Dear fellow bikers,

I figure a little background on myself and my situation might help before you decide to share any of your insight or opinions with me. I’m 22, 6’4, 225-230 pounds. Before I graduated from college, I ended up purchasing a 2010 CAAD9-1. I have ~1500 miles on the bike so far in about 4 months of riding. This being my first road bike, I haven’t been riding a road bike very long relatively speaking. For a while now I’ve been going with the bike club twice a week which is about 70 miles, than on off days I will try to ride once or twice more. So as a good rule of thumb I’m riding 100+ miles a week (I ride anywhere from the B group to an A group pace at about 17-22mph average – mind you my area is very, very hilly) All I have is my CAAD9-1: 100% stock, 105 pedals, specialized pro race shoes, an eye balled fit, and a cheap pair of bib shorts and jersey. Biking is my passion, my hobby and becoming my life, my therapy, and now that I’m working full time I am accumulating some spending cash.

I’m looking to dive more into biking world, whether it’s save for a new future bike, upgrade some parts on my existing one, buy some accessories etc. I don’t know yet, that’s why I’m here. What I do know is, I have some cash and am coming here for insight, and help on where it’s likely best I spend it. What are my weakest links? I’ve been toying around with throwing around a few upgrades on my CAAD, I’m not sure what the weakest links are, wheels? breaks? seat? cranks? My bib shorts? My eye balled fit? You hopefully catch my drift. Not only what are the weakest links, but what are respectable replacements. I’ve also been considering saving for another bike instead, likely to be a full carbon. Maybe that’s just silly talk, but I’m seriously considering it. Please help out an amateur to the sport. Thanks in advance for your time and energy.

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