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Niner MCR vs Salsa Mamasita vs Salsa El Marachi vs IF Steel Deluxe
Or any others fitting in with this group.
I've found that the bike is like a hammer for me. Use it until it is broken and then replace. I tried going the sweet custom route...and it was sweet. But, just like every other bike in my 20 years of riding (except my 1993 Yo Eddy) it has broken.
I ride in New England, with all of the frame abuse that that implies.
I guess the IF would be great in that it would be a grandson to my much-loved Yo Eddy (now sidelined for serious riding, obviously, by it's little wheels...though it does make a great driveway bike for rolling around with the kids). However, it's $1k more than the others...and reference my hammer comment above. The hammer comment is tempered by the fact that the Yo never failed.
The Salsa products not too sure about. I think that the Mama is cool...but probably just begging to be destroyed too. The El M is neat, if I can get over the TT brace.
The Niner MCR is probably the ticket. 853 tubing. Not too cheap, nor too expensive. Comes in Tang. Do the Niner hardtails have lowish a BB?
Again, thanks in advance for the opinions.
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Or any others fitting in with this group.
I've found that the bike is like a hammer for me. Use it until it is broken and then replace. I tried going the sweet custom route...and it was sweet. But, just like every other bike in my 20 years of riding (except my 1993 Yo Eddy) it has broken.
I ride in New England, with all of the frame abuse that that implies.
I guess the IF would be great in that it would be a grandson to my much-loved Yo Eddy (now sidelined for serious riding, obviously, by it's little wheels...though it does make a great driveway bike for rolling around with the kids). However, it's $1k more than the others...and reference my hammer comment above. The hammer comment is tempered by the fact that the Yo never failed.
The Salsa products not too sure about. I think that the Mama is cool...but probably just begging to be destroyed too. The El M is neat, if I can get over the TT brace.
The Niner MCR is probably the ticket. 853 tubing. Not too cheap, nor too expensive. Comes in Tang. Do the Niner hardtails have lowish a BB?
Again, thanks in advance for the opinions.
B