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Well, as most of you know, my Giant Iguana bike, the bike I've been riding for 7 years, has bit the dust. The seat post fused with the frame cause I never took it out or anything. So my dad tried to get it out, first with a pipe wrench(which just tweaked the frame and the real rim) and then a hammer(which broke the part that the seat mounts on), and then tried an air hammer with a chisle bit, and that just got my dad a bad cut on his finger and wasted time. So I finally was able to convince him that this is just insane to fix this bike, and he gave up.
So today we went to bike places, didn't see anything really good, and then went to Granada Cyclery, where we know the owner. This Raleigh M1000(I think) caught my eye when I was there with my bro about a week before, and it was still there, full suspension, it's nice. $469. So we check out the other bikes, and they don't have any in stock that I really wanted to see(that were expensive but cool). So I ask to ride this Raleigh, and it's awsome! suspension isn't soft but very good, and rock shox on the front. Light too, I was flying in the parking lot on it. But it had those crappy Grip Shifters, and also the "v" style brakes(like my Iguana, and I don't really like them). So we get to talking, and the guy says that he will put the Rapid Fire shifters on it(like my Iguana) and "L" brakes(which stop incredibly fast, not like the Disc brakes but Disc brakes are expensive as hell), and a quick release seat and a rear kickstand(it doesn't have a stand now).
So I'm like "Awsome" and my dad askes how much it would be, and the guys like "$410 with all the upgrades, my price to you". So we are buying it. The upgrades should be done on Wednesday and we will pick it up.
It's like 2 years old but never ridden(old stock), and still has all of the warrenties and stuff. The Rock Shox are like the bottom of the line(but adjustable softness), I'll check out the warrenties on them, and if/when they expire, I'm gonna get probably these Rock Shox I saw that have adjustable ride hight and softness with a switch at the bottom, but I think that they are expensive.
Just thought I would tell you, it's awsome and I'll get a pic of it when I get it here.
So today we went to bike places, didn't see anything really good, and then went to Granada Cyclery, where we know the owner. This Raleigh M1000(I think) caught my eye when I was there with my bro about a week before, and it was still there, full suspension, it's nice. $469. So we check out the other bikes, and they don't have any in stock that I really wanted to see(that were expensive but cool). So I ask to ride this Raleigh, and it's awsome! suspension isn't soft but very good, and rock shox on the front. Light too, I was flying in the parking lot on it. But it had those crappy Grip Shifters, and also the "v" style brakes(like my Iguana, and I don't really like them). So we get to talking, and the guy says that he will put the Rapid Fire shifters on it(like my Iguana) and "L" brakes(which stop incredibly fast, not like the Disc brakes but Disc brakes are expensive as hell), and a quick release seat and a rear kickstand(it doesn't have a stand now).
So I'm like "Awsome" and my dad askes how much it would be, and the guys like "$410 with all the upgrades, my price to you". So we are buying it. The upgrades should be done on Wednesday and we will pick it up.
It's like 2 years old but never ridden(old stock), and still has all of the warrenties and stuff. The Rock Shox are like the bottom of the line(but adjustable softness), I'll check out the warrenties on them, and if/when they expire, I'm gonna get probably these Rock Shox I saw that have adjustable ride hight and softness with a switch at the bottom, but I think that they are expensive.
Just thought I would tell you, it's awsome and I'll get a pic of it when I get it here.
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