Hack
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,265
Bikes: TrueNorth CX bike, 88 Bianchi Strada (currently Sturmey'd), Yess World Cup race BMX, Pure Cruiser race BMX, RSD Mayor v3 Fatbike
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Absolutely LOVING my new bike setup
So - I upgraded, big time.
I bought a cheap, used Gravity Bullseye Monster last year. I played with a few upgrades, especially the front tire (was a Vee Mission - those things are absolutely useless, and a swap to a Kenda Juggernaut was night and day)
Over the summer I bought a used RSD Mayor v3. I bought some used Jumbo Jim 26x4.8 tires, and sold the Juggernauts that it came with, went tubeless - saved 4 lbs on the bike compared to the narrower Juggernauts with tubes, which was already much lighter than my old bike.
This floats on spots the old bike didn't, it corners better, rolls faster, brakes better grips better on climbs.... My only complaint is the NX drivetrain is actually worse than the old 2x8 Altus I had on the other bike, but I've got parts bin Shimano stuff I can upgrade with if I can't sort it out.