Originally Posted by
atdi
Hi all, i'm new to the forums. Just got a specialized secteur!
Fast, comfortable, and pretty sexy in my opinion. I'm really enjoying it and see myself getting into road biking more seriously - i was wondering what components i should upgrade first? I come from a mountain biking background and dont know much about road biking...at all.
Also was wondering if this was a better choice over an 09 specialized allez compact? both were ~$800.
Welcome! I see you're already come down with a case of Upgrade-itis, well the best thing to do is ride what you have and the more you ride whatever you're not happy with will become more apparent or not. Bottomline is to focus on riding and impoving your riding than getting stuck in the gizmo race which can get costly. I probably would have gone with a compact over a triple because I hear complaints about shifting on triples but that can result from a poorly maintained bike as well so as the saying goes: "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Enjoy the riding!