I've got a Specialized Camber Evo 2015 and when I last took it to the local mechanic he said it is questionable on whether it is worth repairing.
It needs:
It desperately needs a repaint (it looks absolutely horrible, it is a bad colour to begin with (yellow) and the paint work is in a bad state) (£100)
frame bearings (£45)
bottom bracket (Already got the BB)
rear brake bleeding (About £10)
new 10 speed rear mech & shifter ( Unsure of Cost ?)
Plus about £50 labour for taking everything apart and putting it back together for all this work
Prices were what were quoted when I last saw him
The Forks (Rockshox Reba's) will need replacing sometime soon as well. They have done over 10,000K so knackered as you would expect, the initial compression is stiff, and on the last lower leg service they were apparently full of water so they must have started to let water in.
Yes it seems the best option to get this repaired as it is a lot cheaper than buying a new one. But the bike mechanic said the frame is getting worn out. One day the pivot bearings won't be able to be replaced as the threads are getting worn in the frame. The pivot bearings have been in and out twice already, so it is currently on it's 3rd set, requiring it's 4th now. I asked how many more times will the frame bearings be able to be replaced, he was unsure as there is one bearing that is usually particularly difficult to get out, and one day it might not be able to be possible to get it out.
Yes the repaint is not essential and that would save some of the total cost, but then I wouldn't like to continue throwing money at a bike that looks horrible. I'm usually the last person to worry about what a bike looks like, but this one really looks terrible, like you'd look at it and think "I wouldn't like to be on that". The bright yellow colour really shows up the mud, the paint is missing completely on the chainstays and the rest of the frame is full of scratches and missing patches of pain where rocks and stuff have hit it over the last 10,000K Plus
I wouldn't bother with the repaint, and without that it would certainly be cheaper to repair than replace. But 10,000k+ if all of road is a fair bit of riding, I'm not suprised the bike is a bit tired. I'd buy a new one as I'd be bored with it by now. But you've got to make your own mind up. It's pretty pointless asking the same question over and over.
