what is most important on bike

[FanieFiets]

We have talked about this before, but what do you guys think is the way your money must go from important to least.

 

1. Gruppo

2. Wheels

3. Frame

 

[turtlek]

wheels

 

frame

 

grouppo

[DawieO]

Best performance spend - Wheels

Best longevity spend - Gruppo

Best ego stroke spend - Frame

[GFishy]

The rider?

[Tumbleweed]

ahoi, fanie!

frame

wheels

gruppo

[niterider]

1. rider

2. frame

3. wheels

4. gruppo

 

[DawieO]

Tried that GFishy, but the thought of buying someone to ride my beautiful carbon baby is very disturbing...

[GFishy]

Tried that GFishy' date=' but the thought of buying someone to ride my beautiful carbon baby is very disturbing...[/quote']

 

You tried that?

 

You got someone to ride your bike and claim the result...?

 

Hope you don't do the same to wife/girlfriend...

 

[GFishy]

You can have the best of everything - but that won't make the bike move...

 

Healthy body and mind does wonders.

 

(but a nice bike does make you feel better)

[Cruzer]

1)Frame

2)Wheels

3)Groupo

 

Frame - because you can upgrade around it therefore a great frame with medium wheels and Gruppo can be upgarded over time as cashflow allows.

 

Wheels- as per above

 

Gruopo - A well serviced and meticulously set up Midrange level Groupset will perform just as well as a top end groupset.  

 

In my humble opinion.

[DawieO]

No just tried the thought of someone else riding my bike. didn't go down well...

 

With the wife the result was easy to claim, a paternity test will do that for you :-)

 

[Zatek]

You can't buy a new rider, you can practice and lose weight

1 Wheels

2 Frame

3 Grouppo

 

[GFishy]

No just tried the thought of someone else riding my bike. didn't go down well...

 

?

 

With the wife the result was easy to claim' date=' a paternity test will do that for you :-)

 

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[/quote']

 

 

Nice Italian groupset works for me

[Tumbleweed]

1)Frame

2)Wheels

3)Groupo

 

Frame - because you can upgrade around it therefore a great frame with medium wheels and Gruppo can be upgarded over time as cashflow allows.

 

Wheels- as per above

 

Gruopo - A well serviced and meticulously set up Midrange level Groupset will perform just as well as a top end groupset.  

 

In my humble opinion.

 

nicely put

[carlo_sg]

There was an article on this in the RIDE magazine a few months ago (I'll reference it later) where they built up a bike for R20,000.

They advised splitting your budget in thirds.

 

1/3rd on the frameset, fork, bars, stem, seatpost

1/3rd on the Groupset, accesories, saddle, pedals

1/3rd on the wheelset, tyres

 

The bike they built up was a BMC Aluminium frame, with easton EC70 Fork, 105 groupset, and Fulcrum wheels

[Mudsimus]

1. Dope

2. Wheels

3. Frame

4. Some more dope

5. Group