Thread: Upgrade Claris to used Ultegra?
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Old 06-05-14 | 12:56 PM
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bradtx
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Originally Posted by comeandtakeit
New to cycling and this forum. I just bought a CAAD 8 Claris (8 spd) as my second road bike. Two questions -

1. Is it worth it to upgrade from Claris to a used Ultegra group being relatively new to cycling? Has about 2-3k miles on the used group

2. Do I have to replace the crankset as well? The person is selling cassette, shifters, front and rear derailleur, and brakes.

Thanks for the help, be sure to be as sarcastic as possible with your criticism!
The Ultegra is my preferred road group, but I can't recommend going out and buying a used partial group when the Claris is working well. It is, right?

There are 8S cassette options, both Shimano and SRAM, that you can use to tailor your bike for a specific route's terrain. I use a 13T-23T 8S cassette for most conditions on my crit bike, for an example.

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