Road Bike Upgrades Guide

Bontrager aeolus pro 3 tlr disc road wheel.

Road bike upgrades guide. Most new bikes come with a set of cheap cages that don t securely grip your bidon. The last thing you want on a long ride is to watch your bottle bounce down the road after bouncing out of its cage. Tires not only are they one of the cheapest and easiest parts to upgrade but your tires are or at least should be. Most road bike buying guides suggest you upgrade to carbon wheels but you can also find some good aluminum wheels.

The best road bike upgrades there s a saying in cycling. 10 bicycle upgrades that will improve your life. The standard answer to road bike upgrading is new wheels as such manufacturers do not tend to put great wheels on complete bikes as they believe the first thing you will do is upgrade your wheels. Don t be intimated by the numbers.

And while they re all black and round not all tires. But 9 or 10 gears in the back is also common for bikes under 800 and is a perfectly acceptable solution. The only thing between you and the road. Welcome to the latest edition of road cc s buyer s guide to road bike upgrades and widgets for under 50 in which you ll find some suggestions for you can enhance your ride without spending a big pile of cash with suggestions for potential upgrades to enhance speed performance or just general useability.

Keith bontrager famously said. We ask for your understanding as you may experience delivery delays. Fsa riding yohan bagot and his cofidis team and mechanics know what tweaks and upgrades work best here s our guide. Derailleurs by upgrading your current derailleurs you will save on weight and increase shifting performance.

It s generally good advice if you want to be faster on the bike don t spend lots of money on fancy. Pick two well these carbon wheels. Carbon is lighter though so we would recommend it if it s in your budget. Investing in a good pair of bottle cages may be one of the best road bike upgrades you can make.

A common number of gears for road bikes in the last few years would be 22 because most road bikes have two chainrings in the front and a cassette with 11 gears in the back. Their price tags however can quickly climb into the thousands of dollars. Don t buy upgrades ride up grades. Rather than dump out the dough for a brand new bike there are many upgrades that you can make to you current mountain bike.