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Scott Gordo
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On Jan 26, 4:16 pm, SCT Technology <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a GT mountain bike (model: LTS 4000). It was purchased back in
> 1998 and is still in great shape. However, it's got a heavy steel
> chromoly frame and I would like to find an aluminum bike frame where I
> could swap all the parts over. Is this possible?
If you're a middling mechanic it should be fun and not very hard. It's
also a good excuse to buy some tools if you don't already have them
like, say, a bb wrench and maybe a headset cup extractor and press
(though buying the press is likely overkill and better left to a
shop.) As a previous poster wrote, you can get aluminum frames cheap
these days.
If you're not a middling mechanic and the bike is in great shape you
might want to shop a bit for the bike that you want and craigslist/
ebay this one. Those Indy forks suck ass, plus the cogset is 7 speed.
I don't think it matters much as far as riding quality goes, but going
forward you'll likely need a new cogset at some point and trying to
track down non-9sp parts isn't cheap or a whole lot of fun. Getting a
new, nice, light aluminum hardtail bike isn't expensive.
I won't even get into some of the other "innovations" that have become
de rigeur over the last ten years regarding bb spindles and disc
brakes and all that jazz. Some think they're vast improvements, others
think it's marketing-driven BS.
/s
> I have a GT mountain bike (model: LTS 4000). It was purchased back in
> 1998 and is still in great shape. However, it's got a heavy steel
> chromoly frame and I would like to find an aluminum bike frame where I
> could swap all the parts over. Is this possible?
If you're a middling mechanic it should be fun and not very hard. It's
also a good excuse to buy some tools if you don't already have them
like, say, a bb wrench and maybe a headset cup extractor and press
(though buying the press is likely overkill and better left to a
shop.) As a previous poster wrote, you can get aluminum frames cheap
these days.
If you're not a middling mechanic and the bike is in great shape you
might want to shop a bit for the bike that you want and craigslist/
ebay this one. Those Indy forks suck ass, plus the cogset is 7 speed.
I don't think it matters much as far as riding quality goes, but going
forward you'll likely need a new cogset at some point and trying to
track down non-9sp parts isn't cheap or a whole lot of fun. Getting a
new, nice, light aluminum hardtail bike isn't expensive.
I won't even get into some of the other "innovations" that have become
de rigeur over the last ten years regarding bb spindles and disc
brakes and all that jazz. Some think they're vast improvements, others
think it's marketing-driven BS.
/s
