Hey ya'll 
Recently had to relocate to Houston and will be here for the next 6-12 months. I ride motorcycles back home, dirt and street but I did not want to have to bother with moving motorcycles down here on a temp basis, but after a couple of weeks, I just had to get back on two wheels.
There are a couple of parks close by that have pavement and some hardpack, so I knew I wanted a mountain bike type of ride. I also knew that I would be doing some urban riding and there would be some curbs that needed crossing.
Then it was off to wally world. looked around and bought a 159 dollar mongoose. Brought it back and started riding around and I could not believe how tired it was making me.
So came back in and found you guys. I did some research here and knew that the best thing for me to do would go to a local shop and get some advice. Just happens that there is a shop, Cycle Spectrum, about 2 miles from my apartment. Spent a couple of hours with the manager helping me get a grasp and came to the conclusion that I was going to buy something.
The majority of bikes they had in the tyoe I was looking for were Fuji's and Motobecanes. I decided on a Motobecane 400HT. Seemed like a decent bike and as rusty as I am at having to power myself, it did not feel bad at all, but I really have no experience to draw from After I bought it he said to bring it back in a couple of weeks and he would take care of any cable streatching. The store also has a free lifetime service policy.
Got it back to the apartment and rode it around for about 4 hours off and on this afternoon and had an absolute blast! Rode it pretty hard and there were a few curbs I hopped.
I guess have 2 questions after all the previous crap I wrote.
1.When I brought it back in the house tonight, I noticed some seepage around the fork seals. Looks like about 20wt of some type. I know it's probably a stupid question, but is this normal for a new bike? I know on my motorcycles this would indicate fork seals failing.
2. I really like the fact that the shop is so close to where I am and their service policy. What I don't know is the durability and quality of the bike. I just kinda assumed that since it was in a shop it was going to be ok. After having brought it home, I tried to pull up some reviews or something and had little to no luck. Please tell me I did not buy TWO pieces of junk in one day
Sorry for the long post, but I am a long winded kinda guy.
Recently had to relocate to Houston and will be here for the next 6-12 months. I ride motorcycles back home, dirt and street but I did not want to have to bother with moving motorcycles down here on a temp basis, but after a couple of weeks, I just had to get back on two wheels. There are a couple of parks close by that have pavement and some hardpack, so I knew I wanted a mountain bike type of ride. I also knew that I would be doing some urban riding and there would be some curbs that needed crossing.
Then it was off to wally world. looked around and bought a 159 dollar mongoose. Brought it back and started riding around and I could not believe how tired it was making me.
So came back in and found you guys. I did some research here and knew that the best thing for me to do would go to a local shop and get some advice. Just happens that there is a shop, Cycle Spectrum, about 2 miles from my apartment. Spent a couple of hours with the manager helping me get a grasp and came to the conclusion that I was going to buy something.
The majority of bikes they had in the tyoe I was looking for were Fuji's and Motobecanes. I decided on a Motobecane 400HT. Seemed like a decent bike and as rusty as I am at having to power myself, it did not feel bad at all, but I really have no experience to draw from
After I bought it he said to bring it back in a couple of weeks and he would take care of any cable streatching. The store also has a free lifetime service policy. Got it back to the apartment and rode it around for about 4 hours off and on this afternoon and had an absolute blast! Rode it pretty hard and there were a few curbs I hopped.
I guess have 2 questions after all the previous crap I wrote.
1.When I brought it back in the house tonight, I noticed some seepage around the fork seals. Looks like about 20wt of some type. I know it's probably a stupid question, but is this normal for a new bike? I know on my motorcycles this would indicate fork seals failing.
2. I really like the fact that the shop is so close to where I am and their service policy. What I don't know is the durability and quality of the bike. I just kinda assumed that since it was in a shop it was going to be ok. After having brought it home, I tried to pull up some reviews or something and had little to no luck. Please tell me I did not buy TWO pieces of junk in one day
Sorry for the long post, but I am a long winded kinda guy.
