flyboyovyick
New Member
Hi
New to this forum, hope i have posted in the right section.
I'm doing the Manchester to Blackpool ride on the 10th of July (you guys may know of it)
Well the problem is.....
I am not a professional cyclist nor do i have a lot of money to spend on bikes, and by that i mean £100 or less.
At the moment me and 2 of my uncles have signed up for this ride and they have their bikes sorted, but the bike i have been using for training isn't very light.
I have 3 bikes in my garden:
Raleigh Manta mountain bike 26"
Shockwave XT950 full suspension bike
And something else from the dump.
The Manta is just a normal steel frame mountain bike with no suspension. It is pretty heavy compared to what my uncles are using. The Shockwave is a full suspension mtb (supposedly form Halfords). So it weights a ton and bounces up and down whilst going down the road.
Shockwave
It has an aluminium 6061 box frame, steel suspension forks (motorcycle style), disc brakes, shimano gears.
I took the forks off and the frame is VERY light. Now what i would like to do to that is: buy some road tyres and some smaller and lighter suspension forks. sorted.
Something else from the dump
My dad rescued this one from being crushed. Its a thin full suspension bike with normal suspension forks and weights less than the Manta. It needs new crank bearings and then a chain, tyres and brake and gear cables.
Should i spend the money on the Manta, Shockwave or something else from the dump?
Thanks and i hope someone can help me out on this one!
New to this forum, hope i have posted in the right section.
I'm doing the Manchester to Blackpool ride on the 10th of July (you guys may know of it)
Well the problem is.....
I am not a professional cyclist nor do i have a lot of money to spend on bikes, and by that i mean £100 or less.
At the moment me and 2 of my uncles have signed up for this ride and they have their bikes sorted, but the bike i have been using for training isn't very light.
I have 3 bikes in my garden:
Raleigh Manta mountain bike 26"
Shockwave XT950 full suspension bike
And something else from the dump.
The Manta is just a normal steel frame mountain bike with no suspension. It is pretty heavy compared to what my uncles are using. The Shockwave is a full suspension mtb (supposedly form Halfords). So it weights a ton and bounces up and down whilst going down the road.
Shockwave
It has an aluminium 6061 box frame, steel suspension forks (motorcycle style), disc brakes, shimano gears.
I took the forks off and the frame is VERY light. Now what i would like to do to that is: buy some road tyres and some smaller and lighter suspension forks. sorted.
Something else from the dump
My dad rescued this one from being crushed. Its a thin full suspension bike with normal suspension forks and weights less than the Manta. It needs new crank bearings and then a chain, tyres and brake and gear cables.
Should i spend the money on the Manta, Shockwave or something else from the dump?
Thanks and i hope someone can help me out on this one!