Best bike upgrade for $300
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Best bike upgrade for $300
Postby swaz » Mon Jan 06, 2014 5:34 pm
Currently running stock everything.
Considering some slx brakes and rotors or wheels
Open to suggestions!
The other option is to ride it as is, put the money in the bank and save for a dualie which I really want.
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
Postby mitzikatzi » Mon Jan 06, 2014 6:03 pm
Better tyres and or tubeless is all I would do until something breaks.
Saddle and grips are also fit points that can be changed for comfort.
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
Postby koen » Mon Jan 06, 2014 6:58 pm
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
Postby Mugglechops » Mon Jan 06, 2014 7:00 pm
Clutched rear mech and a wide narrow chainring to go 1x10.
I did the XT ice tech brake upgrade when I bought it.
Easy tubeless conversion with Bontrager rim trips. I just use non ust tyres too.
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
Postby trailgumby » Mon Jan 06, 2014 8:02 pm
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
Postby swaz » Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:53 am
In one sitting? hahahaThe 2nd Womble wrote:$300 worth of coffee?
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
Postby swaz » Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:55 am
Yeah I did some Googling about the Bontrager rim tape and it looks the goods, only it doesn't work with my rims apparently.Mugglechops wrote:I just spent almost $300 on my Superfly ht.
Clutched rear mech and a wide narrow chainring to go 1x10.
I did the XT ice tech brake upgrade when I bought it.
Easy tubeless conversion with Bontrager rim trips. I just use non ust tyres too.
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
Postby KGB » Tue Jan 07, 2014 9:51 am
Going tubeless would be a good move and should leave you some change to keep saving for the dualie.
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
Postby swaz » Tue Jan 07, 2014 10:45 am
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
Postby silentbutdeadly » Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:55 pm
Oh and tubeless around that track made perfect sense for me and the hardtail - 22psi proved to work to help keep all 90 odd kilos of me on the bike when things got so nearly out of hand doing the features that my own flat country tracks don't have. Burped a bit but it proved forgiving!!
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
Postby koen » Tue Jan 07, 2014 9:45 pm
Yeah , its no biggie and does depend on the riding you do. In my previous town I did miles onflattish dirt roads and fire roads and used tubes and high pressures. Now I am back to my old trails and some long loose steep climbs and descents and finally went tubeless and it makes such a difference to grip being able to run at 25 to 30psi and never get a pinch or a flat.swaz wrote:Don't want to open up a can of worms- but I am not convinced of the whole tubeless thing for me. I have had one pinch flat so far on the rear because I was attempting to run it about 25psi. I am most probably wrong but tubes just seem so much easier...
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
Postby swaz » Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:43 pm
Spoke to the LBS who can give me a very good deal on a Trek Fuel and as soon as I lose 5kg I am going to buy it!
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Re: Best bike upgrade for $300
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