Bought an old Jamis Durango a few weeks ago. Just wanted a fun bike I can beat up and not worry about.
I ride very casually, often with a 3.5 year old alongside.
Have already replaced the rear freehub, cables/housings, tires, added bar-ends, and cleaned the front wheel bearings.
What would you all do next for a "dicking around" bike?
by Elegant-Implement688
16 Comments
Gold chain
Nice tires
My dicking around bike would slowly get covered with stickers
Ride it
Doesn’t need anything. Just ride it.
I think you’ve done everything that is economically wise, considering its quality level. This is a basic, entry level bike that should do all of its functions well at the level of quality it was designed around, and considering how you use it. You will be able to have performance improvements on the basic items like seat (for comfort), tires, and brake pads and things you’ve already done. If you’re ever looking for noticeably higher performance, get a higher quality bike.
Don’t worry, I ride this almost every single day! Will keep doing that, it makes me feel like a kid again
New brake pads. Cosmetically, I’d change those hideous cranks and bars. But I personally wouldn’t invest much in this.
Put some “comfort bars” on it. I have VO Tourist bars and it makes the bike feel so much more fun.
I’d make it a single speed.
If you haven’t changed the brake pads for new ones I would definitely do that. There comes a time when the dicking around has to stop. Other than that, upgrade contact points if needed to improve comfort.
Shorten the housing to the rear brake, to start.
The Mr. Freeze roller coaster at Six Flags.
Sick! Don’t see many old-school Jamis bikes around here, this is my resto-modded ’96 Eureka, I built it for cruising the local rail trails and some gravel paths. Not sure what your goals are for the Durango, it looks pretty awesome as-is!
https://preview.redd.it/7qezd9g2x2yf1.png?width=961&format=png&auto=webp&s=79f6cefc18bdf211ff91a40e101298455d372880
Wheelies!
The sharp bell curve of the excessively long brake housing might need to be cut and shortened to possibly improve rear braking. The sharp angle will cause excess friction