Bartek
Maximum Pace
- Jun 28, 2010
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After 2 years and many hours in the saddle of my first road bicycle I have decided to replace/upgrade some parts and hope for your advice.
The bike I currently ride is Trek 1.2 which is my first ever road bicycle. It is also the only bike I have and it serves me as a multi-purpose vehicle that I use for commuting, touring, training and an occasional race. It is an entry level aluminum frame Trek with Sora groupset and surely nothing special to anyone who's tried riding bicycles in different price range, equipped with different levels of groupsets or made of different materials. As for me, I do like it, but then again I have nothing to compare it too.
Anyway, in 2 years time of riding about 150km a week on average, I had no issues with it apart from an occasional flat. Recently though, I have noticed some kind of strange noise coming from the rear wheel area. It's there when I pedal and when I coast, so probably it is the hub, but it could be something else since my knowledge of bike mechanics is very limited. At first I wanted to fix the problem, but after some thinking I decided to do some upgrades. Unfortunately, I am unable to do it all at once and would like to do it in a few smaller steps, but am not totally sure whether or not what I have in mind is possible or at least advised.
Here's my plan:
1. Replace/upgrade the wheels (this could be done as either the first or last step, preferably in the last step as it is the most expensive part of the upgrade)
2. Replace the cassette and the chain and upgrade it to 105 or Ultegra (from 8 to 10 gears).
But if I do that, do I need to replace the crank as well or can I use what I have currently. And what about the shifters and both derailleurs? With changing the cassette from 8 to 10 gears, do I need to get new shifters and front and back derailleurs too?
3. Replace and upgrade the crank to 105 or Ultegra (if I don't have to do it in the second step)
4. Replace and upgrade the shifters and derailleurs to 105 or Ultegra (also if I don't have to do it in the second step)
Finally, I would get a new frame, move the new components from the Trek to the new frame, put the old ones back on the Trek and use the Trek for commuting only.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Bart Z.
The bike I currently ride is Trek 1.2 which is my first ever road bicycle. It is also the only bike I have and it serves me as a multi-purpose vehicle that I use for commuting, touring, training and an occasional race. It is an entry level aluminum frame Trek with Sora groupset and surely nothing special to anyone who's tried riding bicycles in different price range, equipped with different levels of groupsets or made of different materials. As for me, I do like it, but then again I have nothing to compare it too.
Anyway, in 2 years time of riding about 150km a week on average, I had no issues with it apart from an occasional flat. Recently though, I have noticed some kind of strange noise coming from the rear wheel area. It's there when I pedal and when I coast, so probably it is the hub, but it could be something else since my knowledge of bike mechanics is very limited. At first I wanted to fix the problem, but after some thinking I decided to do some upgrades. Unfortunately, I am unable to do it all at once and would like to do it in a few smaller steps, but am not totally sure whether or not what I have in mind is possible or at least advised.
Here's my plan:
1. Replace/upgrade the wheels (this could be done as either the first or last step, preferably in the last step as it is the most expensive part of the upgrade)
2. Replace the cassette and the chain and upgrade it to 105 or Ultegra (from 8 to 10 gears).
But if I do that, do I need to replace the crank as well or can I use what I have currently. And what about the shifters and both derailleurs? With changing the cassette from 8 to 10 gears, do I need to get new shifters and front and back derailleurs too?
3. Replace and upgrade the crank to 105 or Ultegra (if I don't have to do it in the second step)
4. Replace and upgrade the shifters and derailleurs to 105 or Ultegra (also if I don't have to do it in the second step)
Finally, I would get a new frame, move the new components from the Trek to the new frame, put the old ones back on the Trek and use the Trek for commuting only.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Bart Z.