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Need some advice about a new full suspension mtn bike
Hello!
I am currently riding a hard tail mountain bike and I am interestd in upgrading to a full suspension. I have heard that the Santa Cruz blur is quite an awesome bike, but the price is a bit out of my range. I am willing to spend up to 2k for one, but I definitely want the best bike for my buck. Any suggestions? Thanks, Gracie |
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"maxo" wrote in message news On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 12:55:37 -0800, wrote: but I definitely want the best bike for my buck. How are the components on the HT bike? Do you want to keep it? You could always get a great new FS frame and swap over the parts. Good idea. I went the other way, after my freeride FS frame cracked, and I was too cheap to buy another. Didn't take too much longer before the fork cracked too though. The rest of the parts have held up. Expect to buy a new seat post & clamp. You may need a new front dir if the seat tube is larger, or if the frames aren't both top-pull or bottom-pull. My new seat tube was smaller, so I just picked up Doere front der. shims from the LBS, and used my old front dir. When I did the swap, I had the LBS transfer the fork, because I figured they had all the fancy headset tools (and skills). I recently replaced the headset on my road-bike, and it turned out to be pretty easy. If I change my frame again (may go back to FS), I may do the entire thing this time. |
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I was thinking of maybe using my HT for a commuter - I suppose I could
switch out components. My HT is a mix of LX and XT parts (kind of dated). My front fork is an older Marzocchi - although it still works well, I think I'd need a new one. Since my components are a little out of date, wouldn't it be better to buy a whole new bike? TNX |
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