Help for new rider?
05-31-07, 08:45 AM
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Help for new rider?
I just bought a new $200 schwinn road bike. I know it is crap, but I needed a bike quick for an event I was riding with a friend, and couldn't find a decent used bike in time. My delima: should I upgrade components on the new schwinn or start over? It has a 7005 aluminum frame and shiminano sis shifters and derailers (total bike weight 27#). I also have an '86 Fuji Sagres in great shape with sujino vp cranks, and suntour cx 5000 shifters and derailers. This bike is way too tall to ride or sell (27" frame, 37" stand over). Are the components on the older bike worth putting on the new frame? I am new to riding, but am already hooked. Also on a very tight budget. Please help.
05-31-07, 08:50 AM
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Components are not universally swappable between bikes. The wheel axle lengths have changed over the years, amoung other things. Without seeing either one, it's hard to say whether any work you put into them would be usefull. Putting new componentry on rapidly gets expensive -- and as I mentioned above, there's no guarantee the new components would even fit.
