Originally Posted by
Flyboy718
Here is the 'ol Mesa Runner. Shimano Z202 front Derailleur and Shimano Z501GS on the rear and has Shimano MT50 thumb shifters. This bike is the bottom of the line up that top is the Cimarron and it has Shimano Deore XT components. I see a lot of those Deore XT components on ebay...should I get them and upgrade?
I think your Mesa Runner has plenty of potential. I would just clean it up and ride it around a bit with the existing stuff on it. If it works for you, then start upgrading. Finding a donor bike with XT will probably be cheaper than the ebay route.