My son has been biking less than a year. He’s inherited this bike, but he told me it’s not good enough quality to do what he needs to do. We live in CA and he just rides local trails nothing fancy. Is he right or is he just being 15 and spoiled?
Thanks for your help!
by Traditional-Data6082
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1x conversion and dropper post will ad a lot….
It’s pretty dated (10ish years if I were to guess) but assuming it’s in mechanical good condition, it will be fine…that’s a big if though.
Is it a little dated? Probably. Will it work for a ton of terrain in CA? Absolutely. I grew up in NorCal and still live here. I grew up riding a rigid 26er with canti brakes. My first suspension fork was a really big deal. Your kid will be just fine mashing that thing.
Thank you that helps a lot. I assumed it was on the older side, seeing as it was free. Son has 1k saved up and wants to buy a better bike used. Do you guys think that’s realistic? I know absolutely nothing about mountain bikes so for all I know he could be right. Thanks again
Tire choice is curious (the crossmark front is generally a rear one, and the arsent rear is generally a front one). Making it 1x and dropper post would be a good move. Imho, for 1k second hand it’d not really be a better ride. This was quite a read 10 years ago, and I think quite useable for some years. I’m 42 years old and looked at the kashima suspensions like “oh man, cool stuff”!
Convert to 1x drivetrain and get him a dropper. Dropper would be first for me though.
I miss the Santa Cruz logo