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£50 upgrade
watsontony
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i have about 50 quid spare and want a upgrade, i know for 50 quid i aint gona get much but looking down the lines of a new seat or maybe some pedals, or would i get more benfit from getting a new chain and chainring, i am ss up front but using a ramped ring, any suggestions or unmissable bargains out ther even if its not pedals or seat or chain ect, just want something new

Posted 11 years ago

Rorschach
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Gear cables

Posted 11 years ago

watsontony
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really? will this make a diffrence? i currently have jagwire but is a bit old now

Posted 11 years ago

FGF 701 The Hydrate Or Die Edition

rocketman
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tyres

Posted 11 years ago

jordanm
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Gear cables

^This
Unless your shifts are absolutely silky, for my money it’s the most rewarding ‘upgrade’, every time.

Posted 11 years ago

watsontony
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do you get a cable with new shifters? if so im just going to get a saint hifter if it will work with a xt mech

Posted 11 years ago

patriotpro
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watsontony – Member
do you get a cable with new shifters?

Yep

Posted 11 years ago

Papa_Lazarou
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tyres

Posted 11 years ago

monkeyboyjc
Full Member

xt or slx shaddow+ ??

Posted 11 years ago

lunge
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£50?
Gear cables = £10
“proper” singlespeed front ring = £30
Thornbridge Jaipur, 4 pints = £10 (ish)

Done.

Posted 11 years ago

thepurist
Full Member

If you run older Fox forks get a set of the SKF seals & any oil you need, then give em a service.

Posted 11 years ago

CaptainFlashheart
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lunge – Member
£50?
Gear cables = £10
“proper” singlespeed front ring = £30
Thornbridge Jaipur, 4 pints = £10 (ish)

Done.

Only one shifter, so cables = £5 or so.

Leaving more for the Jaipur.

Which is nice.

Posted 11 years ago

seanoc
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Take your missus to Wagamammas and get some Yaki Soba, chilli squid and those beef skewer things. Wash it down with some ginger beer and then some wasabi chocolate cake. You’ll probably have some change left.

Posted 11 years ago

julians
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A stans notubes kit.

Posted 11 years ago

hungrymonkey
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gear cables + singlespeed…

am i missing something here?

Posted 11 years ago

dantsw13
Full Member

How about gear cables, some decent lube and some cleaning products. Maybe a decent set of Allen keys?

Maybe even a workstand for the bike?

Posted 11 years ago

barn
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Are you running tubeless tyres…?
If not, maybe try a conversion kit.

This made the single biggest transformation to my riding by a long way.

Posted 11 years ago

spuddle
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How about new grips? and maybe gloves?

Posted 11 years ago

vorlich
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Hope Bash guard

Posted 11 years ago

patriotpro
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workstand, bars, light, brake bleed kit, tyres…

Posted 11 years ago

watsontony
Free Member

humm plenty off food for thought, but a new shifter sounds best, i have narrowed it down to 3 choices, either the xt@40, the deore @16, the slx @27 or the saint @50. just wondering whats the diffrence between the slx and sain thay look nearly the same except the gold on the saint one? am i missing something?

Posted 11 years ago

thisisnotaspoon
Free Member

I’ve not used them off-road but on the road bike I’ve just fitted a full set of KCNC cables, they’re ace and didn’t need any oil/grease. Those and SP41 by the meter is cheep so probably £10-£12 for the lot. And a bottle of ‘cable magic’ lube for another fiver.

Spend the rest on somethign out of the folowing.
Tubeless if you’re not already, getto costs about £20 inc a bottle of stans.
Tyres – although £50 doesnt go very far these days
Suspension service kit.
Foam grips – biggest weight saving (thnik some are silly at 18g Vs upto 200g for lock ons) and lots of comfort and (IMO) more grip than rubber grips.

Posted 11 years ago