Originally Posted by MERTON

mine started off as a $250 kks alite 300... i shoulda just bought another cheap bike... i wore all the components out over a 1 year period.... maybe a hair longer...

the wheels, derailluers, bb... every thing was worn like crazy. i could wobble the rear wheel back and forth while it was attached to the frame.

so... now all that's original is the seat post, stem, bars, integrated headset (changed the bearings though)... and brakes... damn O_o

i hope to turn it into a long haul trucker soon! .... i'll have to see how the summer goes though.