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Old 06-07-04, 01:51 PM
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Jawbone
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Originally Posted by Stubacca
I looked at rebuilding the Farrago, which would have been entirely possible. I just couldn't justify the money on it when I'd rather a better fitting frame. I needed wheels, BB, cassette, chain, headset, shifters and cables. If you really like the frame, it may be worth doing a rebuild with new 9-spd components, possible even with a drop bar (which is what I considered).
thanks, I'm thinking it's easier and less costly in the long run to just buy a new bike for commuting and relegate the Farrago to family tours around the hood. It was one of those hybrids that wasn't very good at anything but, whatever, I drove the guts out of it anway
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