Originally Posted by
dabac
If it was mine, there's probably like 3-4 fixes I might consider for myself. But they'd all be too unorthodox for me to feel comfortable suggesting them.
Although if you have a threadless headset you might look for a used replacement fork. At 80 mm travel, there are plenty of old, good quality forks around that'd work. Might get one for $30 or so.
Oh such similar thinking! i was giving it a thought, to look for some used fork for around 20-30.. probably gonna travel around used bike shops in berkeley when i find time... (just coz i like berkeley area better than hayward), since i now know u feel the situation, i would like to ask you to reveal best two of those fixes... i would actually say the except the fork, nothing is worth a change to this bike apart from those crappy plastic pedals, into aluminiums.. a specialized/ giant bike will take a while for me anyway so i will consider a couple of used-cheap upgrades to this to have a good experience temporarily.