Justinslow
Lovely jubbly
- Location
- Suffolk
Hi, I posted a pic of this bike in the photo gallery the other day having completed a 31 mile day in the forest mtb tracks at High lodge Thetford forest. It's a Saracen Fastrax with handbuit 7005 oversize alloy frame, Shimano grip shifters 21 speed Shimano megarange/ventura SPS crank. Having cleaned it up its apparent it needs a good seeing to! So far the list is, chain, freewheel/cassette, BB, rear brake caliper/blocks, headset bearings, shifters/levers (vague non precise gear changing). I would also like to upgrade the rear wheel to QR this would also allow me to use a cassette rather than the freewheel on the current wheel and allow me to use modern 8 speed shifters/levers. If I stick with the wheel I've got I will have to stick to freewheels and 7 speed. The forks aren't the best obviously and flex a little! But would remain for now, the crank is slightly warped but with a new BB might be ok - might not.
I know this bike was never high end and I think it cost me something in the region of £180 new back in 2000. However it's lovely to ride feeling quite light and easy to throw around and I quite fancy improving it. My problem is that totting up the parts list is already up to £127 not including replacement forks or crank.
If I were to buy a new bike it would probably be around £350, something like the calibre two.two.http://m.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-two-two-alloy-hardtail-mountain-bike-p275612
So do I stick with what I've got or not?
I hate the idea that it's a throw away item but repairing doesn't seem to really make sense financially.
I know this bike was never high end and I think it cost me something in the region of £180 new back in 2000. However it's lovely to ride feeling quite light and easy to throw around and I quite fancy improving it. My problem is that totting up the parts list is already up to £127 not including replacement forks or crank.
If I were to buy a new bike it would probably be around £350, something like the calibre two.two.http://m.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-two-two-alloy-hardtail-mountain-bike-p275612
So do I stick with what I've got or not?
I hate the idea that it's a throw away item but repairing doesn't seem to really make sense financially.
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