90’s MTBs have been hot for years but I’m thinking hybrid bikes are being slept on. There’s plenty available and the type of people that buy them hardly use them.
This Marin Stinson that I just picked up is a great blank canvas for a build. I know they don’t always look cool but this model and style appealed to me. If I didn’t have a deep parts bin I wouldn’t bother with it. These type of bikes almost never have higher end components. What do you think? Should hybrids be on our radar?
P.S. The adjustable stem and suspension seat post on this will be going bye-bye.
by Separate-Donut-6462
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Pretty sure hybrids were on the scene before 90s mtbs even started re-emerging… I mean multitraks and crossroads were sought after stuff even 10 years ago when I first got into this while rock hoppers were yet to fully get attention from retromodders
One of the challenges is the suspension forks. One they are not great generally but they also make fitting baskets and front racks more complicated because the distance between the front hub and the headset / stem is not fixed.
Who knows😀
Bit mad all the 1990’s MTB’s being restored to look like 1970’s Breezer 1 klunkers.
Cannondale made some nice hybrids. Most of them came with pretty heavy suspension forks. So if you have a spare rigid fork laying around. You could make a nice light gravel build on the cheap.
My favorite bike is the Marin kentfield 2. It’s the most cost effective easy maintenance bike sold that performs well and is cost friendly.
I prefer doing hybrids and touring bike builds rather than another Rockhopper