[bikeqld] Bikeshop... "you've flogged it" opinion

[Aaron Wray]

Yani
I can sympathise. I went through this process last year with my Giant XTC2 I was using for commuting. I decided to get a new bike as I wanted disc brakes for the increased stopping power in the dry and most importantly in the wet. In addition I was wearing through rims at an alarming rate. I generally keep them until I get sick of spending money on them and newer models give me better features then upgrade. 

I also kept my old one and upgraded the wheels and put discs on it so I have it as my weekender take my nephews out on the wee ride and tagalong (It also has minimal extras to remove at parks etc unlike my new commuter also an XTC2). Environmentally you maybe better off keeping it and fixing it although Bicycle Revolutions will always take your bike in any condition and make something out of it. You could buy a lot of the stuff online if you are that way inclined and save quite a bit of money if you can do it yourself. The drivechain on a bike really is a disposable object I can generally get 1yr out of a chain and cluster. I think it would have been a rather tall order to get that much for your bike as I found a new 2008 model for around $500. 
Some thoughts.
Cheers
Aaron
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> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 17:08:29 +1000
> From: "Yani" <akayani at aapt.net.au>
> Subject: [bikeqld] Bikeshop... "you've flogged it"
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> Yani - Can you have a look at why my gear change is impossible to tune?
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> Bikeshop - "You have flogged it, how far have you been riding, it needs new
> gears all round, a chain and likely new bearing real soon. It's reached its
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> So much for my Giant mountain bike.
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> Now the question is do I pass the bike on to someone who wants a cycle for
> the garage and get a new one or do I spent $300 on repairs sometime in the
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> It's only 4 years old so it look just fine. If I hadn't asked I'd have
> thought it was worth $400 s/h (at a pinch).
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> Sell it and upgrade or repair it? Giant Rincon with rim breaks. It's been a
> great bike, obviously been good to me. In pretty much perfect condition bar
> the miles I've done. Nice black one.
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> What is the consensus? Repair bikes or replace them when they get plenty of
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