Ride the bike, enjoy the ride, buy better when ready.
Originally Posted by
agp2176
My bike is a $99 Walmart special. I've put in over 5,000km on it and have kept it maintained. Replaced a tire and pedal, and that's it. It does teh job and I'm fairly happy with it.
That said, I'd love to upgrade. Had some minutes to burn yesterday and popped my head into a shop. Stuff there was $400 to over $1500. Nice and made me salivate with envy. But -- I'll be happy to spend a wee bit more than my original $99 purchase just to get something nicer.
I guess the reason is that ride just for fun and personal pleasure. I have fun with what I got and that's enough to keep me happy.
May whatever you ride, no matter where its from or how much it cost, give you happiness!
Tony P
I was out for a nice 76 miles today on my $5K Propel. Had a blast during the LBS ride and even had to tell a couple of younger riders to "pull out" since they dropped the speed down to 22mph. I say this because last night at 11PM I was on my 2002, 7 speed Magna Hybrid that I bought at Target for $100.00. It has over 8,000 miles, weighs 36 pounds and I've gone on 40 mile "A" rides and 60 mile solo rides. Wald Q/R basket on the bars, radio, lock, lights, carrier on rear. Last Christmas I bought a fruit bearing potted lemon tree at Home Depot and brought it home in the basket. Have been at 28mph in a paceline. What's not to like about the bike?
Would I have wanted to be on the Magna for today's ride? NO WAY!!!! But it has plenty of trouble free miles of riding for such a POS.
