Should I get a new bike or just get new parts?
04-02-08, 01:27 PM
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Should I get a new bike or just get new parts?
As the title states, I need to know whether I should get a new bike, or is what I have sufficient enough to be made into a decent road bike. I don't plan on making any trips over a great distance...20 miles would be my absolute max.
I have a trek 930 (shown here:https://bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeS...7099&Type=bike) which is really meant for of road use but I was wondering if I could change the overall setup and use it for a road bike. The frame is surprisingly light and I really do like the bike, but the front Rock Shox and the tires are horrible for road travel. I'm really new to all of this, so any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
I have a trek 930 (shown here:https://bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeS...7099&Type=bike) which is really meant for of road use but I was wondering if I could change the overall setup and use it for a road bike. The frame is surprisingly light and I really do like the bike, but the front Rock Shox and the tires are horrible for road travel. I'm really new to all of this, so any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
04-02-08, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by rogerstg
Whenever the question is "should I get another bike?" my answer is of course you should. Same goes for fly rods.
Retrofitting a bike can be fun. It can be a learning experience. It can be challenging and rewarding. But it is seldom cheap.
Get a new bike. Outfit the Trek for off-road touring...a fringe of a fringe sport if there ever was one
And get a fly rod because it's good for your soul.
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Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
Days of Wineless Roads. Bed and Breakfasting along the KATY
Twisting Down the Alley. Misadventures in tornado alley.
