Originally Posted by kapnk
If the bike fits you, I'd say its actually not too bad. RockShox fork, threadless type headset, decent looking brakes, and at least the pedals are metal. Not the best, maybe heavy, and probably in need of a tune-up, but definately good for some fun, and I'm glad to see the helmet (lets hope it goes on the head rather than staying on the bars
) Bike gloves are nice if you don't have any already. I read something a while ago somewhere along the lines of "when you feel the urge to get a new bike, just get new tires because they can make your bike feel like new"
Yes, the brain bucket will be in use.
Seen too many wigs split when it could have been avoided had one been worn. And thanks for the kind words about the bike. I didnt think it was too bad either and its not heavy at all IMO, at least for what I consider heavy. Maybe compared to the top of the line stuff, but I'm far from a need for that type of stuff anyway. Might look at getting some gloves, really want a water bottle cage and some type of small bag I can maybe attach to the rear of the seat (?) to carry basics in. The Katy trail runs right through town and would like to work up to checking out some of it in the future. Rode some of it closer to StL when I was younger with friends and family and thought it was neat hitting all the small towns along the way, really enjoyed it from what I remember.
Also, wanted to set some hooks in the garage to hang the bike from. Is there a way to do it that wont damage the bike? I figured not from the rims, maybe from the frame itself? Or will that hurt it over time as well?
As far as tires, they are fine for now, but was reading about the Kevlar threaded ones, or maybe it was Kevlar in the tubes... Thoughts on those?
Thanks all