Hey all! I'm new here, and I apologise for my title that does not really fit my question
I couldn't come up with anything better....
I am a student, freshman in high school next year, and I love to bike. I have a 24 speed Trek mountain bike, nice, but pretty low end. (AKA- Cost under $400)
I have put on a rear rack and a couple of lights, but that is really it. I do not want to have a full commuting bike, as I trail ride / commute / race / off road. I want to upgrade my bike, and add accesories like bar extenders. I just want a real nice riding bike. However, I have no knowlege of any of this and searching the internet has had no results exept this forum!
Basically, I want to turn my bike into a high end one, that is also a bit more optimized for commuting, and I need reading material on what components are best, and accesories. Even more basic- I have no clue on what is good and what is bad
I am not adverse to replacing every single piece of my bike- as long as I can do it slowly and keep my black/silver color scheme.
And a specific quick question- what is a cheap STRONG standard water bottle holder? The one I have been using has broken twice.
My bike on photobucket-
http://photobucket.com/albums/y54/christian_piper/
Thank you!