Upgrade or buy a new one

nickphillipps

ive got a diamondback m:05 and as you can imagine its not great.

Ive upgraded the shifters and brake levers as the orignal ones basically fell apart.

But now im wondering whether its worth upgrading the forks and drivetrain or would it be better to just save up more and get a decent bike second hand.

I'm trying to do it all as cheaply as possible.


Any input would be great.

Cheers

cooldad

Depnds on what sort of riding you do, your budget etc.

nickphillipps

Its mainly going to be for cross country riding, budget i reckon £200-£300 tops

Altho if i could upgrade the diamond back for much cheaper to an alright standard that would be preferable.

mac_man

Sell it and save for a better 2nd hand bike.

I got a mint 2nd hand rockhopper 2 years ago for £350. Funnily enough my son has the same Diamondback... is it the silver n black one from Halfords?

You'd spend a lot more than £350 quid to spec it to the same level as a used rockhopper.

nickphillipps

Well, ive just literally found out that a mates brother is selling an orange mtb for £350, 6months old.

Its a 19.5inch frame but im 6ft3, so is that going to be too small?

cooldad

Sit on it.

nickphillipps

Had a sit on it, felt pretty good.

Just need to do some negotiations and hopefully it'll be mine...

Though i do want to find otu a bit about the breaks.

It has funn f2's. It seems that they are basically the same as hayes but im not sure which model and i cant find where to get any spare parts for them or bleed kits or anything really.

cooldad

UK dealers

http://www.2026distribution.com/stockists.html

Google is your friend.