"John Hood" <
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> Does anyone have any experience or advice concerning buying a new bike just to get its parts for
> another frame? It seems like this could be cheaper alternative to buying build kits and forks
> seperately. What are the potential pitfalls with this approach? What about swapping out hydraulic
> brakes (Hayes). I have no experience with setting these up and don't know how easy it is to switch
> them over to another frame. Thanks.
I looked into the price of adding a rear disk to my bike. The price was substantial. I could buy a
whole new bike with the rear disk, for only a little more, and get the better front derailleur, an
extra front wheel (maybe sell the rear, or put on my wife's bike) and no doubt a number of other
bits and peices of useful stuff, for far less than the total, and then I could sell off what I
didn't want and even get some of the cost back, making it cheaper again. Now if I just had the
$800+, to do that with, then I'd truly have an awesome bike.
This is how I intend to eventually go to a rear disk for my bike. And I can also use it to go to LX
or better derailleurs. I should be able to do this some time about mid-year (tax refund time in
Australia) I'll let you know how it goes, and any problems I strike if you like. I'll be keeping a
special account of all that goes out, and how much I get back from sale of parts, and see what the
total cost ends up being. I suspect if I sell of enough of what I don't use, and I buy the new bike
when it's on discount, and bargain up an extra discount on top because of how much I put through my
LBS, then I may well come out with VERY cheap parts.
Trentus
