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[alexanderh]

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.

[mokotramp]

Spot on!

Wheels and tyres make a huge difference!

[nyreppin]

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.

[ish]

Grx derailleur on a Tiagra groupset😂 I don't care about drag but I do care about noise

[TheMFRaxi]

If you are strong enough you can do anything on any bike

[finarollerz]

“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.

[Citizen-of-theworld]

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! 😊

[joekrepps]

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.

[murphykenji]

Bearings in hubs and bottom bracket, as well.

[peterwillson]

I never ride on the hoods and I've never seen a saddle as part of a groupset.

[Jonny_Red]

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.

[Nurych]

What is the brand and model of his bike?

[adambrickley]

You can definitely notice cranksets and chainrings. I went from entry level fsa to campag chorus and was like chalk n cheese.

[cheeng]

Wheels, tires, tubes, & bike fit.

[Kate_Short-For-Bob]

Well, until your crank falls apart and skewers your leg.

[Leg.Side.Cricket]

as someone who owns a shimano claris/sora you can definetly tell

[GuidossInnit]

It’s why I won’t use Shimano at all. Campag shifters and brakes are just an all-round more pleasant experience

[big_bird]

GCN exists to promote bike industry never ending profit seeking from us

[brittle]

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.

[NicoTheAnimal]

2024 ... Not using dura ace... Why buy a bike if it costs less than a car