i bought a giant granite mtb from an old skater from my neighborhood. it's fuckin sick. i'll post a pic later.
probably gonna replace the stem and saddle in the near future and it seems like it could use a new cassette maybe, since two sprockets seem to be fairly worn down and are better to be skipped. also it has quick release axles and those are a no go here, my wheels would be gone in no time. also what's a bit weird is that the crank axle seems to be wider than the bottom bracket. maybe that's not a problem or it just lacks dust caps, not sure. i'm not super familiar with old mtbs since i mostly fixed up road bikes until now.
also the seatpost is seized to the frame, but i guess it shouldn't be too hard for a professional to loosen it. i don't have the tools or space to knock the post out myself. fits pretty good as it is though.
i saw people converting old 26' mtbs like this to sort of gravel bikes, thought about trying to fit my 700c wheels on to the frame since i saw someone do that, too, but it depends on the frame if it works nicely. axle spacing is the same on both of my bikes, so it should work in principle.
all this aside, it rides super smooth and and i already bumped up and down a few curbs with it and if it wouldn't be raining like crap today i'd be riding the local baby trail rn. and when i'm done building this up and got fenders and the right tyres then i will actually look forward to weather like this because it's gonna be fun to blast through the dirt get all messed up.