OK, RE-EDITED ENTRY... PLZ REPLY SOOOOOOOON
I'm getting my bike real soon, this week or next week, so i kinda need this advice ASAP.
- i'm thinking of haggling the price to a flat $1000-1100 cash (canadian funds, down from 1265 after tax normally) for the bike (since it's the end of the bike season),
- switch the tires to roll-x pro d2's...
- swap out those pedals for platforms...
- let them have the shimano shifters and derailleurs, switch to x7 shifters, xgen fd and x7 or x9 rd (x9 looks a little bit better and is lighter b/c of more magnesium)
-either that or i'm thinking of paying full price
- but asking for juicy 5's while they keep the bb5's, it sounds like a really reasonable deal to me unless juicy 5's cost more than i think they do (around 300, but obviously cost less to the bike shop)
- plus the aforementioned upgrades.
i need a bike pump with a tire lever and glueless patches too... my dad's car rolled over my old pump.
One more thing. Chone, you said that your rockhopper cost you 1150 (before or after tax???), you live in Canada, right? Please clarify everything.
Last edited by cream.soda; 06-25-06 at 03:00 PM.