Big Til Posted March 11, 2011 Share So after starting cycling last year i decided to celebrate my loss of 15kg in 10 months by getting myself a new steed. Bought the Merida 120 800D today for what i think is a very good price (R13,600). The only thing remaining is the decision whether to hang onto the HT for sentimental reasons or to sell is and do a conversion to tubeless on the merida..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 12, 2011 Share conveeeeeeeeersion conVEEEEEEEEEEERsion CONVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERSION!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted March 12, 2011 Share Keep the HT, its nice to have a spare bike for emergencies or friends etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baie-sukkel Posted March 12, 2011 Share Keep the HT, its nice to have a spare bike for emergencies or friends etc. Ditto, I did exactly that .... TUBELESS is a must ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubeless Posted March 12, 2011 Share as my name says.. no question. great bike, enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted March 12, 2011 Share Keep the HT.Do a DIY conversion. Tape, tubeless valves, your tires, lots of air. Costs about R200. Upgrade to decent tyres when you kill your current ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanick Posted March 12, 2011 Share Beware of usingf non UST tyres on conversion - my friend did the same and if your running a slightly low air pressure those tyres are bound to pop off and cause bad injuries. He almost killed himself coming down a steep hill and the tyres pop off the rim... just a thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palaeodom Posted March 12, 2011 Share Keep the hardtail...you never know you may just prefer it! Also you could convert it to a single speed demon. Congrats on the new toy, have you got a pic? as i can't be bothered to look it up right now. I'm sure you'll have hundreds of happy k's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 13, 2011 Share Yeah.. Exactly.. U must not sell it.. If u do, one day you will regret as you may desperately wish to ride it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeu52 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Kept my first HT. It has since done 2x 94.7 and the Argus yesterday. Keep if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted March 14, 2011 Share Pimp your HT with odds and ends when you can afford it, make it your fun bike / training bike that you can put long miles on. Doing high mileage on your dual-sus will cost you a packet in maintenance...save it for races or special occasions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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