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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. Cheers, Remo Rosati, author I think you answered your own question. Consider that cheap bikes have cheap components and those components are likely to fail much faster than more expensive components. The thing to do is examine your bike parts critically with an eye to durability and quality. ..and take plenty of tools with you. And stop all the cross-posting. Pat in TX |
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I have a Giant Rincon which I paid around 600$ CAN and I do Cross Country
mountain biking with it. You can check on Giant website to see what it looks like and compare with yours. I wouldn't go where I go without a a good reinforced frame and a front suspension. I wouldn't take this bike for downhill neither, I would rent one instead. "Pat" wrote in message ... x-no-archive:yes 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. Cheers, Remo Rosati, author I think you answered your own question. Consider that cheap bikes have cheap components and those components are likely to fail much faster than more expensive components. The thing to do is examine your bike parts critically with an eye to durability and quality. ..and take plenty of tools with you. And stop all the cross-posting. Pat in TX |
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"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 |
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"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 |
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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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On 2 Aug 2003 02:00:22 GMT in rec.bicycles.misc, "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? uh, no. cheap gruppos are not as well finished, require more lubrication, and wear out faster. |
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