Originally Posted by HillRider

However, on this forum we often get questions from new riders who want to "save money" by upgrading a poor quality bike with expensive components, who don't have a stash of usable parts, don't know what is compatible and can't do the work themselves. To those questions, I usually recommend they buy a better complete bike or get help from someone who understands the mechanical aspects and costs. I think this is one of those threads.