The first thing to upgrade is the picture. The drivetrain needs to be facing the camera.
BikeIdiot on
Personally I would go ride and get some miles on it. That way you can figure out if there is anything you don’t like. Nothing sucks like spending money to change something and then finding you would rather have carbon handlebars, narrow/wider bars, shorter cranks, new saddle or something else to make the bike better fit you only to have spend all your money on a wheelset.
bigfoot3898 on
Go look at my post where I upgraded just about every part on this bike. Happy riding.
Background-Mix-5558 on
I think its better you buy a fullblod directly! Carbon fiber zipp and full Red than you can dance 🏆🚴
noladutch on
Just you. Save until you are more fit.
Dangy_D on
I have one and have upgraded pretty much everything aside from the brake calipers.
I did it in this order:
Crank arms, chainring and Bb
Compressionless housing.
Thru axle upgrade
Carbon wheels
It’s like a whole different bike now.
Suitable-Foot-2539 on
Get hydraulic brakes instead of the mechanical ones.
DocDrill on
Most important and cheapest: compressionless brake housings.
Equally important, but more expensive: TRP HY/RD or similar hydraulic brake calipers.
Helpful and Not Terribly Expensive: 42+mm wide tires and tubeless conversion.
The following are things I’ve done to my Gravel X hobby builder bike (I’m assuming this is an Ambition X):
– Wheels (~$280 Shimano WH-RX570 700C Wheelset on Jenson)
– Crank and BB ($40 on Amazon)
– Suspension Seatpost ($80 on Amazon)
– Suspension Stem ($230 eeSilk) no longer installed
– Suspension Fork (~$100 onAliExpress FTW)
– 44T Chainring (Amazon)
– a bunch of other crap I can’t think of offhand.
snotboogie on
Put 500 miles on it and see what annoys you the most
Iluvgr8tdeals on
Check out ‘The Bike Sauce’ on YouTube and see the upgrades he has done to some of these Poseidon bikes.
fckinsurance on
Compressionless housing for the brakes should be your first upgrade.
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You just got it, go ride FFS
The first thing to upgrade is the picture. The drivetrain needs to be facing the camera.
Personally I would go ride and get some miles on it. That way you can figure out if there is anything you don’t like. Nothing sucks like spending money to change something and then finding you would rather have carbon handlebars, narrow/wider bars, shorter cranks, new saddle or something else to make the bike better fit you only to have spend all your money on a wheelset.
Go look at my post where I upgraded just about every part on this bike. Happy riding.
I think its better you buy a fullblod directly! Carbon fiber zipp and full Red than you can dance 🏆🚴
Just you. Save until you are more fit.
I have one and have upgraded pretty much everything aside from the brake calipers.
I did it in this order:
Crank arms, chainring and Bb
Compressionless housing.
Thru axle upgrade
Carbon wheels
It’s like a whole different bike now.
Get hydraulic brakes instead of the mechanical ones.
Most important and cheapest: compressionless brake housings.
Equally important, but more expensive: TRP HY/RD or similar hydraulic brake calipers.
Helpful and Not Terribly Expensive: 42+mm wide tires and tubeless conversion.
The following are things I’ve done to my Gravel X hobby builder bike (I’m assuming this is an Ambition X):
– Wheels (~$280 Shimano WH-RX570 700C Wheelset on Jenson)
– Crank and BB ($40 on Amazon)
– Suspension Seatpost ($80 on Amazon)
– Suspension Stem ($230 eeSilk) no longer installed
– Suspension Fork (~$100 onAliExpress FTW)
– 44T Chainring (Amazon)
– a bunch of other crap I can’t think of offhand.
Put 500 miles on it and see what annoys you the most
Check out ‘The Bike Sauce’ on YouTube and see the upgrades he has done to some of these Poseidon bikes.
Compressionless housing for the brakes should be your first upgrade.