aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,504
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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Change the chain because it's dirty and might be worn. And if it's not worn, changing it soon will prevent wearing out the sprockets.
Buy the nicest tires you can afford. This has the biggest effect on the ride of all possible upgrades.