03-04-2014, 09:13 AM
Hello everyone!
My friend gave me an old bike with missing parts and a bent up back tire. I am in need of the seat post, a derailer (I think.), and the back tire. I wanted to see if I could replace these items for cheaper than I could buy a new bike. I have gone to mongoose.com with no success to finding these parts or even the size/type/kind that I need to buy. Can I purchase any derailer and install it or does it need to be the same brand? Are there many different KINDS? And the seat post comes in so many different sizes (so I've been told) that I need to know how to measure this.
I know I probably seem ridiculously ignorant in this, but when I try looking anything up online there are so so so many different specs and names and components that I get overwhelmed and confused. I can't seem to weed out any helpful information. Any suggestions, advice, websites, info would be exceedingly helpful. Thanks!
My friend gave me an old bike with missing parts and a bent up back tire. I am in need of the seat post, a derailer (I think.), and the back tire. I wanted to see if I could replace these items for cheaper than I could buy a new bike. I have gone to mongoose.com with no success to finding these parts or even the size/type/kind that I need to buy. Can I purchase any derailer and install it or does it need to be the same brand? Are there many different KINDS? And the seat post comes in so many different sizes (so I've been told) that I need to know how to measure this.
I know I probably seem ridiculously ignorant in this, but when I try looking anything up online there are so so so many different specs and names and components that I get overwhelmed and confused. I can't seem to weed out any helpful information. Any suggestions, advice, websites, info would be exceedingly helpful. Thanks!