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Old 05-02-09 | 04:40 AM
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zacster
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Bikes: Kuota Kredo/Chorus, Trek 7000 commuter, Trek 8000 MTB and a few others

Upgrade if you like, but you may not get what you think out of it. The only thing that'll change the feel of the bike might be the wheels. I don't know anything about 1990 Campy wheels but there are a lot of choices for wheels these days, you just have to watch for compatibility, which I guess was really your question.

When I upgraded my 1981 bike, I did it on the cheap. I bought 8/9/10 compatible wheels but used it with old Campy friction shifting. No compatibility issues there. I also put new brakes, saddle and crank. The wheels were a total bargain, $150 for Velomax Tempests, the brakes were $40 Tektro levers/calipers/cables (yes $40 for the whole set, and their good stuff, not the cheap ones). Saddle was from Performance, the crank was 2005 Chorus from a bike I crashed, a carbon seat post too. So far I've spent about $300 on it including chain, tools etc. over 4 years time. You'd be hard pressed to do it for even twice that if you don't already have some stuff. I didn't do bars/stem/fork. That will really add up.

The wheels made a big difference in the ride. The shifting with a 10sp cassette is much improved over the 6 speed it had. The brakes actually stop the bike. The seat still feels like a seat. The crank runs quieter because it is also 10 speed, the old one chattered a bit.
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