10 Great Upgrades For Your Mountain Bike Under £100

There are so many cheap ways to upgrade your mountain bike without breaking your budget. We've put together the top ten ways that you can change your riding experience for under £100 💵

Which of these inexpensive upgrades are you looking to make? Have we missed any? Let us know in the comments below 👇

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[fullcarbon]

Hi GMBN crew. Its Daniel your hacks and bodges winner last week. I bought a new handle bar with the voucher, Renthal fat bar carbon to be precise. I’ve never won anything before and it was awesome to win thank you for the opportunity. Keep up the great work. 🤘

[a.alegria]

Me: *buys a $3 carbon spacer
"this is the best upgrade, i can feel the weight reducction"

[muzzleray]

my first upgrade was to replace the rotors/disc, now there's no stopping me

[guythomas]

I just upgraded to 800 wide 35mm rise raceface turbine R bars and the difference is unreal. Never thought the feel could be that great but it really is

[RobRidesEMTB]

Tyre Inserts. 10p product, £50 cost. WTActualF!?

[MotoErgoSum]

Going to a 32mm stem and taller bar transformed my Chameleon. Used to feel awkward and sluggish with the longer stem and flatter bars. Now it's super lively everywhere.

[aminrazawan]

This helped me a lot! BTW can you guys do a bike check on Ken Block's glow in the dark Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper? You know because it glows in the dark ...

[neildaniel]

Those Rimpact inserts are really good, not just for the price but full stop. Also their valves that come with the inserts are the only ones I've found that don't eventually clog, add in they're a UK company and you can't go wrong.

[grncity]

Thanks for the great upgrades video! 👍🏻
Helmets are so important... can you do a new video on new helmet technology? Like: how to choose, styles and safety options, maybe even “crash” test results.

[ltrtg]

Most of the upgrades in the video for the bike I've already done. Sam hill bars, AVS hand guards, Shimano SLX shifter, SLX rear mech, (upgraded from 2x10 to 1x11), 11x50 Sunrace cassette and my best upgrade is a Crank Brothers Highline Dropper post which cost £110. In fact I got the dropper before any of the transmission so have to wait until I was able to swap over to the 1x11 Shimano SLX. Another upgrade was changing the bearings. While the rear of the frame was off I needed to do a small job so my Highline dropper would fit. As I don't own a drill I needed to borrow one. My last upgrade for less than £100 is a Shimano SLX cranks so I can for the Absolute Black 34t oval chainring. The chainring has the SLX M7000/XT M8000 bolt pattern.

[Fizzoid]

Brand X dropper post can also be had from CRC for £100. Definitely a worthwhile upgrade!

[bernardbuieba]

Thanks GMBN this was so really helpful. This will improve my bike so much.

[tinidavies]

So glad you mentioned helmets! It’s not somewhere to stick to a budget - how much would you pay to avoid a brain injury?

[MPH]

@Global Moutain Bike Network Instead of bib shorts try out undershorts. Give you that anti friction protection that you need while allowing you to near normal clothes over the top.


7:00 I got a set of them last spring to go on my Vitus Escarpe

[archicatgaming]

As a highschooler with parents that won't allow me to spend my own money or their money its a wonder how I got a quality mtb in the first place. Maintenance is my main concern now.

[troyhall]

Martyn.... Really enjoy watching a true Icon of the sport sir !!

[rupedog]

Travel insurance for mtb hol...as Neil can confirm, THE best under £100 mtb upgrade....poor Neil...weirdly he is smiling more than usual in his pics🤕🤒🤔😱

[sparky]

Bib Shorts sound a great idea. My Bottom Bracket always gives me grief on longer rides.

[noisiboi]

They day after Seth did pretty much the same thing? Naughty naughty lads! 😂

[wanopajujumtb]

Hi guys, I was thinking. You guys give out some great prizes, but the Jackpot would be to tag along on one of your bike adventures. ✌