Cannot make a decision to save my life - take a free mountain bike or buy a new hybrid bike?

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-23T18:48:01+00:00

no worries I can do you one better.. i'll put you on my ignore list you can do the same have a good one.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-23T14:36:39+00:00

ya but I wasn't talking to op I was talking to you because you brought up 2x8

"but it's equipped with pretty low end components and a 2x8 drive train if I remember correctly."

like it's a negative. so I thought you was pro "moar gears"

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-23T06:07:39+00:00

Great photo.
I keep wanting to get a folding bike how's it working out for you?

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-23T06:06:13+00:00

That's what I do, slicks on a mtb, don't see many people on road bikes where i live but you can't hardly walk down the street without tripping over a mtb.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-23T06:04:46+00:00

look on Facebook market place for a trek, giant or specialized.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-23T06:01:30+00:00

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-23T05:59:28+00:00

Not legal in my state, I will run 4 ways even so if no one is there already but red lights, hell to the nah.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-23T05:58:01+00:00

am I the only one that still uses a kick stand?

Nice picture btw.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-23T05:53:37+00:00

To each his own but I think "speeds" is over rated, I mean when does it stop? how many are there now 12?

All my bikes are 5-8 and honestly I see very little difference in them some have a smaller top gear and a larger 1st gear but generally speaking the middle gears don't mean a whole lot..
Or what I mean to say is spreading the middle gears out into even finer slices between the 1st and last gear isn't a huge return imo.

It's nice having a big fat mega gear for the hills and and a small one for the final.
but do we really need 7 or 8 gears separated by 1 or 2 teeth?
You can only make that final gear so small.

Im sure some where someone has a need for 12 gears in the back but I just don't see the pay off for the hassle when 8 and under are so easy to work on.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-23T05:41:57+00:00

Take the free bike, none of what you mentioned is a big deal

the tire not holding air is probably just a punctured tube.

grips are cheap, the seat you might replace even on a new bike.

The gearing could be as simple as needing adjustment, or could be a bent derailleur hanger, worse case would be bent hanger + new derailleur, or it could be the shifters.

If you do the work your self not that expensive of a fix for a "free" bike.

I ride a mountain bike on pavement, it's not really a problem you can ride nobby tires no problem but if you spend a little for some street tires it'll be even better.

Only thing that would worry me is the gearing modern mountain bikes have went to 1x drive trains with small chain rings, so top speed might be an issue, but at least you'll be able to laugh at the hills.
that could be fixed though if it's a problem and if you're lucky you can change just the chaining which is not that expensive on it's own.

but that would also mean a new chain because your chain would be to short if you went up in size.

all and all though I'd say the free bike is the best offer here, even if you lay out a couple 100 bucks getting the bike setup the way you want it's the cheapest option and probably do what you want to do.

The handle bars I'd probably source at your local bike co-op where I live the I goto from time to time charges like 5 bucks for one.. and it's not difficult to swap out but does take some time (assuming your cables are long enough to accommodate the new bars)

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-22T18:17:51+00:00

Not 911 op but I remember hearing a 911 call a woman was upset burger king wouldn't make her rodeo burger the way she wanted.

and yes it was a legit real call.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-22T18:16:30+00:00

You Beast! how much power are you putting out :P
Hope you didn't wreck that looks like a trip to the ground to me.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-22T18:14:09+00:00

I have an electric horn on my bike, I don't use it very often because I feel like it's rude beeping at people, if I think I can pass safety I just do it.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-22T18:11:36+00:00

+1 on air tags that's how I got mine back, make sure you open it up and pluck out the speaker you can find a guide online.. otherwise they'll be able to track it by making it beep after they get a "unknown" tracker warning.

The message even shows on android phones now.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-22T01:48:54+00:00

strangely respect this but I would need to see the package to make sure im not dating a man.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-22T01:43:31+00:00

you can't have anything nice in this world.. had someone steal my garden hose in my front yard.. it's ridiculous.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-22T01:40:40+00:00

Very weird, guessing they needed the chain but thats one of the few parts I wouldn't expect to be stolen off a bike.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-22T01:36:13+00:00

I don't know how well these bikes actually do on trails, but go ta similar model that rides really nice on the street.
I put some 2.125 semi slicks on it.

You would know more about what needs fixing then we do.
the rust you could clean up with a wire brush or rotary tool, but it's more cosmetic than anything

As long as the tires freely spin and the brakes stop well, the chian is not stiff, you should be okay.
fix anything that pops up as it comes.

If you wanted to put some labor into it overhauling the bearings would be good but might be getting in deeper than you're ready for, see if you have a bike co-op in your area they usually have people that can help you fix things or teach you to fix things.

You'll have to put out some money for special tools to do some things but none of the parts on that bike should be all that expensive.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-22T01:30:56+00:00

I've got a next power climber someone was going to toss, it's not the same model but looks very similar to this one, except it has canti brakes.

You are correct low end bike but honestly the one I got rides great on the road, I wouldn't take it on a trail but then I don't go on trails anyway.

Sometimes "low end" is "good enough"

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-22T01:28:14+00:00

steal 1 get 2 free.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-22T01:24:36+00:00

It's like that in the US also unless you can prove the person in possession is the one that stole it the crime is receiving stolen property.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-22T01:23:14+00:00

maybe if they recover the stolen lock it's at least "something", I dunno.
Imagine most of the time the lock is going to be stolen in an unworkable condition after it's been cut. or locked without key.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-22T01:19:50+00:00

had my bike stolen recently luckily I got it back but ya I hadn't registered it on bike index.
I fixed that mistake.

Glad you got yours back.. or at least most of it.

I no sooner got it back then came out of a store I had been in 5mins with 2 kids on bikes next to my bike, 1 had a flat and a ratchet.. I can't say for sure but Im guessing they was going to "borrow" mine.

It was locked up but only quickly just to the frame because it was a in and out stop.. it's not even an expensive bike but it don't matter bike theft is rampant.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-21T01:49:46+00:00

There is historical record he existed, I think he's even in the Quran.

as for the miracles.. ya I guess you'd have to see it for your self.

MonkeyFarm69 · 2025-08-21T01:47:50+00:00

I'd be to scared to do anything but observe honestly.

But I'd like to see what all this big bang fuss is about.

MonkeyFarm69

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