larrydavid
Retro Newbie
I've not had a mountain bike for over 20 years. I've always been a bit of a fan of a racer. Over the last few years I've tried a few times to use my road bike as a commute to work but I've always had to go the long way around to work (rather than an off road short cut) and the amount of punctures I was getting was a joke.
I ended up getting a 1995ish Marin Rocky Ridge off ebay which arrived yesterday. It was £75 which I thought looked OK going off some other prices on there and lurking on here for a couple of months.
The bike arrived this morning and my first impressions weren't that great. Tyres are worn and will need replacing, the chain is rustied up and will need replacing as well as other areas of rust.
My boss came down and looked at it. He's an avid mountain biker and although he has just bought a £3000 bike knows the value of riding on old and 2nd hand bikes. His last bike was a few grand but he has had 10 years user out of it, thrashing it up and down the hills of Wales, Saddleworth and the Alpes.
He inspected it some more and says the cassette may need replacing as it's very wobbly, the brakes need replacing, the wheel hubs aren't very smooth running and at the very least need the bearings greasing, if not replacing. The tires need replacing as well, he says they are semi slicks and should be ok for the summer but when it gets wet I will be all over the place on them. He also says because of the headset rust, that would need replacing but I may struggle getting the parts. The only redeeming feature we can both find is the frame, which is quite good condition
I will post some photos tomorrow morning, but any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. I am a complete noob when it comes to this sort of thing, so be easy with me.
I ended up getting a 1995ish Marin Rocky Ridge off ebay which arrived yesterday. It was £75 which I thought looked OK going off some other prices on there and lurking on here for a couple of months.
The bike arrived this morning and my first impressions weren't that great. Tyres are worn and will need replacing, the chain is rustied up and will need replacing as well as other areas of rust.
My boss came down and looked at it. He's an avid mountain biker and although he has just bought a £3000 bike knows the value of riding on old and 2nd hand bikes. His last bike was a few grand but he has had 10 years user out of it, thrashing it up and down the hills of Wales, Saddleworth and the Alpes.
He inspected it some more and says the cassette may need replacing as it's very wobbly, the brakes need replacing, the wheel hubs aren't very smooth running and at the very least need the bearings greasing, if not replacing. The tires need replacing as well, he says they are semi slicks and should be ok for the summer but when it gets wet I will be all over the place on them. He also says because of the headset rust, that would need replacing but I may struggle getting the parts. The only redeeming feature we can both find is the frame, which is quite good condition
I will post some photos tomorrow morning, but any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. I am a complete noob when it comes to this sort of thing, so be easy with me.
