I think you should upgrade anything you can afford. Then send all your old crap to me.



As Zeph said, why upgrade anything? What part of your bike is not delivering the ride you expected? I'm finding more and more that the trickle-down effect has negated the "need" for XT over SLX and the like. I used to upgrade my crankset right out of the gate, but even the bottom-feeder Deore is an external BB design that won't flex the chain into the FD cage. Problem solved. Now you can have a killer bike for much cheaper.


Enjoy the Fuel.