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Old 09-27-17 | 11:55 AM
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Shadowx
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From: Indianapolis, IN

Bikes: Marin Larkspur CS2

Originally Posted by cyccommute
You are experiencing what nearly every bicyclist experiences as some point or another: upgradeitis.

It usually manifests as a desire to change something that is perfectly serviceable because...well, because! Some of us have it so bad that we can change everything on a bike 4 times over and end up with a bike that has none of the original parts left over. There should probably be a 12 step program for that but it probably wouldn't go well:

"Hello. My name is Stuart. I ride bicycles."

"Hello, Stuart."

"I've upgraded my orange Stumpjumper M2 Pro to a white Stumpjumper M4 Pro to a disc red Rockhopper to a titanium Dean. I've changed out the wheels, cranks, headset, shock..."

"What shock?"

"A sweet Fox RLC."

"What wheels?"

"A super nice set of Phil Wood disc hubs, DT Alpine III spokes and Velocity Aeroheats."

"Cool!"

"Yea and it has a Chris King headset, Dean seatpost, Dean handlebar stem, Thomson handlebars, Paul brake levers and..."

By this time the rest of the group would be drooling and whipping out their credit cards to go buy some sweet bicycle swag. It wouldn't end well.

My advice is to freeze your credit card in a large block of ice, ride your bike for a while, get used to it and wait until something actually breaks before you start upgrading. Trust me, your life will be simpler
I don't have a case of upgrade itis. This is the first bike I have bought in around 17 years and by far the nicest. I love the bike, and am very happy with it. I am having trouble with the gearing, I have 3 months and 500 miles on her, and have been struggling with the shifting from day 1. Despite what some others have said you don't need 2 years and 3000 miles to know if there is a problem. . I think the rear jumps are just too big and not spaced well for my needs. I only have 5-6 total gear combinations that I can use right now and maintain cadence, all the others are not available to me. As my abilities increase my needs are going to be changing. I am well aware of the difference between a need and a want. There are a LOT of thing I want, like disc brakes, but that is a want, my v brakes work just fine. My rear gears not meeting my needs is a big problem, it was always a nuisance and I think i finally dialed in the problem. We will see here in a couple days.
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