On 5/9/09, paul stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > I ought to start riding a bike. I run five days a week, but my knees and > legs are getting too old for that. I have a Nishiki Colorado trail bike > hanging in the garage. It's about 25 years old. Needs a fair amount of work. > Is it worth fixing? Or should I just spring for something new? > Paul
Your Nishiki has a very nicely made CroMo frame. If the drive train is in good condition it's definitely worth fixing up. Maybe new tires, tubes, brake pads and perhaps some new cabling. Having this done at a bike shop isn't cheap, but it will still be considerably less expensive than a new bike. If your drive train needs major work, e.g. new bottom bracket, chain rings, cassette, etc., it's going to become a labor of love and you're probably better off just buying something new. I do this sort of thing all the time, but I have the tools for it and a pretty good supply of old bikes coming in. Turning 3 or 4 of them into one decent bike is fun. I doubt I'd do it if I had to buy new parts for everything. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
