Road Bike Frame Upgrade

Yes a typical steel road bike frame is going to weigh a pound or three more than the latest carbon fiber wonder.

Road bike frame upgrade. Significant performance boosts don t have to cost thousands. So you just picked up a new road bike to take advantage of the beautiful sunny weather. I ll let bruce take it from here. While the sl version doesn t get the 600 series carbon and ultralight.

But what changes give the biggest bang for your buck or the most extreme explosion for your euro. Read on fsa riding yohan bagot and his cofidis team and mechanics know what tweaks and upgrades work best here s our guide. The evo cr road bike is a stripped back version of what the professional vitus outfit hop on when they go racing which means it includes an ultra honed carbon frame with a finishing kit that. But i now plan to use my old aluminium 3 9 speed sora bike as a winter bike.

Two teammates asked me to help them upgrade their bicycles from 10 to 11 speed recently. The emonda is trek s lightweight carbon road frame and the top end slr version is one of the lightest framesets you can buy. They knew how to do most of the mechanical work but they were concerned that their rear wheel wouldn t handle the 11 speed cassette in effect making it impossible to upgrade. Ross disc brakes are increasingly making their way into the road bike market and it is now very possible to convert your keeper standard rim brake road frame into a hybrid mix of.

That got you some pretty good parts like a full shimano 105 drivetrain and a decent wheelset. If your bike frame is electronic groupset compatible your budget allows for it and existing groupset is worn out then an upgrade to electronic shifting is well worth it. Every frame material does have distinct ride characteristics and while aluminium frames can be light and stiff they don t dampen vibrations quite as well as the best carbon road bikes this isn t. On a long ride the harsh ride of a modern racing oriented road frame can slow you down more than a couple of pounds of extra bicycle weight.

I love a good upgrade and am sharing bruce s story with you in the next two tech talks. Unless you are a racer this need not be of much concern to you. The trouble is that now having experienced the benefit of the 105 disc brakes the shimano sora br 3500 rim brakes on the old bike are diabolical.