Just getting into mountain biking but on a budget at the moment. Is it worth buying an old 2008 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR for $150? Or would it be better to save up and find something more modern?
by Kh4otik
Just getting into mountain biking but on a budget at the moment. Is it worth buying an old 2008 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR for $150? Or would it be better to save up and find something more modern?
by Kh4otik
4 Comments
Hell yes!
I rock an ‘08 Giant Trance X with a high-end spec from back in the day. I love that bike and won’t get any money for it if I wanted to sell it. I also do all of my own maintenance and spent ~20 years in the industry. That’s a perfectly fine bike to start on, but maintenance could become a little rough. Those AVID brakes tend to turn into garbage real quick, if they aren’t already. Drivetrain will be easy to work with for the most part; but OEM parts are starting to dwindle. It’s enough of a bike to get you started with the idea that you will likely need an update in the next year or two, depending on how you progress.
For sure
That’s probably a fine place to start at that price range, though I’ll bet it needs a lot of maintenance.
Cool bike though, you can learn how to rebuild suspension, work on those brakes etc.