racefaceec90
Devout Dirtbag
apologies for the post but i have a kinesis sync ti ht that i bought back in 2018 when they were on sale and being discontinued i think (it's a small 27.5" wheel size). my first ti frame.
so far i have had it as i had it built up from my localish bike shop with 11 speed slx hope enduro wheels with pro 4 hubs and also a rockshox yari fork 150mm that was 2nd hand.
until last week everything on the bike has been as above but i now have a new fox float 100mm 32 step fork that was on special offer from bike tarts and i now plan on really blinging up the bike with all my dream components that i cannot afford lol eg chris king hubs and some nice 27.5 xc rims, xtr 12 speed groupset, hope xc brakes, either a ti or carbon flat bar and stem with bar ends (as i miss bar ends). also a cane creek suspension seatpost (these are my goals anyhoo as funds allow etc).
i haven't had a bike with top spec stuff fitted to it since i got a specialized stumpy m2 purple and green frame with direct drive fork and first gen xtr groupset in 1994.
am i being an idiot for wanting to spend out on the bike as it is obsolete in the eyes of the bike industry? ps i know it's a strange question to post here on retrobike also lol.
part of me says yes BUT part of me says no at the same time lol (i know it will be light for one thing and i haven't had a light mountain bike for a long time).
disclaimer i have suffered with long term depression for a long time and don't ride my bike anywhere near as much as i'd like to partly due to said depression and also laziness if i'm being honest.
it just sucks that the bike industry makes all these new standards then drops them (like 26" and 27.5" wheel sizes).
apologies for the long winded post also.
so far i have had it as i had it built up from my localish bike shop with 11 speed slx hope enduro wheels with pro 4 hubs and also a rockshox yari fork 150mm that was 2nd hand.
until last week everything on the bike has been as above but i now have a new fox float 100mm 32 step fork that was on special offer from bike tarts and i now plan on really blinging up the bike with all my dream components that i cannot afford lol eg chris king hubs and some nice 27.5 xc rims, xtr 12 speed groupset, hope xc brakes, either a ti or carbon flat bar and stem with bar ends (as i miss bar ends). also a cane creek suspension seatpost (these are my goals anyhoo as funds allow etc).
i haven't had a bike with top spec stuff fitted to it since i got a specialized stumpy m2 purple and green frame with direct drive fork and first gen xtr groupset in 1994.
am i being an idiot for wanting to spend out on the bike as it is obsolete in the eyes of the bike industry? ps i know it's a strange question to post here on retrobike also lol.
part of me says yes BUT part of me says no at the same time lol (i know it will be light for one thing and i haven't had a light mountain bike for a long time).
disclaimer i have suffered with long term depression for a long time and don't ride my bike anywhere near as much as i'd like to partly due to said depression and also laziness if i'm being honest.
it just sucks that the bike industry makes all these new standards then drops them (like 26" and 27.5" wheel sizes).
apologies for the long winded post also.
