It may be cheap but it’s reliable and gets me where I need to be

This is my pride and joy Hyper Urban that I bought used for $125 and made a few changes to. I haven’t owned a bike in almost 20 years and I couldn’t resist picking it up when I found it, almost like it was calling out to me. In the 2ish months since I’ve owned it I’ve put on about 240 some odd miles. One day eventually I’ll get something nicer but this one just works too well for that to happen anytime soon. The best thing getting into bikes is that now I understand how they work so much more than I did before, which is just icing on the bike cake.

Parts/components:

Frame: Hyper Urban aluminum frame 1×8 speed

Fork: Hyper Urban steel ridged fork

Rims: Alexrims AT 470 36 spoke

Spokes: Alexrims black spokes

Hubs: Shimano Altus hubs (100mm & 141mm quick boost)

Tires: Schwalbe Green Marathon 700C x 38mm

Inner tubes: Continental Tour 28s

Cassette: Shimano Altus 8 speed 11-32t

Derailleur: Shimano Acera 8 speed long cage derailleur

Shift cable/housing: Shimano optislick

Chain: Shimano HG71 8 speed lubed with Holy Cow

Crankset: Shimano Essa 8 speed crankset 32t x 175mm

Pedals: Fookers black MTB pedals with triple bearings

Chain guide: Besnin

Brakes: Shimano Deore front and rear brakes

Brake levers: Shimano Deore levers

Brake cables/housing: Shimano

Shifter: Shimano Altus 8 speed rapidfire shifter

Bottom bracket: Shimano UN300 68mm x 122.5mm sealed square taper

Seat post: Bynccea extended aluminum post

Saddle: LCYMD (Amazon special)

Kickstand: BV heavy duty chromium kickstand, 77lb capacity

Headset: Zukka bike stem riser adapter (quill stem to threadless)

Stem: Wake aluminum 4 bolt stem

Handlebars: Bucklos 720mm upright bars with 120mm rise

Lights: Swittn front/rear lights with 5200mAh power bank

Computer: Cateye Padrone wireless

Grips: Ergon GP1

Mirrors: BriskMore bar end mirrors

Rear rack with foldable basket

Clamp on bottle cage

Classic bike bell

Bike frame bag

Kryptonite Keeper u lock and cable

Aluminum u lock frame clamp

Pitlock security skewers for wheels and seat post

Apple AirTag for GPS tracking

Registered with Bike Index

Frame bag has spare inner tube, mini bike pump, Allen keys, adjustable wrench, slip joint pliers, tri tool, psi gauge, Phillips/flathead screwdriver gloves, tire levers, and charging cables