Gravity (brand) bikes?
09-11-11, 11:16 AM
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Gravity (brand) bikes?
Can anyone tell me anything about the finish and quality of these bikes?
Posted in the rec forum concerning my looking for a bike for my growing son. Found a nice price on this brand on BD and just want to know something about it before I pull the trigger.
Posted in the rec forum concerning my looking for a bike for my growing son. Found a nice price on this brand on BD and just want to know something about it before I pull the trigger.
09-11-11, 11:19 AM
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perfectly good bike as long as you know how to put it together and tune it or are willing to pay a shop to do it for you. the liberty line of bikes is a carbon copy of giants defy roadbike geometry
09-11-11, 11:25 AM
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It mentions that on BD. I have no issue saving myself 6 bills to put the bike together. My concern is buying a quality frames now that he may outgrow next year.
09-11-11, 11:40 AM
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BD bikes are fine. Like it was stated earlier, be prepared to rip the bike apart and put it together yourself.
09-11-11, 12:21 PM
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buy the bike, when the frame is too small for him next year, go to nashbar.com and buy one of their aluminum frames for $100 and take all the components from the BD bike and put them on. you will be good to go
09-11-11, 01:16 PM
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Ha. Much easier said than done. He'll need to buy about $200 in tools if not more when trying to do that. That is if he doesn't want an LBS to do it.
09-11-11, 01:39 PM
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And unless you already know how to work on your bike, or have a friend who is skilled, it will take you 6-10hrs to actually reassemble a bit from the ground up on your own, and I'll bet you'll still screw enough stuff up that total time spent will be 20-30 hrs as a noob.
If you're just assembling the BD-build though, it's a lot faster as most of it is preassembled.
If you're just assembling the BD-build though, it's a lot faster as most of it is preassembled.
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GOD forbid he do it with his son and 1. spend quality time with his son and 2. Teach his son how to work on his own bike and maybe develop a sense of accomplishment and feel good about the bike he rides.
Please tell me the $300 worth of tools required for the job. last I checked you need a set of allen metric allen wrenches, and on a modern bike, probably one special $15 tool to remove what will either be a cartridge bottom bracket or outboard bearing bottom bracket and depending on the kind of crank a $15 crank remover. I may be forgetting a couple of tools but seriously, it's not that involved.
Please tell me the $300 worth of tools required for the job. last I checked you need a set of allen metric allen wrenches, and on a modern bike, probably one special $15 tool to remove what will either be a cartridge bottom bracket or outboard bearing bottom bracket and depending on the kind of crank a $15 crank remover. I may be forgetting a couple of tools but seriously, it's not that involved.
09-11-11, 02:12 PM
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My LBS has (in the past) been kind enough to let me use tools overnight.
From what I uderstand, this bike will be mostly assembled anyway. Put on a front wheel and set a few things correctly and should be done w/ it. Either way, I am comfortable enough to give it a try. I may not know everything there is to know about modern bikes, but have tooled on one a time or three in the past.
From what I uderstand, this bike will be mostly assembled anyway. Put on a front wheel and set a few things correctly and should be done w/ it. Either way, I am comfortable enough to give it a try. I may not know everything there is to know about modern bikes, but have tooled on one a time or three in the past.
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Honestly the amount you save on a BD bike vs a bike from a shop will easily allow you to have the shop assemble it for you for a $50-75 fee. Or you can assemble it yourself and let them make minor adjustments to the derailleurs which is what I usually do. costs no more than $20 that way. What they were talking about regarding tools is my suggestion of buying a new frame next year and transferring all the parts over.
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That is actually what my thought was (the buy a new frame part) over the course of the next year or two, even assuming he still rides. With cars and chicks right on the horizon it might end up being an expensive dust collector. I wouldn't even consider it if he wasn't already well outsizing the Trek MTB (3700) that was bought for him several years ago.
09-11-11, 02:27 PM
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GOD forbid he do it with his son and 1. spend quality time with his son and 2. Teach his son how to work on his own bike and maybe develop a sense of accomplishment and feel good about the bike he rides.
Please tell me the $300 worth of tools required for the job. last I checked you need a set of allen metric allen wrenches, and on a modern bike, probably one special $15 tool to remove what will either be a cartridge bottom bracket or outboard bearing bottom bracket and depending on the kind of crank a $15 crank remover. I may be forgetting a couple of tools but seriously, it's not that involved.
Please tell me the $300 worth of tools required for the job. last I checked you need a set of allen metric allen wrenches, and on a modern bike, probably one special $15 tool to remove what will either be a cartridge bottom bracket or outboard bearing bottom bracket and depending on the kind of crank a $15 crank remover. I may be forgetting a couple of tools but seriously, it's not that involved.
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a bike stand is nice and a cheap one can be had and it's a good investment especially if dad himself is an avid cyclist. Torque wrenches are for those who have never worked on ANYTHING before (unless you are working on CF bike, then I understand using one.) headset tool may or may not be necessary depending on what frame is bought. (Nashbar sells an integrated frame for slightly more money)
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And unless you already know how to work on your bike, or have a friend who is skilled, it will take you 6-10hrs to actually reassemble a bit from the ground up on your own, and I'll bet you'll still screw enough stuff up that total time spent will be 20-30 hrs as a noob.
If you're just assembling the BD-build though, it's a lot faster as most of it is preassembled.
If you're just assembling the BD-build though, it's a lot faster as most of it is preassembled.
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