goldenplum
New Member
The failings with this relationship are with me, not the bike. Bought this El Mar as a closeout 2012 model. Wheels sucked so I upgraded to White Industries MI with Stan's Arch rims. Also the gearing was awful so I moved from the stock FSA cranks to X9s. Also the stock Avid brakes were awful so I replaced them with XT Hydraulics. I replaced the fork with a Manitou Marvel Air fork, 100mm travel w/lockout. It has a carbon Salsa bar. The only stock components are the very serviceable X7 rear DR, XS front DR and shifters. This bike has seen actual dirt trails only three or four times, the rest of its life has been cruising the rail trail since I have no time to get out to do anything else. Frame is in excellent shape, no dings, dents, it's shiny almost like new. I have wrist issues also so I tried doing a really short stem but that didn't help, I have a longer stem I can throw in with it. Great bike, nice parts, low miles. I'm in Califon, Hunterdon County and will drive a bit to meet up if needed. $1200 OBO.
