Originally Posted by
lsberrios1
If I had to choose between great shifting and lighter wheels, i'd think long and hard. Going from a Gossamer to a DA9000 or similar will take your breath away.
From my experience with FSA cranks, going to a Tiagra crankset would take your breath away.
The only reason I stick with my FSA crank is it's an SRM I got a deal on from a teammate who sold me his when he quit racing. And that's about the highest-end FSA crank you can get. Compared to the Ultegra, DuraAce, and Campy Record cranks I have on my other bikes, the FSA crankset shifts like ass - so much so that for races I'll try to use a cassette with range such that I won't ever have to shift off the big ring. It works for me because I'm fine at just about any cadence between 85 and 100 rpm, and I can easily hold lower for short periods on climbs.