jazzkat
Fixed wheel fanatic.
- Location
- The Cumbrian Riviera
Since buying my lovely new road bike last summer the old (10+ years?) trek mountain bike has become the winter hack. It's had some real hammer and still goes great guns, but its tired - it needs new wheels (breaking surfaces totally worn out), cables, brake blocks, saddle, both mechs (indexing's dodgy but it is the original rear mech I'm assuming the shifters don't wear too much), the headsets ok, but getting notchy and tyres. The forks are shot too, but would probably be ok. Now this bike has done at least eight to ten miles every day in rain sun snow etc, etc for the last ten+ years, as well as longer weekend miles. So I've had my moneys worth. I replaced the bottom bracket bearing, cranks, chainrings, cassette (9sp) and chain last summer to get me through the winter (having just bought the nice shiny new one). But probably will need new chain/cassette in the not too distant future.
Should I spend on all the bits to repair old faithful? Or would it be more financially sensible to buy a new bike (spesh rockhopper about £400) and have new everything? Albeit to be slowly worn out through the next ten+ winters?
If I could afford it I'd probably buy a cheaper road bike for winter, but they seem much more expensive.
Before you answer I know its easy to spend other peoples money but I do feel in a quandry here. I hate waste, but new bikes are so much cheaper than the sum of their parts.
So, what do you think?
Should I spend on all the bits to repair old faithful? Or would it be more financially sensible to buy a new bike (spesh rockhopper about £400) and have new everything? Albeit to be slowly worn out through the next ten+ winters?
If I could afford it I'd probably buy a cheaper road bike for winter, but they seem much more expensive.
Before you answer I know its easy to spend other peoples money but I do feel in a quandry here. I hate waste, but new bikes are so much cheaper than the sum of their parts.
So, what do you think?