Re: Mountain Bike

[Pete]

"R R" > wrote
> I have a relatively inexpensive Mountain Bike I bought several years ago
for
> pleasure riding.
> Question is, could a cheap mountain bike handle real mountains and tough
> terrain? The last thing I want to do is be stuck carrying my bike home
when
> I'm far from it.
>

Define cheap.

Dept store cheap, or bike shop cheap?

I have a '99 Specialized HardRock, $350(?), that has served well for many
thousand miles, on and off road.

Pete

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[James Messick]

"Pete" > wrote in message
...

> Dept store cheap, or bike shop cheap?
>
> I have a '99 Specialized HardRock, $350(?), that has served well for many
> thousand miles, on and off road.

Really. My theory is that cheap bike-store bikes are actually more durable
than the more expensive ones. That's because the cheaper gruppos are heavier
so should be pretty strong, right?

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[Rick Onanian]

On 2 Aug 2003 02:00:22 GMT, James Messick > wrote:
> Really. My theory is that cheap bike-store bikes are actually more
> durable
> than the more expensive ones. That's because the cheaper gruppos are
> heavier so should be pretty strong, right?

No such luck. When you get that cheap, they're made out of very
cheap alloys that break easier.

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