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Hi there i have a 19 pitch 27.5 was wondering what the best after market parts to put on it? Thankyou
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Assuming you are talking about the Specialized bike the Pitch the best after market parts to put on it are the absolute bare minimum to keep it functional for long enough to save up the money for a more proper mountain bike. Any bikes with Tourney level components and cheaper cable brakes and forks that have no features just aren't going to be durable and reliable and aren't worth the money to upgrade aside from say a saddle or pedals you can move to a new bike. Bikes like that are designed to look enough like a mountain bike for the very occasional rider who is hitting pretty easy trails once and a while. You certainly can ride it and enjoy it but there are much better bikes out there that don't cost a fortune but are going to be leaps and bounds better with lockouts and better shifting drivetrains and hydraulic disc brakes.
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All that's done to it right now its got ODI rogue lock on grips and bar ends race face ride flat pedals Clarks clout 1 hydraulic disc brakes giant seat shimano trigger shifters sram 8spd cassette and sram 8spd chain and cst rear tyre going to replace the stock Sr suntour xct hope this helps.
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All that's done to it right now its got ODI rogue lock on grips and bar ends race face ride flat pedals Clarks clout 1 hydraulic disc brakes giant seat shimano trigger shifters sram 8spd cassette and sram 8spd chain and cst rear tyre going to replace the stock Sr suntour xct hope this helps.
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Well I would not of bought forks but the stock one cracked and the tire wore out and my brakes were only $129 but after the forks I think I'm done.
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I don't know how any one can give any advice good or bad, until the OP tells what sort of riding they plan to do.
That bike could be all that is needed for a lot of the easy trail riding many people do... or not. Why suggest a new bike until one knows that.
That bike could be all that is needed for a lot of the easy trail riding many people do... or not. Why suggest a new bike until one knows that.
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All the money he spent already and wants to spend into the future on more upgrades = He should have just spent the money on a better bike in the first place. He would come out ahead if he did it that way.
This bike stuff isn't that difficult.
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Pretty simple. He told us what parts he has already upgraded on the bike and then told us about more parts that he wants to upgrade.
All the money he spent already and wants to spend into the future on more upgrades = He should have just spent the money on a better bike in the first place. He would come out ahead if he did it that way.
This bike stuff isn't that difficult.
All the money he spent already and wants to spend into the future on more upgrades = He should have just spent the money on a better bike in the first place. He would come out ahead if he did it that way.
This bike stuff isn't that difficult.
He didn't describe the type of riding he does, so how can you tell if his bike is or isn't good enough? Crystal ball?
He also has invested in those upgrades on the bike he already has. Reflexively telling him to buy a new bike negates all that investment. Sort of a wasteful and unintelligent response until one knows what type of riding he will do.
I've been riding and building bikes for 50 years. This bike stuff isn't that difficult. Try something other than "buy a new bike" once in a while.
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No it's not that difficult.
He didn't describe the type of riding he does, so how can you tell if his bike is or isn't good enough? Crystal ball?
He also has invested in those upgrades on the bike he already has. Reflexively telling him to buy a new bike negates all that investment. Sort of a wasteful and unintelligent response until one knows what type of riding he will do.
I've been riding and building bikes for 50 years. This bike stuff isn't that difficult. Try something other than "buy a new bike" once in a while.
He didn't describe the type of riding he does, so how can you tell if his bike is or isn't good enough? Crystal ball?
He also has invested in those upgrades on the bike he already has. Reflexively telling him to buy a new bike negates all that investment. Sort of a wasteful and unintelligent response until one knows what type of riding he will do.
I've been riding and building bikes for 50 years. This bike stuff isn't that difficult. Try something other than "buy a new bike" once in a while.
He told us he already upgraded some parts and wants to upgrade more parts. It's a $500 bike and it sounds like it has a broken fork. Between all the money he has spent on the bike and the price to replace the fork...A better bike could be purchased. Like I said...Vegan gave some solid advice.
You ever hear of stepping over dollars to chase pennies?
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The type of riding he does doesn't apply here to what is being asked.
He told us he already upgraded some parts and wants to upgrade more parts. It's a $500 bike and it sounds like it has a broken fork. Between all the money he has spent on the bike and the price to replace the fork...A better bike could be purchased. Like I said...Vegan gave some solid advice.
You ever hear of stepping over dollars to chase pennies?
He told us he already upgraded some parts and wants to upgrade more parts. It's a $500 bike and it sounds like it has a broken fork. Between all the money he has spent on the bike and the price to replace the fork...A better bike could be purchased. Like I said...Vegan gave some solid advice.
