Originally Posted by
Tape
I'm planning on buying a Surly Cross Check frame due to my current lack of money to front over $1000+ for the full bike.
I have an old huffy strider. It has a 5spd freewheel and friction shifters.
I want to work to upgrade my old bike so eventually my parts would be able be put on the Surly frame. What is the best order to do upgrades?
I only chose the cross check because I heard it was probably the best bang for my buck.
First off, you'll have to replace a bunch of stuff at once to keep it rideable if you are looking for stuff that would be appropriate down the road for the Crosscheck. This will cost some serious money.
Typically, it is far less expensive to purchase a complete bike than to build one piece by piece. My suggestion would be to put your money aside to purchase a new bike and ride the heck out of the Huffy in the mean time. Or, put away enough to get a decent used bike ($200ish), dump the Huffy and then start saving up for THE bike.