Buy new - or rebuild old?
phillippenny
Posts: 4
Hey guys I have a 1999 Haro Escape:
http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?year=2000&brand=Haro%20&model=Escape+A7.0
It was my first bike of any quality, first time with an aluminium frame, but unfortunately I passed my driving test a week after purchasing it so have barely used it. I want to get back into biking again but don't know wether to buy new for around £500 (I have a halfrauds contact that can get me 25% off so £600+) or to spend a little on my Haro.
The front forks are crappy SR Suntour non-adjustable ones that are too soft and bottom out.
The gear slips in top, causing excruciating pain when the pedals spins round and slams into my shin.
But the frame is light, with a nice top curve in case I slip off, and V-brakes are the best I have ever experienced (only ever had calipers prior to these!)
So I've not experienced a bike from this decade, so really have no idea what to expect.
What do you suggest?
http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?year=2000&brand=Haro%20&model=Escape+A7.0
It was my first bike of any quality, first time with an aluminium frame, but unfortunately I passed my driving test a week after purchasing it so have barely used it. I want to get back into biking again but don't know wether to buy new for around £500 (I have a halfrauds contact that can get me 25% off so £600+) or to spend a little on my Haro.
The front forks are crappy SR Suntour non-adjustable ones that are too soft and bottom out.
The gear slips in top, causing excruciating pain when the pedals spins round and slams into my shin.
But the frame is light, with a nice top curve in case I slip off, and V-brakes are the best I have ever experienced (only ever had calipers prior to these!)
So I've not experienced a bike from this decade, so really have no idea what to expect.
What do you suggest?
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Comments
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If you have £500, get a new bike - will overall be a better bet.0
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Is it worth me holding onto the Haro at all? If it's worth peanuts now I may as well give it away.0
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For a basic runaround yes. if you plan to hit the harder stuff, sell it. It will fetch something!0
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Cheers pal. I better get researching!0
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You could do it up over time as a project. Maybe turn it into a pub hack or a commuter bike. I've done that with my first proper MTB, a 92 Raleigh Ravine, which I loved and had seen a lot of action over the years. I stripped it, had it powder coated, and added bits from here and there (where "here" is eBay and "there" is mainly http://www.retrobike.co.uk)*. It's quite a satisfying thing to do and can give some good experience in being a mechanic, even if it can work out to be an expensive hobby if you add it all up over the time it takes.
*In fact, one day it might even be finished...0
