DarkWing77

Wow this is a real impressive restoration! Would love to see what the bike looked like before you started! Well done! ????????????????????????

Hi Mars, Thank you for your detailed reply... This is so useful and all the info I need... I will need to mull this over and absorb everything... Seems that I may be in for more than I can chew at the moment but may also be a good new way to get into the sport... At the moment I'm using the LBS to do repairs but I see they can get very expensive and would prefer to do as much as possible myself... in time... How times have changed and how the industry has evolved into this complex system... You've given me lots of homework. Thank you!

Thank you Roelf… your experience is exactly why I’me looking second hand… I’m from the old school generation with my Nishiki bikes where nothing has broken or been changed over the last 20years (other than a couple of tubes). Have no idea how much wearing parts would cost on these bikes…

Thank you for your honest advice Wayne!

Good Morning Bikehub Members, We have been looking to upgrade our 20 year old Nishiki MTB to something more updated ???? I have been advised to go with 29" wheels (although my wife prefers the 27.5"). I'm 1.82m which means I should be sticking to a Large frame (although there don't seem to be as much variety second hand in Large). I was also looking at some Dual Suspension bikes on Facebook Market place but I see numerous comments on "staying away" from used dual suspension. I have included the links to those bikes at the bottom if anyone thinks I should consider them... although in my price range I can only find 26" wheel size. If anyone could give us some advice on the best way forward I would really appreciate it... I've been trolling Bike shops and online ads for weeks now and want to make a decision already! ???? We aren't hectic riders (yet) and have been doing some moderate trails on the old faithful Nishikis but if the bug bites I'd rather we had decent bikes that can take us far before having to upgrade again) We are looking at the two TITAN bikes below to buy new... Both have hydraulic disk brakes but also have the bottom of the range Tourney deRailers and Shifters. So for this reason alone I am looking at going second hand instead. Our budget per bike is between R7,500 & R8,500 at a push. 2021 Titan Rogue Ryde Hardtail Aluminium Mountain Bike https://www.cyclelab.com/product/2021-titan-rogue-ryde-hardtail-aluminium-mountain-bike & 2021 Titan Racing Calypso Alpine Ladies Mountain Bike https://www.cyclelab.com/product/2021-titan-racing-calypso-alpine-ladies-mountain-bike Used I've found the following that I believe would be suitable (I love the look of the Ghost Tacana but is at upper limit of budget, MEDIUM frame, I know nothing about the brand and has Tourney Front deRailer not sure if this makes ANY difference) https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/hardtail-mountain-bikes/484701/ghost-29er-tacana-2-brand-new-condition-medium https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/hardtail-mountain-bikes/485367/cannondial-trial5-m-handlebar-lockout https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/hardtail-mountain-bikes/484820/titan-trail-sport-29er-m-frame-mint-condition https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/hardtail-mountain-bikes/485371/merida-big-nine-40d https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/hardtail-mountain-bikes/484937/merida-bignine-tfs-500 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4153814148071452/ Dual Suspension Bikes https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/204661098194394/ https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/206583471391621/ https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/151677350342024/