Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 9,625
Likes: 40
From: South of Raleigh, North of New Hill, East of Harris Lake, NC
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Specialized Roubaix, Giant OCR-C, Specialized Stumpjumper FSR, Stumpjumper Comp, 88 & 92Nishiki Ariel, 87 Centurion Ironman, 92 Paramount, 84 Nishiki Medalist
My experience is the two best bang for the bucks upgrades you can make are new, high end tires and replacing the wheel set. Now this isn't for everyone, but I upgraded with used wheels. I picked up Mavic Ksyrium SSC, SL wheelset with scalloped rims for $200 for my main rider and picked up an older set of Ksyrium SSCs with the older design rim for $140 for my backup rider. It's not uncommon to find yesterday's $1000 wheelset selling for way less than 1/3 their MSRP and still in good condition.
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