So she recently announced she's keen to get a mountain bike. Which is great.
I have spare bikes, but they're XL hard tails which are a tad too big and I think a dually would be a better starting point for her.
What I'm thinking is stripping the parts off the Lynskey and buying her a frame to fit them to.
The Lynskey currently has a bunch of circa 2011-13 parts on it:
Fork: DT Swiss 100mm XMM something or other (fairly certain it's tapered steerer, Lynskey has an oversized head tube)
Brakes: Magura Marta Raceline
Wheels: Mavic Crossmax SLR 29er (currently QR rear, but I think can be adapted - need to check this, maybe with something like this)
Drivetrain: X0 9 Speed, pretty sure a threaded BB
I came upon this GT Zaskar on cycling deal for $579 (no idea about these, but assume they're ok?), and I think this Manitou McLeod at 165x38 might fit, and is meant to be a great unit.
So for under $1000 that would be a nice, basically new lightweight bike for a beginner to ride on some fire trails and basic single track, plus a decent spare bike for vistors.
Alternative is something used to suit the above components. She's tall so would need a Large frame, or probably an XL in a womens frame which I doubt I'll find.
I also have a 26inch hard tail with a similar kind of build spec if something nice and older came up.
What do the brains trust think?
I have spare bikes, but they're XL hard tails which are a tad too big and I think a dually would be a better starting point for her.
What I'm thinking is stripping the parts off the Lynskey and buying her a frame to fit them to.
The Lynskey currently has a bunch of circa 2011-13 parts on it:
Fork: DT Swiss 100mm XMM something or other (fairly certain it's tapered steerer, Lynskey has an oversized head tube)
Brakes: Magura Marta Raceline
Wheels: Mavic Crossmax SLR 29er (currently QR rear, but I think can be adapted - need to check this, maybe with something like this)
Drivetrain: X0 9 Speed, pretty sure a threaded BB
I came upon this GT Zaskar on cycling deal for $579 (no idea about these, but assume they're ok?), and I think this Manitou McLeod at 165x38 might fit, and is meant to be a great unit.
So for under $1000 that would be a nice, basically new lightweight bike for a beginner to ride on some fire trails and basic single track, plus a decent spare bike for vistors.
Alternative is something used to suit the above components. She's tall so would need a Large frame, or probably an XL in a womens frame which I doubt I'll find.
I also have a 26inch hard tail with a similar kind of build spec if something nice and older came up.
What do the brains trust think?
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