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Have a cannondale caad 8 105.

have about $100 to play with, should I upgrade anything or save it for a later bigger upgrade?

Wheels - Maddux RS 3.0 (came with bike)
Tyres - Shwalbe Lugano
Saddle - Cannondale came with bike --> Not very comfy on the drop bars
already have shoes,pedals etc.

If I should get something which model?

A. save.

open roader wrote:A. save.

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you wouldnt go for something like shwalbe ultremo zlx or continental GP4000s? (The Lugano's are new but I heard that they aren't great..they cost $14 on wiggle)

Any points of contact that are uncomfortable. Saddle, pedals etc or save

Keep saving for a set of these:



http://www.pro-liteoz.com/store/index.p ... oductId=19" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

jacks1071 wrote:Keep saving for a set of these:



http://www.pro-liteoz.com/store/index.p ... oductId=19" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

$100 of scratchies, then buy a set of the above

TZ2102 wrote:you wouldnt go for something like shwalbe ultremo zlx or continental GP4000s? (The Lugano's are new but I heard that they aren't great..they cost $14 on wiggle)

+1 to new tyres, when I switched from 23mm lugano to 25mm GP4000s it was a huge difference.
I'd say a much more noticable difference than switching from the RS10 to RS80 C24

drpants wrote:

TZ2102 wrote:you wouldnt go for something like shwalbe ultremo zlx or continental GP4000s? (The Lugano's are new but I heard that they aren't great..they cost $14 on wiggle)

+1 to new tyres, when I switched from 23mm lugano to 25mm GP4000s it was a huge difference.
I'd say a much more noticable difference than switching from the RS10 to RS80 C24

How come you went for the 25mm? Was the difference performance or just feel?

TZ2102 wrote:

drpants wrote:

TZ2102 wrote:you wouldnt go for something like shwalbe ultremo zlx or continental GP4000s? (The Lugano's are new but I heard that they aren't great..they cost $14 on wiggle)

+1 to new tyres, when I switched from 23mm lugano to 25mm GP4000s it was a huge difference.
I'd say a much more noticable difference than switching from the RS10 to RS80 C24

How come you went for the 25mm? Was the difference performance or just feel?

Just read a few things on the web saying that performance should be barely affected but with a fairly significant improvement in ride quality.
Since the old tyres were a fair bit worse, I got better performance and better ride quality... Could be just the improvement to the GP4000s rather than the size though, who knows!

Maybe next time I'll try the 23s

Don't get tyres, they are just maintenance items. Wear down your originals (2-4000kms), then get some nice replacements when needed.

$100 won't go far for performance upgrades I don't think, but here are a few things I'd consider with $100 to spend on 1 bike item:
* Better lights for front and rear, mainly for being seen
* More cycling shorts/tops
* Cycling sunglasses
* Nice helmet
* Bike tool set for self maintenance
* Quality floor pump

jacks1071 wrote:Keep saving for a set of these:



http://www.pro-liteoz.com/store/index.p ... oductId=19" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

You are shameless, Deon!

sb944 wrote:Don't get tyres, they are just maintenance items. Wear down your originals (2-4000kms), then get some nice replacements when needed.

$100 won't go far for performance upgrades I don't think, but here are a few things I'd consider with $100 to spend on 1 bike item:
* Better lights for front and rear, mainly for being seen
* More cycling shorts/tops
* Cycling sunglasses
* Nice helmet
* Bike tool set for self maintenance
* Quality floor pump

It's not like he's going to chuck out the current tyres...
I would agree that all those things are more important however, especially a fairly nice toolkit!

R12RT wrote:

jacks1071 wrote:Keep saving for a set of these:

http://www.pro-liteoz.com/store/index.p ... oductId=19" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

You are shameless, Deon!

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