Originally Posted by
DMC707
sorry Kap, i may have lost sight of the actual topic. The banter between a couple of other guys’ on here seems to overflow into different threads
regarding a 10 yo bike, i wouldnt hesitate if it was a hybrid. If it was an mtb, the note about straight vs tapered headtube and wheelsize is valid. Id go for a hardtail 29’er but the straight HT would cause me to pause.
a 10 yo 26” wheeled bike id probably keep exploring my options though.
Not a lot has changed on hybrids that would make a lot of difference to a beginner. A few years ago I gifted my late 90s era Bianchi hybrid to my cousin. He was riding a girl's bike that was too small for him and the Bianchi was sitting in my garage. I told him it was cleaned up and tuned a few years earlier when son rode it briefly, so everything is pretty much ready to ride. He asked what would be the difference between that and a new hybrid. I said on a $500 hybrid, nothing. But if he wanted to spend more like $750, maybe disc brakes, 8 or 9 speed shifters instead of 7. And maybe a newer bike would be 1 or 2 lbs lighter.