When I was a freshman, I was given an amazing 26”(?) 2004 Jamis Durango Sport SX! (Pic 3) i rode it for years. It had some fat MAXXIS tires and a leather seat, I rode it every day until it got stolen February 22 2022.
I haven’t had a mountain bike since, but I figured I’d give it another try! I love hard tails, so when I saw this 29” 2015 Specialized Sirrus Sport! (Pic 1&2) I thought “I could work with that”. It was cheap, needed the tires aired up, and it would only shift through half the gears, I spent a half hour messing with the rear derailer and boom! Perfect bike! I just rode it a bit over 2 miles and I couldn’t be happier!
I love its lightness, and snappy steering, as well as its gearing as a 3×9. But I have a few things I’d like to do
I’d like to swap the solid front fork for a shock front end, to make it a hard tail, like my old Jamis, what’s a good brand of front fork that won’t break the bank, and preferably pull brakes not caliper.
And second, it has the original 700x32c tires, would it fit MAXXIS torch silkworm 29×2.10? They’re like the tires I had on my Jamis and I loved the performance.
by Coldlegos
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Don’t mean to shit on your parade but this is not a hardtail nor a mountain bike. Seriously don’t take this on the trail unless you have intent to injure yourself and others. Nothing you can do to make this bike a “mountain bike”. The geometry isn’t there. The rims aren’t there. Cantilever brakes? Are you on a suicidal mission? That 3×9 won’t do you any good either.
A $400 Ozark Trail Ridge from Walmart would have been a WAY better purchase than this.
I really wish people did some research before spending money. SMH.
Anyways. Good luck and don’t hurt yourself.