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01-17-2007, 02:01 PM

trailblazer021@verzion.net wrote:
> I don't care what you ride . If you don't take care of it .they all go to
> Sh#t .Learn to fix it take better care of it .A buddies of mine use to
> complain about his Mt bike but never worked on it to keep it in shape it
> really doesn't take that much.Once he started to clean it and adjust thing
> as they were being use he had better luck when he went out riding . He could
> go for a ride and things didn't break or come out of adj.
> I think this is what the he was looking for .
> Don't wait till it breaks . Ride it and pay a little attion to what's going
> on and you can tell when thing are coming loose or need adjusted.Really??
> I own 3 bikes and keep them in shape the last thing they do is let be down
> on a ride unless I crash and bend some thing .
> Don't get me wrong if you bought a cheep bike??? You get what you pay for
> !!!
> A cheap bike wont get you the mileage of a good bike?!?!
> MY 2 CENTS>
>
> --
> J/O TrailBlazer At Large!!

Nah, like I said in my other post, my $200 cheapie MTB by Diamondback
is 15 yrs. old and rides fine still, but this $3,500 SWB got a bent
chainring from a simple bump with a car! The car's paint isn't even
scratched, but the paint on the chainring has come off!

It's a TruVativ chainring, what Hostel Shoppe sells for their "Ultimate
SMGTe"...I can't believe a little tap has thrown a few teeth crooked!
I've taken harder hits from cars on my own body without drawing blood
(used to be an NYC messenger for all of half a summer), but a simple
bump leaves the car's finish perfectly fine while my chainring is bent.
Sheesh!

01-17-2007, 02:01 PM	#65 (permalink)
Prisoner at War Guest Posts: n/a	Re: My 'Bent Is Starting to Annoy Me trailblazer021@verzion.net wrote: > I don't care what you ride . If you don't take care of it .they all go to > Sh#t .Learn to fix it take better care of it .A buddies of mine use to > complain about his Mt bike but never worked on it to keep it in shape it > really doesn't take that much.Once he started to clean it and adjust thing > as they were being use he had better luck when he went out riding . He could > go for a ride and things didn't break or come out of adj. > I think this is what the he was looking for . > Don't wait till it breaks . Ride it and pay a little attion to what's going > on and you can tell when thing are coming loose or need adjusted.Really?? > I own 3 bikes and keep them in shape the last thing they do is let be down > on a ride unless I crash and bend some thing . > Don't get me wrong if you bought a cheep bike??? You get what you pay for > !!! > A cheap bike wont get you the mileage of a good bike?!?! > MY 2 CENTS> > > -- > J/O TrailBlazer At Large!! Nah, like I said in my other post, my $200 cheapie MTB by Diamondback is 15 yrs. old and rides fine still, but this $3,500 SWB got a bent chainring from a simple bump with a car! The car's paint isn't even scratched, but the paint on the chainring has come off! It's a TruVativ chainring, what Hostel Shoppe sells for their "Ultimate SMGTe"...I can't believe a little tap has thrown a few teeth crooked! I've taken harder hits from cars on my own body without drawing blood (used to be an NYC messenger for all of half a summer), but a simple bump leaves the car's finish perfectly fine while my chainring is bent. Sheesh!