Looking for an upgrade from Fuji Team Pro.
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Looking for an upgrade from Fuji Team Pro.
As mentioned above I'm currently sporting a 2001 Fuji Team Pro with full ultegra. Now even though its an 01' I haven't owned these past seven years but picked it up off a guy for $700, he had ridden it maybe a hundred miles so the thing was basically brand new. First off I love this bike, 17.5lbs for the price was an amazing deal not too mention the ultegra, but I have a desire to have more then one decent bike as I would hate to think what I would do if this one completely broke down so I figured I might as well upgrade.
I was looking at the Fuji SST 2.0 and since this won't happen till summer hopefully the price will be a bit lower. So I'm wondering if you guys have any suggestions for me. I do ride competition, crits and the occasional road race, so if you guys know of better bikes for a smaller price or a bike that would be better suited to what I do any help would be greatly appreciated.
I was looking at the Fuji SST 2.0 and since this won't happen till summer hopefully the price will be a bit lower. So I'm wondering if you guys have any suggestions for me. I do ride competition, crits and the occasional road race, so if you guys know of better bikes for a smaller price or a bike that would be better suited to what I do any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Nothing is "wrong" with what I have now, I love the bike and it's a very fast bike to boot, but I'm looking for a few things,
1. I would like to have at least two bikes because you never know when something could happen and all of the sudden you have no bike.
2. A full carbon frame would be nice, not so much for the lesser weight but because I'm a decent sized guy and I'm a bit worried about flex with the aluminum.
3. The dura-ace upgrade is a valid point, occasionally I will have it shift on me out of nowhere, mostly on fast uphill climbs. I have no idea why this happens, though I think it's because when I shift down for the hill the chain is getting caught somewhere and then suddenly jerks into place. I've checked this out myself and taken in to my favorite LBS and they couldn't find anything, so who knows. And dura-ace comes standard on the bikes I'm looking at so why not.
So those are my reasons, some may find them valid, others may not.
1. I would like to have at least two bikes because you never know when something could happen and all of the sudden you have no bike.
2. A full carbon frame would be nice, not so much for the lesser weight but because I'm a decent sized guy and I'm a bit worried about flex with the aluminum.
3. The dura-ace upgrade is a valid point, occasionally I will have it shift on me out of nowhere, mostly on fast uphill climbs. I have no idea why this happens, though I think it's because when I shift down for the hill the chain is getting caught somewhere and then suddenly jerks into place. I've checked this out myself and taken in to my favorite LBS and they couldn't find anything, so who knows. And dura-ace comes standard on the bikes I'm looking at so why not.
So those are my reasons, some may find them valid, others may not.
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Nothing is "wrong" with what I have now, I love the bike and it's a very fast bike to boot, but I'm looking for a few things,
1. I would like to have at least two bikes because you never know when something could happen and all of the sudden you have no bike.
2. A full carbon frame would be nice, not so much for the lesser weight but because I'm a decent sized guy and I'm a bit worried about flex with the aluminum.
3. The dura-ace upgrade is a valid point, occasionally I will have it shift on me out of nowhere, mostly on fast uphill climbs. I have no idea why this happens, though I think it's because when I shift down for the hill the chain is getting caught somewhere and then suddenly jerks into place. I've checked this out myself and taken in to my favorite LBS and they couldn't find anything, so who knows. And dura-ace comes standard on the bikes I'm looking at so why not.
So those are my reasons, some may find them valid, others may not.
1. I would like to have at least two bikes because you never know when something could happen and all of the sudden you have no bike.
2. A full carbon frame would be nice, not so much for the lesser weight but because I'm a decent sized guy and I'm a bit worried about flex with the aluminum.
3. The dura-ace upgrade is a valid point, occasionally I will have it shift on me out of nowhere, mostly on fast uphill climbs. I have no idea why this happens, though I think it's because when I shift down for the hill the chain is getting caught somewhere and then suddenly jerks into place. I've checked this out myself and taken in to my favorite LBS and they couldn't find anything, so who knows. And dura-ace comes standard on the bikes I'm looking at so why not.
So those are my reasons, some may find them valid, others may not.
2. A different material isn't the answer, a different kind of frame is.
3. A bike shop that couldn't diagnose a problem with a bike? Blimey, that is unfortunate.
I'd work on getting the bike you have now in good shape before you started looking for a new one. At least if the new rig breaks you won't be surprised by a ghost shifting, noisy monster that seems hell bent on letting everyone within earshot know you are riding something old.
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