Originally Posted by Gee3
To make my wife's old mtb more comfy I got cheap road type tires from Performance for about $8/ea. She never goes off-road so now she doesn't have to deal with the "buzz" from knobby tires.
Other than that, maybe a suspension type seat post like you see on many hybrids. That should make that $100-$150 craigslist mtb comfy for about $100 more or so.
But if you are on a tight budget and you aren't too picky you can find mtb's for as little as $50 on craigslist.com. and with smooth tires it's be a good commuter/training bike for the time being.
Good luck!
Yeah, I'm currently looking into two bikes right now for $110. One for me, one for the wife. The only issue that I can think of would be that they are suspension bikes... <shrug> I figure I'll swap out to road tires, and MAYBE change out the bars to something with drops.... Maybe. Then get in shape and wait till the funds come in for a good road bike. A guy I know suggested Bianchi as a good brand, what are some other nice brands for road bikes?