I sold my father in laws Audi, then I sold his old SoftRide road bike for $500 which was double what he was hoping for.
I told him I’ll sell some of his other bikes he doesn’t ride and won’t ride any longer. He told me he’d sell the mountain bike - I asked how much would he sell it for to me, and he told me to take it home as a thank you (plus we got a juice steak dinner and best peanut butter pie ever made).
I knew nothing about the bike, so I did some digging when I got it home. Only sticker on it was this:
That led me on a wild goose chase as this was just the material type apparently, and many bike makers in the 90’s used this. I stumbled upon a photo on eBay which led me in the direction of Alpinestars AL Mega bikes, and I think that is what I have!
These babies still sell for like $500!! I just ordered new tubes and new grips, and while I know I need new tires as well, these look so damn good and I don’t want to buy just any boring black tires for it, but I also can’t find any quality 26” MTB tires in red like you used to be able to back in the day.
I think I’ll pay for a tune on the drivetrain, but I can’t decide if I should pay for fork maintenance or just buy a new fork?
Manitou SX Mach 5 - I imagine it would be good enough for me as chances of me doing anything serious on a mountain bike are slim, and keeping it retro would be cool.
Any leads on red or blue or same color tires in 26x2.10 size?