Brother in law gave me these bikes, I was looking to clean one of them up to use for exercise/fun. Any advice on which one I should keep and can/should I sell the other?
Brother in law gave me these bikes, I was looking to clean one of them up to use for exercise/fun. Any advice on which one I should keep and can/should I sell the other?
assuming they both fit you, they’re very different bikes so it kind of depends what you want to do.
the langster is a single speed (or fixed gear, depending on the rear wheel setup). fast, fun, a very specific kind of riding, steeper learning curve especially if its fixed. i’m guessing this has an aluminum frame which will be lighter than the trek.
the trek multitrack is an old hardtail mountain bike. great for trails, gravel paths, has lots more tire clearance than the langster. you can run big tires, commute or bikepack on it. more relaxed kind of fit and more comfortable over longer distances.
byelow on
Specialized will sell for more… and that Trek is a great all around bike…
FuelHaulinAss on
I’d buy the Langster in a heartbeat.
Championnats91 on
Keep both. Ride bikes on road and off road. Profit
KonkeyDongPrime on
The 720 has some retro value and is historically significant, but it’s a piece of shit that belongs in a museum. The road bike looks quite nice.
Caloso89 on
I would keep the Specialized. Single speeds are simple and fun. Note that if you live in a hilly area, you’ll want gears, but if it’s flat, one gear is all you need.
nakedrickjames on
Keep both, transfer over the cockpit of the spesh to the trek, become famous on /r/xbiking for a day
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assuming they both fit you, they’re very different bikes so it kind of depends what you want to do.
the langster is a single speed (or fixed gear, depending on the rear wheel setup). fast, fun, a very specific kind of riding, steeper learning curve especially if its fixed. i’m guessing this has an aluminum frame which will be lighter than the trek.
the trek multitrack is an old hardtail mountain bike. great for trails, gravel paths, has lots more tire clearance than the langster. you can run big tires, commute or bikepack on it. more relaxed kind of fit and more comfortable over longer distances.
Specialized will sell for more… and that Trek is a great all around bike…
I’d buy the Langster in a heartbeat.
Keep both. Ride bikes on road and off road. Profit
The 720 has some retro value and is historically significant, but it’s a piece of shit that belongs in a museum. The road bike looks quite nice.
I would keep the Specialized. Single speeds are simple and fun. Note that if you live in a hilly area, you’ll want gears, but if it’s flat, one gear is all you need.
Keep both, transfer over the cockpit of the spesh to the trek, become famous on /r/xbiking for a day
trek with gears is much more useful
ride that though it seems small
sell the other useless without gears fixie