Comments on: Ask Levi: Should I Upgrade my Rear Derailleur? http://coachlevi.com/cycling/should-i-upgrade-my-rear-derailleur/ Training, nutrition, cycling, mountain biking, and racing advice for cyclists. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Levi http://coachlevi.com/cycling/should-i-upgrade-my-rear-derailleur/#comment-38315 Levi Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:19:39 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=5476#comment-38315 @Khai Depends on your budget, the rest of your bike, and your goals for the upgrade. To me it seems like a pointless upgrade. Mixing a $500-600 crank with old 105? It might work fine, and the crank is surely a little lighter and stiffer, but you're spending a lot and will miss out on that "Dura Ace feel" you get with a full group. I just don't get why people want to throw a random Dura Ace part on an older bike with older, middle of the road parts. @Khai

Depends on your budget, the rest of your bike, and your goals for the upgrade.

To me it seems like a pointless upgrade. Mixing a $500-600 crank with old 105? It might work fine, and the crank is surely a little lighter and stiffer, but you’re spending a lot and will miss out on that “Dura Ace feel” you get with a full group.

I just don’t get why people want to throw a random Dura Ace part on an older bike with older, middle of the road parts.

]]> By: Khai Phu http://coachlevi.com/cycling/should-i-upgrade-my-rear-derailleur/#comment-38313 Khai Phu Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:38:02 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=5476#comment-38313 Hi on the same vein, I have an older shimano 105, is it worth upgrading the crank with the NOS to 7900. Thank you. Hi on the same vein, I have an older shimano 105, is it worth upgrading the crank with the NOS to 7900. Thank you.

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