb route. This however would never be the case for me, there's too much I still need and want for my road bike.
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Of course there are things I would like for my road bike, but since I'm not racing it doesn't matter. That said, I wouldn't mind building a bike for racing, which I could start on with the mtb funds. On the other hand I might like mountain biking, and if nothing else I can ride it in the winter. Tough call, but I'm leaning towards trying something new since I live in the northwest and there are lots of places to use the mtb.
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1 road, 1 mountian, id recomend a kayak as well
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exactly what i plan to do with my newly acquired miyata shredder.
nothing like a good classic MTB frame with drops
nothing like a good classic MTB frame with drops
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It's a fun ride - 1x9. More beastly than a cyclo, more sleek than a MTB, a road bike that can go anywhere. If the OP were to build a MTB, this is the way to do it.
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Every time someone says "drop bars on a mountain bike" Gaia kills a kitten.
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This Gary fisher will be offroad only. I do, however, have a grocery getter 1984 something or other steel framed mtb i wouldnt mind going that route with...
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ever seen a yeti c-26?
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