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>be poorfag all my life
>sell my crap 90's mtb years ago to get a modern crap mtb
>hate it, still ride it, have to fix it every 4 months or so
>finally make it at work
>big money, put most in savings, still plenty left
>let's party!
>get a grabel bike, cause it's two things I love from my childhood riding - dropbars and a rigid fork while still on fat tires
>spend a lot, but first two weeks say it's worth it
>steel frame, comfy, fast, glides over rough stuff, rides great, couldn't be happier
>catch first flat, tyres are almost impossible to remove
>spend days trying to figure out ways to switch tubes on ride
>go tubeless, 90% of online advice is lies (fuck gorrilla tape, fuck cafelatex, fuck duct tape
>brakes get glassed every second ride, switch to no-name pads
>wheels are asymmetrical and shit for taping and putting tires on, get out of whack real easy
>fork is garbon, impossible to find a steel replacement that would fit in case it brakes
>love riding it, but required maintenance is insane
>at least the drive and BB works perfectly
>riding it feels great, when it works
Who else made stupid choices like this?
