Originally Posted by
rhenning
No matter what you do you are going to have a heavy bike made from cheap materials. There are millions of used better bikes out there for little or no money sold every day. Ride the Caiente to get in better shape until you get into better shape and find a better bike. The bike is not worth putting money into it except for maintenance items like tires and tubes. Roger
well, it's going to get as many freebie parts as possible...and i am doing as much as i can as a way of getting back into learning bicycling mechanics...i mean, i already have a 2009 Giant Defy but it wasn't cheap. so the cheapie will be trashed lovingly whether riding singletrack or heading to the store. i also have several other bikes, but i simply like this bike. it's not like i plan to do freestyle, wheelies or mtb downhill on it...but pretty much everything else.
since it will not really be a performance bike, i'll just have fun with it. tires and tubes are already covered.
just want to make it lighter...ok, reword it: LESS HEAVY
ok! so it's going to be heavy...but will it disintegrate in mid-pedal one day? so, again, ANY (well-intentioned, NON-naysaying) suggestions since i will go against wisdom and make this lovely relic into the something else i want it to be?