To you mountain bikers

[blefevre]

Just waiting for the weekend so I can test some bikes out.

[blefevre]

Anyone want this for cheap or know how much I could sell it for? Scratched up, unknown history.

XTR RD-M952 SGS

[Bishop]

I has teh XTR rear already :-/

[sleepingbeauty]

maybe get 45 if your lucky, depends how much use it has seen, 45 for like 20/5 miles of use

[Cloudbase]

Agreed. Craigslist or eBay. I think 952 was rapid rise.

[quikveedb2]

What I mean is by not being a mountain biker I probably won't see the value in very slight difference in components. Sure if I go from a $800 bike to a $2,000 bike I will feel it. I think I am better picking a bike that fits me well and then learning what components I want upgraded, etc.

^ Do this. As a novice you won't know the difference in components, as you grow as a rider & wear stuff out, you'll find what you like and what you don't. For $800 you can get a well spec-d hardtail or a bottom of the barrel fully suspended bike. I'd go for the former, you can have tons of fun on a good hardtail, and maintaining a crappy full squish bike can be pricey. Be sure to have drive train & suspension parts checked for wear if you're buying used, replacing and overhauling this stuff can get expensive quickly.

[Bimmerman325i]

^^Agreed.

Brad, if you don't have a good local shop, I'm a fan of Performance Bike up in Boulder, they'd probably be willing to look at a used bike and let you know how messed up/golden it is.

[blefevre]

Thanks, I am going to get a new bike. I don't want to deal with fixing parts with a used bike that's been through who knows what.

[blefevre]

I am checking out wheat ridge cyclery this weekend. They carry specialized and GF (trek) which are the only brands I am really interested in at this point.

[rxp rider]

both great brands, I've had two GF wahoos and looking forward to a specialized 29r FSR when I have the cash.

[sleepingbeauty]

I would stay away from treck models pre 08-09, but i guess that depends on what your looking at, for fullys or dj styles, newer is def a lot better in their case. idk how old of models they carry but some bike shops do

[blefevre]

I am only interested in the Trek "Gary fisher editions" aka 2011 GF rebadged as a trek.

[sleepingbeauty]

wow im a little out of date, treck buy out gf? or is this just something theyre doing this year?

[quikveedb2]

Old news, they just got rid of the gf brand and are selling "gf signature" branded treks to simplify things.

[sleepingbeauty]

veryy interesting… i think when blefevre gets his bike we should all go riding