I have and old Kestrel 200 which I’m thinking of updating: I emailed Kestrel about refurbishing the frame and this was there response.
“Kestrel does no refurbishing in a "turn around" fashion where we will refurbish that frame and that is the frame that is returned to you.....The refurbish process takes 8-10 months.....Sending in a old 200 you can replace it with a already refurbished 200 of same......new refurb. frame will have the current 2 bolt seat collar....closed cable guides.....polished drops with current 130mm spacing....a new paint job and new 1" threadless EMS Pro fork for 525.00.”
I’m wondering if this is a good deal, also I’m going to need a whole new drive train. Then bike is currently 7 speed, if I want to update this to 9 or 10 speed is there anything frame wise that I would need to consider. In other words would the size difference in the cassette be made up with a smaller hub so as to fit in the same frame that a 7 speed is in?
Also is it worth it to update this frame or would I be better off buying a new bike?
“Kestrel does no refurbishing in a "turn around" fashion where we will refurbish that frame and that is the frame that is returned to you.....The refurbish process takes 8-10 months.....Sending in a old 200 you can replace it with a already refurbished 200 of same......new refurb. frame will have the current 2 bolt seat collar....closed cable guides.....polished drops with current 130mm spacing....a new paint job and new 1" threadless EMS Pro fork for 525.00.”
I’m wondering if this is a good deal, also I’m going to need a whole new drive train. Then bike is currently 7 speed, if I want to update this to 9 or 10 speed is there anything frame wise that I would need to consider. In other words would the size difference in the cassette be made up with a smaller hub so as to fit in the same frame that a 7 speed is in?
Also is it worth it to update this frame or would I be better off buying a new bike?