...so I was doing a tune today on a Yety FRO. Here is where it gets confusing. It had Deore shifters and LX drailures. Bontrager Tank ass wheels and low end avid breaks. WTF :nuts:
Im confused at what a waste of a nice frame...
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Yeah, some of us can't afford the stuff we want, so we go with what works. I say if the brakes do the job and fit the budget, then go with them. I would love to have some XTRs of 0.9s on my SGS, but they're not in my budget and there's no way in hell I'm going let fact that I can only afford crap parts stop me from riding.
Ya, Too bad it is a realy rich dude who could afford anything.
thought the bike did weigh only 24lbs.
Who cares?
If the guy rides, that's all that matters. If he rides, and the parts work, then let him ride with them. Don't be such a snob. People could just as easily pick on everyone here who will spend twice as much for a part with a ten percent improvement.
If the guy doesn't ride, then he has no use for the good parts and they would be wasted on the frame.
Like I said, don't be a snob. Slapping some XTR shifters and Mavic Crossmax wheels on there isn't going to make his ride any better, it'll just lighten both his bike and his wallet.
If the guy rides, that's all that matters. If he rides, and the parts work, then let him ride with them. Don't be such a snob. People could just as easily pick on everyone here who will spend twice as much for a part with a ten percent improvement.
If the guy doesn't ride, then he has no use for the good parts and they would be wasted on the frame.
Like I said, don't be a snob. Slapping some XTR shifters and Mavic Crossmax wheels on there isn't going to make his ride any better, it'll just lighten both his bike and his wallet.
This attitude drives more folks away from bike shops more than anything else. Folks just don't want to deal with some condescending kid about their bike and component choices.caputo1989 said:
What? How could anyone not want to be told that their choices are bad?DRB said:
I mean, when I go to the local garage for an oil change, I fully expect to be chided for putting $60 tires on a $20,000 vehicle.
If I remember correctly, Yeti's FRO bikes were their lower-end (but still nice) hardtail compared to the ARC's and could be spec'ed from the factory with more economical groupset. Did it look like the bike was getting use and the owner enjoyed it? That's probably more important than the components on the bike.
Hmm... sounds like the parts-spec of a guy I know. Loves Yeti's... but also loves his old retro DX parts... so all of his bikes have top-mount thumb shifters. Even his Yeti ASR. Just because it's newer, doesn't alwasy make it better. If it ain't broke, why fix it?
Ian F said:
Exactly. If he has fun and it works for him, great. Not everyone has bought into the whole component upgrade thing.
Saying that, I have Monkey lite bars, X.9 shifters/ders, Juicy sevens, Corssmax Enduro's.... so they got to me at some point.
Bikes is bikes. Ride 'em.
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Sometimes I pee on my wheels.
Is there some kind of rule that says you have to have high end components on high end frames? If so, I better start upgrading my parts....
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You might want to start with the monkey.I Are Baboon said:
Ain't that the truth.loco said:You might want to start with the monkey.