Mountain Bike
"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 -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt |
Mountain Bike
"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? -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt |
Mountain Bike
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. -- Rick Onanian -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt |
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