Originally Posted by
Rainier22
Today when shifting to low gear, the chain skipped past 1st and headed straight to Spokesville. It really screwed up the wheel, and I think it may have even bent the derailleur a bit too. The bike shop recommended I replace the whole bike since it also doesn't fit me very well.
So now I'm stuck between the Kona Dew, Trek FX 7.1, and the Scott Sportster P6. Anyone know a bit about these? They are all with the $400 range. The Dew is $445, plus the dealer would get me some better rims. The Trek is $440, and the Scott is $490. Ug, just looking at those numbers make me uneasy...
Interesting change of topic huh...
Yeah, I suspect that it's good advice too.
If you upgrade your old bike what you'll have is an old bike that has a few upgraded parts.
A new bike will have all brand new parts. Every part will have been designed to work with every other part. You'll also get a new bike warranty.
Personally, I LOVE to mess with and update old bikes but, honestly, most component upgrades don't make economic sense.