I have the same bike in a dark blue paint scheme, maybe different year? I paid $140 CAD in essentially mint condition. Tange infinity tubing, functional components. I switched to drops and brifters, but now I’m back to the original bars and controls. It’s a good bike even if not anything particularly special.
Note the cranks are probably the recalled model (mine were). I swapped in a crankset from my parts bin.
Cocaine_Dealer on
Check the stickers on it to see what steel it is. If it’s cro mo it’s worth keeping (would last for a lifetime). If it’s Hi Ten steel it would be heavy and less joyful to ride. The parts on it are pretty much standard and you can find replacement parts easily. The rear wheel looks like with a freewheel instead of a cassette/ free hub, if you want more gears beyond 7 speed you might want another wheel with a cassette hub. All in all, $25 is pretty sweet.
Edit: it has a derailleur hanger and seems to be BSA bottom bracket so you can even put a modern group set on it.
Reynolds531IPA on
Heck yea! (Don’t have one, but you should have one).
Edit: I bet it’s cromoly. The components look mid/upper range so I bet the frame is decent too.
Lanky_Fondant8437 on
I have a similar frame in the same colour; a Legend with an Altus group set. I got it for free when I was a kid and it is my one and only bike and I am obsessed with it. I mostly kept mine stock and just repaired as needed and added racks and fenders. I’ve put 10k+ km on this thing since I started counting a few years ago.
In terms of quality, I think these bikes are lower tier “real” bikes. Mine has a cro-mo main triangle and stem with hi-ten fork and rear triangle. It’s about 27 pounds naked with light tires. I think the Serengeti may be slightly higher tier than mine with Alivio. Some quirks of my ride are the 6 mm rear fender/rack mounts and the 25.8 mm seat post. Luckily was able to find a replacement recently but overpaid for sure. Re: the components, my altus brakes had cracked collars and needed to be fully replaced. They still sell ct-91s if you like the look. Also, mine came with a ct-91 crankset so they are not involved in the recall, but you may want to check if those are on the recall list. I’ve also got 130mm spacing on the rear triangle, which means I’ll need to cold set + 5mm when I replace the wheel soon. Other than these challenges, the bike has been very reliable and easy to work on over the years (as are most 90s mtbs).
$25 bucks sounds like a great deal for a reliable bike. It’s not as flashy or hyped as some of the other frames on here but definitely has 90s charm (including “Laser Robotic Technology” and “All Terrain Bicycle” decals). I’m excited to see what you do with it!
Running-wit-scissors on
Definitely pick it up. Even worth doing a resto-mod to flip it to get another bike. But that eggplant purple is cool tho splashed with chrome/polished parts and tie it in with big cruiser bars 👌🏾
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I have the same bike in a dark blue paint scheme, maybe different year? I paid $140 CAD in essentially mint condition. Tange infinity tubing, functional components. I switched to drops and brifters, but now I’m back to the original bars and controls. It’s a good bike even if not anything particularly special.
Note the cranks are probably the recalled model (mine were). I swapped in a crankset from my parts bin.
Check the stickers on it to see what steel it is. If it’s cro mo it’s worth keeping (would last for a lifetime). If it’s Hi Ten steel it would be heavy and less joyful to ride. The parts on it are pretty much standard and you can find replacement parts easily. The rear wheel looks like with a freewheel instead of a cassette/ free hub, if you want more gears beyond 7 speed you might want another wheel with a cassette hub. All in all, $25 is pretty sweet.
Edit: it has a derailleur hanger and seems to be BSA bottom bracket so you can even put a modern group set on it.
Heck yea! (Don’t have one, but you should have one).
Edit: I bet it’s cromoly. The components look mid/upper range so I bet the frame is decent too.
I have a similar frame in the same colour; a Legend with an Altus group set. I got it for free when I was a kid and it is my one and only bike and I am obsessed with it. I mostly kept mine stock and just repaired as needed and added racks and fenders. I’ve put 10k+ km on this thing since I started counting a few years ago.
In terms of quality, I think these bikes are lower tier “real” bikes. Mine has a cro-mo main triangle and stem with hi-ten fork and rear triangle. It’s about 27 pounds naked with light tires. I think the Serengeti may be slightly higher tier than mine with Alivio. Some quirks of my ride are the 6 mm rear fender/rack mounts and the 25.8 mm seat post. Luckily was able to find a replacement recently but overpaid for sure. Re: the components, my altus brakes had cracked collars and needed to be fully replaced. They still sell ct-91s if you like the look. Also, mine came with a ct-91 crankset so they are not involved in the recall, but you may want to check if those are on the recall list. I’ve also got 130mm spacing on the rear triangle, which means I’ll need to cold set + 5mm when I replace the wheel soon. Other than these challenges, the bike has been very reliable and easy to work on over the years (as are most 90s mtbs).
$25 bucks sounds like a great deal for a reliable bike. It’s not as flashy or hyped as some of the other frames on here but definitely has 90s charm (including “Laser Robotic Technology” and “All Terrain Bicycle” decals). I’m excited to see what you do with it!
Definitely pick it up. Even worth doing a resto-mod to flip it to get another bike. But that eggplant purple is cool tho splashed with chrome/polished parts and tie it in with big cruiser bars 👌🏾