Yup, old stuf was made better. Many people know the XT 737 96-97 gropu set and are fantastic, smooth, the clic is nice, v brakes with power etc . But what amaze me is this cheap bike to go to the beach. Here is stock, only have been changed the grips. Later I have discovered a broken rear axis and a bad chain, so from cheap to ... Ok.
Back in the days this bicycle was not that cheap and now I know why. Every thing works quite fine. I have add the fork. it is a gila T5 bought in a shop, the guy of the shop revised and greased it and works amazing smooth, not a bargain but it is worth the work he had done as it is a old early 2000´s model. This is why real shops are worth: the service is fantastic. So as I cannot assemble the cantilever, first day was without front brake.
The stock brakes are altus C90 but if you add the fork you have to add an adaptor and I don´t have one. I will order it but I have to wait so I went to aliexpress and bought the front V bakes and a pair of brake levers for 7 euros all. Yes that dirt cheap. The result: The cantilever is precise, and have more power than the V brakes that have lot of play. I took my time to dial everything but it is what it is, cheap plastic and alu alloy and bad adjustment. But it works. Yes nothing to do with 96 XT v-brakes or Avid SD 7 etc etc but going cheap ... the C90 cantilever is better option than this aliexpress one.
As I´m not at home, I cannot cut the cable
I really like this one. Now is not that cheap and I don´t want to add more money, it is supose to be a dirt cheap bicycle to go to the beach and forget in the parking with a cheap lock. But now I really like it. I have even add some modern details to match the colors. Ready for the next decade
Back in the days this bicycle was not that cheap and now I know why. Every thing works quite fine. I have add the fork. it is a gila T5 bought in a shop, the guy of the shop revised and greased it and works amazing smooth, not a bargain but it is worth the work he had done as it is a old early 2000´s model. This is why real shops are worth: the service is fantastic. So as I cannot assemble the cantilever, first day was without front brake.
The stock brakes are altus C90 but if you add the fork you have to add an adaptor and I don´t have one. I will order it but I have to wait so I went to aliexpress and bought the front V bakes and a pair of brake levers for 7 euros all. Yes that dirt cheap. The result: The cantilever is precise, and have more power than the V brakes that have lot of play. I took my time to dial everything but it is what it is, cheap plastic and alu alloy and bad adjustment. But it works. Yes nothing to do with 96 XT v-brakes or Avid SD 7 etc etc but going cheap ... the C90 cantilever is better option than this aliexpress one.
As I´m not at home, I cannot cut the cable
I really like this one. Now is not that cheap and I don´t want to add more money, it is supose to be a dirt cheap bicycle to go to the beach and forget in the parking with a cheap lock. But now I really like it. I have even add some modern details to match the colors. Ready for the next decade
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