>>1810316Good point. Kind of wonder why so many cheap bikes do Hi-Ten forks still. Is Cro-Moly that much more expensive? It's certainly better.
>>1810330Thanks for the suggestion but I've already done that. Took a nice vintage road bike what'd seen better days and put a $50 dollar pair of Tourney brifters on it. Just looking for some collective minds to help my
Fortunately I've spoke with the person in question and convinced them to up their budget. A fitness hybrid seems like an okay fit - specifically a Fuji Absolute 1.9. It has discs (mechanical, but still), AlexRims wheels, a 2x8 drivetrain. The other thing would be a Brand-X road bike from Chain Reaction. Yeah it'd cost a lot to have it shipped but still cheaper than most entry level bikes from big brands here.
Unfortunately they've seemed to latch onto the idea of front suspension.
