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there is no doubt about it that Ryan in top spec components is a nice and pleasant experience to have but what are the components within those group sets that are actually making the difference can you tell with the cranks the derailleurs or the cassettes no absolutely not what is making the difference are the main contact points on your bikes in terms of the group sets well that’s the neighborhoods here their shape and how the brakes and the gears feel to use foreign
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Biggest upgrade ist probably tires + wheels. Just used a Sora with claris levers recently and it's good enough to have a ton of fun.
If you are strong enough you can do anything on any bike
Spot on!
Wheels and tyres make a huge difference!
Cap
Grx derailleur on a Tiagra groupset😂 I don't care about drag but I do care about noise
I'm riding a deore M6100 and I just upgraded the chain to the XTR/Dura-Ace M9100 chain and I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that I couldn't tell the difference. All I know is it's built stronger so the peace of mind is enough for me.
Industry baby
High end product is worth every penny.
You’ll get sophistication, comfort and peace and quiet and you’ll look cool doing it.
as someone who owns a shimano claris/sora you can definetly tell
the chainring:
I never ride on the hoods and I've never seen a saddle as part of a groupset.
“If you got it, flaunt it” yeh, if you got $$$, go super record/ DA, the accuracy/ weight is great, but for us mere mortals just get what you can afford, I been riding a $300 microshift 1x all year and love it.
It’s why I won’t use Shimano at all. Campag shifters and brakes are just an all-round more pleasant experience
Crankset will make a difference. Considering that there is 379 grams saving from dura ace to sora. That's almost an entire lb. Other place i can think is wheelset. And tires. You can save about a lb there as well
Bike fit and tyres.
You can definitely notice cranksets and chainrings. I went from entry level fsa to campag chorus and was like chalk n cheese.
2024 … Not using dura ace… Why buy a bike if it costs less than a car
Wrong, going from mechanical derailleurs to electronic ones make a huge difference. Also going from an 10 or 11 speed cassette/crank combo to an 12 speed one is also huge.
Seatpost seatpost seatpost seatpost seatpost seatpost seatpost seatpost 🥳🥳
Changing/upgrading to a carbon seatpost , especially if its an aluminium frame makes a world of difference.
Wheels, tires, tubes, & bike fit.
Wheelset
Bearings in hubs and bottom bracket, as well.
Low spec derailleurs use bushings on the jockey wheels, durable-ace use bearings and if you’re really fancy you can get ceramic bearings. Law of diminishing returns though. I just run dura-ace jockeys on a tiagra derailleurs, and that works pretty well for me! 😊
Dont buy upgrades, ride up grades
Long, long ago, Greg Lemond was asked why he spent big money on Carnac shoes (~50% more than Sidi). He said that his bike is his office so since he spends hours there, he wanted to be as comfortable as possible. He stressed the contact points with the body were very important.
Well, until your crank falls apart and skewers your leg.
What is the brand and model of his bike?
Tires
GCN exists to promote bike industry never ending profit seeking from us
Sadlle makes arguably the biggest difference to comfort.
For me being comfortable on my bike is number one, all contact points must be perfect, it’s not hard to set your bike up properly, if you’re a strong rider, there’s no reason to spend thousands of dollars on stupid, lighter components
Aways get new bearings, hubs and tires where they wear out. Make sure you're always comfortable when reaching the handle bars.
If the leavers fit into your hands, snug, and your ass is really stable on the saddle, that's when you stop riding a bike and start cycling.
The thing that makes the biggest difference is the connection between the seat and the helmet
There’s no reason why all grouosets can’t work as precisely as each other and feel great to use. The only thing that’s fair to charge more for is lightweight. Why should an ergonomic hood shape be reserved for top line sets???
Get GP5000 continental tyre. That will boost speed a lot.
Sky spray day
Wasted money. The groupset doesnt matter
Sora worse brakes, shifting -the same speed, the same experience comparing to dura-ace.