Alright, so you guys have me thinking about the safety of me el cheapo bike. I'm not necessarily convinced that stuff will just brake on it as easily as you guys say, but at the same time, I don't know if I want to find out.... LOL.
So... It's my Birthday on Saturday and I just got some money from my Mom. Plus I guess my Mother in law is sending some, and I had a bit from Christmas. My kids say they're going to kick in some money for my Bday... And I had a little bit of money in my paypal account that's just been sitting there.
Mind you, I'm not really sure if this is the wisest use of my money but there's no doubt I want to keep riding and I do want to be safe.
So I figured I'd start shopping for used. To me it seems like the world is full of bikes that people don't ride. I mean why buy something new if you can get a deal and keep something out of the trash?
I do need some knee pads along with whatever I get, if anything.
The one issue I see is that for me I want tall bars. And even after buying one of these bikes I'll still probably need new bars...... I'm old and don't like bending over so much. LOL. Seems like everyone puts front load stems on.... Well, not everyone but a lot...
I can transfer my current wheels to a better frame. Even though it's a cheap bike I'm pretty sure the hubs are the right size. I measured yesterday and I think they are proper. I get 4" on the fork and right around 4-1/3" on the rear. I didn't take the rear wheel of to see for sure so measuring is hard. But I'm pretty sure that works out to the proper dimensions in MM. I don't know if the rear axles are 14mm though. That could be an issue.
Are most good frames 14mm rear axles?
These are the ones I contacted today so far. I like the Green Haro one cuz the price is right and it looks like it's really clean..... I'll post that one first:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/542867506451598/?ref=messenger_banner
This one is really close to me:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2519560501700247/?ref=messenger_banner
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/560772488007395/?ref=messenger_banner
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2429710213974833/?ref=messenger_banner
https://www.facebook.com/groups/653149134779392/permalink/2567834999977453/?sale_post_id=2567834999977453&ref=messenger_banner
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1348783845297018/?ref=messenger_banner
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2583157848630153/?ref=messenger_banner
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/522962138475267/?ref=messenger_banner
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2720844678009210/?ref=messenger_banner
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