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Bill
Guest
Why is it that everyone on these bicycle groups rates a bike that costs
under about $500 as a junker? I have 3 mountain bikes from an $85 Huffy
to a $300+ Pacific, one old Motobecane, and one Schwinn Super Sport 10
speed. They all ride good enough that I rotate between them and any one
is good enough to put in a 100 mile day if I have the time for the ride.
My main pack and trail bike weighs about 75 pounds fully loaded and I
don't care except maybe on a long mountain uphill, but that just means
more exercise for me. That's a good thing for me, a better workout.
I don't try to look like a TdF contender because when you get down to
it, I have to pack along all my food and water for the day with no SAG
wagon, and way out of cell phone range.
Am I in the wrong for buying cheap bikes and riding them until they fall
apart? A hundred dollar bike is no big loss, but killing a $3,000 Trek
would hurt.
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Bill Baka
under about $500 as a junker? I have 3 mountain bikes from an $85 Huffy
to a $300+ Pacific, one old Motobecane, and one Schwinn Super Sport 10
speed. They all ride good enough that I rotate between them and any one
is good enough to put in a 100 mile day if I have the time for the ride.
My main pack and trail bike weighs about 75 pounds fully loaded and I
don't care except maybe on a long mountain uphill, but that just means
more exercise for me. That's a good thing for me, a better workout.
I don't try to look like a TdF contender because when you get down to
it, I have to pack along all my food and water for the day with no SAG
wagon, and way out of cell phone range.
Am I in the wrong for buying cheap bikes and riding them until they fall
apart? A hundred dollar bike is no big loss, but killing a $3,000 Trek
would hurt.
??????????????
Bill Baka