Giant Sedona

[james79]

Ive recently bought a second hand sedona and I cant believe how smooth it is even though it only has 7speed sis back derailer with sram shifters. What I want to know is that if I replace the rst forks with better ones then should I bother investing on a better rear derailer like alivio and some ez fire shifters or should I stick with what I've got? I've never come across sis so smooth and effortless with the pedalling!

 

[Psyclist]

Ive recently bought a second hand sedona and I cant believe how smooth it is even though it only has 7speed sis back derailer with sram shifters. What I want to know is that if I replace the rst forks with better ones then should I bother investing on a better rear derailer like alivio and some ez fire shifters or should I stick with what I've got? I've never come across sis so smooth and effortless with the pedalling!

What are your intentions for the bike, as in what sort of riding will you do? I would change the shifters as SRAM and Shimano don't bond well together, and shifting will be smoother with Shimano shifters.

Rear derailleur is fine, I wouldn't spend more money on that unless deemed necessary.

Fork wise, there seems to be only Suntour, but they are slightly better than RST overall. Depending if you even need the suspension though, I wouldn't bother changing them (unless they break)

Also, thicker tyres act as good suspension and would be a cheaper upgrade.

 

[james79]

Its more of a roadbike than mountain bike but theres not much travel on the forks and the suspension on seatpole is jammed so just like normal seatpole! Gets a bit bumpy at times so I will try the wider tires first. Im just trying to get it ready so I can do a little offroading as its frame is in such good condition. Only paid £50 for it so it should be a good little project for me! Another thing how good is giant revel 1? As this has most of the things I require? The only reason I havnt bought it is because I havnt that kind of money!

 

[Psyclist]

Its more of a roadbike than mountain bike but theres not much travel on the forks and the suspension on seatpole is jammed so just like normal seatpole! Gets a bit bumpy at times so I will try the wider tires first. Im just trying to get it ready so I can do a little offroading as its frame is in such good condition. Only paid £50 for it so it should be a good little project for me! Another thing how good is giant revel 1? As this has most of the things I require? The only reason I havnt bought it is because I havnt that kind of money!

I wouldn't advice putting even an 80mm cross country fork on it which is maximum travel it could take without ruining the geometry, it's just not worth it on that bike. It's designed to be able to handle light trails, but nothing too serious, as it's a hybrid style bike.

Giant Revel 1 is a good trail bike. You can easily turn these bikes into hybrid style bikes too by putting on semi or full slick tyres and even or, locking out the suspension to make them a bit stiffer.

You can get a Revel 2 which is slightly down in spec from the 1 and cheaper but if you're not a serious rider, you don't really need a great spec bike.

The frame can take up to 100mm (maybe 110-120mm) fork too, so, if you can, get the Revel.

 

[james79]

Why do the modern suspension forks not have the rubber covers over them? Do they need more maintaining? Also what grease is best to use on them please? I know a little about bikes but im trying to make this one more suitable for light offroading as ive wrecked cheaper bikes in the past partially coz of my weight and the other because they were cheap and not up to the job! Ive got an old giant sedona which is in good condition! Would I be better off getting the parts for it or just getting an offroad bike and make it a bit more of a road bike? I am in beginners section so please bare with me!

 

[Psyclist]

Why do the modern suspension forks not have the rubber covers over them? Do they need more maintaining? Also what grease is best to use on them please? I know a little about bikes but im trying to make this one more suitable for light offroading as ive wrecked cheaper bikes in the past partially coz of my weight and the other because they were cheap and not up to the job! Ive got an old giant sedona which is in good condition! Would I be better off getting the parts for it or just getting an offroad bike and make it a bit more of a road bike? I am in beginners section so please bare with me!

No worries .

As far as I remember, the older versions had them to protect the uppers (stanchions) and seals inside the fork. New forks still have them, but they're little rubber rings at the top of the fork lowers.

Marine grease is good, I used it on my old cross country bikes fork.

I personally would buy a proper off road bike. A cross country (XC) hardtail would be good (and cheaper in many terms) than a full suspension. Look out for GT Aggressors or Avalanches (used) as they're very good but unpopular, as to why they sell cheap ( models 2/2.0 3/3.0)

I would turn the Sedona into a hybrid with some semi-slick or full slick tyres. Best Semi-Slicks are Michelin Country Rock, best slicks are Schwalbe Kojak. If you can, get a rigid fork too for it, as the RST fork will end up breaking or seizing in the end, they're very cheap forks.