Originally Posted by
plodderslusk
Now, go back and replace the 3 with a 5 and then a 7.
Why stop there ? I had a 17 " 990 some years ago (Ineed at least a 19") Beautiful bike . Go for a rigid Trek 990 ! I think rigid Mtb's from the beginning of the nineties are some of the best deals for a commuter.
Yeah, +1. Especially for urban commuting. Mine was a 94' Fuji Discovery. Paid 50.00 from a pawn shop. I rode the daylights out of that bike. It came w/Alivio comps. Replaced the wheelset at one point, put a road crankset w/one chainring(Rocket Ring now Origin 8) and changed out the stock brake pads. Got a set of short stack chainring bolts(pyramid) from
www.bikepartsusa.com and a 103mm Sugino sealed bb from
www.universalcycles.com. Also, replaced the cassette, chain and cables from bikepartsusa. This all was over a period of time as parts wore out. Not bad for 5 rough years of loaded urban commuting.