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Upgrade vs New road Bike

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  • 14-12-2007 5:12pm
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    trinewbie
    Registered Users Posts: 481 ✭✭


    Ok I need to decide wheter to spend a few quid upgrading the training bike - or invest in a new one.

    Its a Giant SCR 4, bog standard, no mods bar pedals.

    I was thinking of adding a

    - carbon fork (around 120quid)
    - new wheels ( Fulcrum Racing 7's or Shimano 105 wheelset 150 -200 quid)
    - new saddle ( 60 quid)

    Does anyone have thoughts - especialy on the wheels. The stock ones are brutal and i dont want to spend a fortune as its a training machine. the old saddle is painful on longer spins and weighs a feckin tonne.


    So upgrade the bike with some of the bits above. Or sell it and get something new like an scr3 or similar.

    thanks


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    kona
    Registered Users Posts: 7,525 ✭✭✭kona


    trinewbie wrote: »
    Ok I need to decide wheter to spend a few quid upgrading the training bike - or invest in a new one.

    Its a Giant SCR 4, bog standard, no mods bar pedals.

    I was thinking of adding a

    - carbon fork (around 120quid)
    - new wheels ( Fulcrum Racing 7's or Shimano 105 wheelset 150 -200 quid)
    - new saddle ( 60 quid)

    Does anyone have thoughts - especialy on the wheels. The stock ones are brutal and i dont want to spend a fortune as its a training machine. the old saddle is painful on longer spins and weighs a feckin tonne.


    So upgrade the bike with some of the bits above. Or sell it and get something new like an scr3 or similar.

    thanks


    what are you using it for??


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    trinewbie
    Registered Users Posts: 481 ✭✭trinewbie


    Training spins, usually 3hours plus and mainly around Dublin/ Wicklow mountains...


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    Karma
    Registered Users Posts: 1,106 ✭✭✭Karma


    check mavic & richey wheels, you can get nice ones for about the €150 mark. 105s are always reliable. brooks saddle form 50 upwards.
    dont bother with the carbon fork. your price range will be putting you into buying new bike range.


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    ba
    Registered Users Posts: 1,085 ✭✭✭ba


    yup, mavic aksiums (€150ish) great training wheel, i got a specialized alias leather saddle, €90. great, no complaints so i'd recommend it.


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    E@gle.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,516 ✭✭✭E@gle.


    yeah mavic aksiums are fairly bomb proof, saddle is personal preference tbh, i have a specialized toupe saddle but they cost around €120.


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    kona
    Registered Users Posts: 7,525 ✭✭✭kona


    Karma wrote: »
    check mavic & richey wheels, you can get nice ones for about the €150 mark. 105s are always reliable. brooks saddle form 50 upwards.
    dont bother with the carbon fork. your price range will be putting you into buying new bike range.

    +1
    put the money from the fork into new derailleurs or a crankset.


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    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,381 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    trinewbie wrote: »
    Or sell it and get something new like an scr3 or similar.
    Price up the 2 options either way. It is usually far cheaper to buy a complete bike, i.e. I remember I tried pricing components on my bike. At first I was just looking for review on the parts it came with, so I started totting them up at online prices. Bike would have probably cost over twice as much to buy stuff separate, the bike was a good deal though.


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