upgrading the old, instead of shiney and new
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I spent the last summer on a Boardman pro carbon 2010.
Totally overkill for me at the time although I'm starting to be able to do it justice. I'd been tempted by shiney new stuff, but I decided on some upgrades for the existing first.
Superlogic bars, SRAM red crank, Red brakes, carbon superlogic seatpost, carbon Antares saddle and new tyres (force/attack) and some new bar tape - along with a full teardown and rebuild service.
Its transformed and I'm utterly in love my my bike again.
Grippier, lighter, the brakes are a huge improvement. 6.9kg. 7.2 kg with pedals and cages etc.
The upgrades cost a fraction of the cost-to-change on a new bike of similar spec.
Might be worth looking at upgrading what you have before deciding shiney new ones are the way to go!
Totally overkill for me at the time although I'm starting to be able to do it justice. I'd been tempted by shiney new stuff, but I decided on some upgrades for the existing first.
Superlogic bars, SRAM red crank, Red brakes, carbon superlogic seatpost, carbon Antares saddle and new tyres (force/attack) and some new bar tape - along with a full teardown and rebuild service.
Its transformed and I'm utterly in love my my bike again.
Grippier, lighter, the brakes are a huge improvement. 6.9kg. 7.2 kg with pedals and cages etc.
The upgrades cost a fraction of the cost-to-change on a new bike of similar spec.
Might be worth looking at upgrading what you have before deciding shiney new ones are the way to go!
Upgrade the bars and stem, 3T, Ritchey WCS or Zipp Service Course and you're sorted. You will save something like 200g by spending around £100 and compared to the OEM stuff on the bike and they are likely to be stiffer resulting in less flex if you are on long steep climbs.
Sorry didnt spot that the bars had already been changed!
Sorry didnt spot that the bars had already been changed!
Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 18th May 17:57
Makes sense when you've got a decent frame. I have a 2011 Aluminium Specialized Allez that I've upgraded to 105 groupset and Fulcrum Racing 5 wheels. Changed to bars and saddle too, but those were for comfort not weight saving.
This will shortly be relegated to wet/winter rides as I have this carbon beauty (subjective!) arriving very shortly. Can't wait and hope that I can actually feel an improvement. I'm not expecting to go faster though!
This will shortly be relegated to wet/winter rides as I have this carbon beauty (subjective!) arriving very shortly. Can't wait and hope that I can actually feel an improvement. I'm not expecting to go faster though!
pablo said:
Upgrade the bars and stem, 3T, Ritchey WCS or Zipp Service Course and you're sorted. You will save something like 200g by spending around £100 and compared to the OEM stuff on the bike and they are likely to be stiffer resulting in less flex if you are on long steep climbs.
Sorry didnt spot that the bars had already been changed!
Stem was already ritchey wcs alloy, but I've swapped it for a 90mm new wcs as the old was a little worn and didn't quite match my bike fit. It will make its way onto my MTB soon.Sorry didnt spot that the bars had already been changed!
Edited by pablo on Sunday 18th May 17:57
The bars I've been debating for a while, I wanted the ritchey streem bars with the wider tops but they don't seem to do those in the logic 2 shallow drop...
So kept the Pro logic 2 the previous owner fitted. I know there are other brands that do that combo but I'd like it to match!
Wheels should be good for 500g with some anorexic handbuilts... But not sure I really need them. I'm already horrifically overbiked, maybe next year lol for another "new bike feel"
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