YO everyone
Coming here brings me back, holy moly.
Anyways, after years living away from biking this year is my return so I need some help here. Since my days of hard livin are over and I got a desk job now…. I can see where that is gonna be heading unless I start doing exercise again on a regular basis. Need to crush future flabbo me before he even gets a chance (poor bastard)
I have this old (2004? ish) Kona Stinky. The frame is cracked apparently so not gonna use it.
So I was thinking of either: getting a decent frame and putting whatever parts I can salvage from it on there.. although I seem to remember a sh*tload of different standards coming out around the time I started riding less, so I can only imagine what it's like now.
I know the tires are garbage now and some other parts I would replace with new ones but stuff like the brakes and pedals I really used to like… Would my brakes even be good still (aside from new pads + fluid etc)? They're old Hayes hydros from around 2002 O.O Also it had some of those sweet yellow Deemax wheels which as far as I can tell are still in good shape. The fork I would probably replace but maybe I not if you think it would still be OK
Anyhow, barring all that… what are some good, reasonably priced XC/freeridey bikes these days I could look at if I went with a new/used one?
Been out of the scene so long I don't even know where to look. Does Kona still make good stuff? Or Rocky Mountain?
Thanks in advance
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