I've got an Asama mountain bike from around 1988. I use it as a winter beater because I don't want to subject the drivetrain on my good bike to the salt and sand on the roads. The bike was given to me. The previous owner had ridden it hard and had then left it outside in Kelowna for several years. Even with a lot of love, it will never be anything more than a beater. Right now, this bike needs five or six spokes replaced on the rear wheel but the freehub doesn't want to loosen.