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Howard
Hi all,
I'm thinking about getting into mountain biking and I don't know if I will like it, nor if I will do it a lot.
I wanted to buy a second hand bike and got my eye in a cheap Wilier 18 Carati. It's from 2008 or something, had 26 inch wheels (v brake, but there are dis brake tabs) and it has a seized front shock
The bike looks pretty shitty tbh but it's relatively cheap (like less then 100 euros).
Do you all reckon I should go ahead and buy it, maybe upgrade the groupset and convert to disk brake? Or would it be a better idea to get a newer 27.5 or 29er?