I keep working back to how Eastern is charging $500 for their entry level though. Just hoping to come up with a different answer.eventually.
Yeah. This would all be much simpler if I was content to just ride in a straight line.I'm thinking that it might be best to take the old Vertigo and start with some parts I could re-use. I feel like I'd get more $ back out of that than a cheap bike if I don't stick with it or I could wind up with an overall more affordable decent bike if I keep going with a part here and there.Probably start with the bottom and work up. Not even sure I can put together a freecoaster wheel set and sprocket for $250? Does that even make sense?
Planning on getting the old bike from storage next time grandparents come to town. Lucky for me they hoard. Might see if I can liquidate my brother's same era Mongoose race bike and add it to my war chest while I'm at it. I can see what's what with the components and brush up on bike mechanic 101 stuff and ride it a bit. Since there's no quick low cost fix and I saw FF had a Black Friday sale last year I'll probably just watch for a deal until then. Since our third kid is only two months old and everybody is about to switch daycares in a month when my wife goes back to work realistically that's probably about the timeframe the house will be under control again. If I haven't managed a deal by then I'll see what FF HAS at the time. Holding off in the name of research will make me more credible when I bump the budget into the Eastern/low end Ares range. Most importantly will get the vid recommended and start visualizing and planning. That's worked for me getting back into golf and lifting after 10 years off those as well and now I'm way better at both than I ever was before.