You ever hear of stepping over dollars to chase pennies?
Until one knows what type of riding he does, one doesn't know if a new inexpensive fork would suffice or not. The solution of buy a new bike, which would have to be more than $500 to make any sense at all, may or may not be excessive. For all we know, and from reading his other posts in the Hybrid section, this may be all the bike he needs, especially when taking into consideration the upgrades he has already done to it: https://www.specialized.com/us/en/me...ext=85518-7201
You ever hear of throwing the baby out with the bath water?
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For all we know, and from reading his other posts in the Hybrid section, this may be all the bike he needs: https://www.specialized.com/us/en/me...ext=85518-7201
That IS the bike he has. Only so much lipstick that you can put on a pig.
And he probably purchased that bike based on the type of riding he does. He didn't come here for a recommendation on that aspect of it.
/done.
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As to the rest - condescension duly noted. You consider the Op's bike a pig.
Fwiw, On the forum I still try to work with individual cases based on their parameters, not my own pre-determined bias.
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Or you will invent parameters and say silly things such as "I don't know how any one can give any advice good or bad, until the OP tells what sort of riding they plan to do"
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just.. wow.
I suppose that's very easy when the only option ever proffered is to buy a new bike and one that is not cheap. Your help so far has been: Should have bought a better bike in the first place. Buy a new bike.
I would rather ask what the Ops goals and budget is so a realistic solution could be considered. Not impose my personal preferences onto him regardless of his circumstance.
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The stock cassette was damaged when I bought the bike so I had a sram cassette which is the cheaper sram and its only an 8spd in turning my mtb in to loner/winter bike that's why I'm up grading the fork and I do plan on buying a better bike in the near future.
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didn't have the money to buy a nicer bike at the time and was just getting back into mountain biking when I bought this bike
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I know what a winter bike is but what do you mean by loner? Do you plan to mountain bike with this bike, and if so, what type of trails do you see yourself riding?
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If this is just a beater/winter bike keep it just functional enough for winter and bad weather no need to really do a ton of upgrades aside from really cheap stuff like cables and housing and brake pads and shoes, aside from that and good care and maintenance just let it be unless something breaks then evaluate at the time and see what makes sense.
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Kinda what I hope the Op clarifies.
mountain biking and mountain bikes mean different things to different people. Some ride very technical trails and need a certain degree of bike for that while others ride little more than easy gravel.
No judgements, but if all the Op needs is a winter beater then the bike they already have will do.
I think in terms of platforms, and what their limits are. If you are easy trail/path riding then an older platform will meet the need for less cost. Even if one replaces components as they fail it would take years and years to match the cost of a modern bike, considering that one hopefully wouldn't buy the cheapest new bike available.
If ones aspirations are more aggressive in the technical sense then an older bike, as a platform, has limitations. You can upgrade parts but can't easily change the basic geometry or wheel sizing/mounts. To ride modern technical trails one probably wants a more modern platform to bolt parts onto.
mountain biking and mountain bikes mean different things to different people. Some ride very technical trails and need a certain degree of bike for that while others ride little more than easy gravel.
No judgements, but if all the Op needs is a winter beater then the bike they already have will do.
I think in terms of platforms, and what their limits are. If you are easy trail/path riding then an older platform will meet the need for less cost. Even if one replaces components as they fail it would take years and years to match the cost of a modern bike, considering that one hopefully wouldn't buy the cheapest new bike available.
If ones aspirations are more aggressive in the technical sense then an older bike, as a platform, has limitations. You can upgrade parts but can't easily change the basic geometry or wheel sizing/mounts. To ride modern technical trails one probably wants a more modern platform to bolt parts onto.
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Let my friends ride it on the trails
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If you bought it new and the tires are worn out. Good on you whether street, rail trail or single track. Keep it going until you can get a better bike. If the fork cannot be repaired/rebuilt go ahead and upgrade but not too far. May be a Rock Shox Judy for less than a couple hundred bucks. May also want a new headset.
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Thank you I bought a upgraded Sr suntour fork
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If you bought it new and the tires are worn out. Good on you whether street, rail trail or single track. Keep it going until you can get a better bike. If the fork cannot be repaired/rebuilt go ahead and upgrade but not too far. May be a Rock Shox Judy for less than a couple hundred bucks. May also want a new headset.
Next year or so the market will be flooded with used bikes from those who bought because the could not get into the gym or bars.
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