Originally Posted by
Guderian
Hi,
New to the CAAD10 family, as I recently purchased a '14 w/ 105. It's absolutely a great bike, but since I wanted a pure 105+ build, was looking to replace at least the crank and the Tektros (likely to either a 105 or Ultegra).
That all said, I happened upon what appears to be a great deal for a new-old-stock set of Hollowgrams SIs (not the SiSL2) for about $500.00 USD. While I've read nothing but great things about this crank/chainset, I've also read some comments to the effect that cranks being, well, just cranks and therefore unworthy of much focus or source of spending. So being somewhat new to biking, I'm therefore wondering if the Hollowgrams are indeed a wise long-term purchase, or if I'm better of going another route. Also, while I intend to replace the wheels - I don't plan to do so until I drop below about 170/175 given some of the weight limits on the nicer sets.
Thanks, everyone.
+1 on replacing the Tektros with Shimano brakes.
I just bought another 6700 crank of eBay for $160-shipped in new condition, the first one was $200. In my experience, the 6700 crank shifts way better than 5700, and way way way better than FSA. I really wanted SiSL2 but that thing is $900. I vote you get a 6700 crank and wait for an SiSL2. There are a ton of crank options out there with SiSL parts and other stuff, but it's hard to beat the value of a clearance 6700 crank. Praxis rings might be another option, but I have no experience with those.
Dura-Ace cables were also a huge upgrade in shift quality.
Lots of shops seem to be selling demo Zipp 101s for about the same price or less than Zipp 30s, I recommend that and like my set.