Re evaluate your bike: possible upgrades areas:
- maintenance
- Comfort
- performance
A. Maintenance:
- shifter cables and drive train adjustments
- chain stretch causes wear:
- chain
- derailleur upper jockey pulley/ lower pulley idler pulley
- rear cassette wear
- crank wear
3. brake pads
- detailed lubrication all moving parts drive train
- front derailleur
- rear derailleur
- jockey/idler pulleys on rear derailleur
- cable housings
- reassess FIT
contact points:
- seat
- handle bars
6. handle bar wrap
7. shift lever adjustments
8. pedals
9. shoes
10. cleats
11. adjustments (hot spots, sprint forward, cadence rearward
12. knee issues rearward
13. crank size
- 53/39 road standard crank
- 52/36 time trial
- 50/34 climbing
14. crank length
length depends on inseam, flexibility & knees
15. True Wheels
16. shifter/brake levers
- size hands
- wear on braking parts
B. Comfort upgrades:
- saddle
- Carbon fiber handlebar
- carbon fiber seat post
- Carbon fiber front fork
- 2. Bar Tape
C. Performance upgrades:
weight
- $1000/pound 1 pound off bike 2:30 minutes on cat 2 climb!
These are expensive & Generally ones that make your bike stiffer & lighter
Generally losing 10 pounds off of you does the same! (lighter bikes tend to be stiffer & lighter)
- wheel sets
- Full Carbon
- Alu/Carbon
- Aluminum
- areo wheel sets …30mm, 60 mm, 80 mm
advantages …fast … disadvantage cross winds - climbing wheel sets … light weight w/low profile
- Drive train upgrades … weight & shifting speed
Shimano Sram Campy
Good 105 Rival chorus eps
Better Ultegra / (+di2) force record eps
Best Dura ace / (+di2) scram red +electronic super record eps +eps electronic
- frame up grades:
- steel
- aluminum light weight
- carbon fiber
- titanium
choices are all about stiffness & weight & aerodynamics
entry: $1400-$1700 Entry level bike: … 105, rival, chorus … 18-19 pounds Intermediate: Ultegra up generally better drive train/ wheels … 17-18 pounds $3000 – 4000
Advances: even better drive train/wheels … 15-16 pounds $4000+
5, Race special Best of best rider specific
- sprinters
- climber
- rough surface
- all around
see your Licensed Bike Shop