Help me decide!!

Quirky
Quirky Posts: 123
edited November 2007 in MTB buying advice
Right, I'm fairly new to this game and for the summer just gone I've been riding a GT Aggressor XC1, I believe its exclusive to Halfords and is slightly better specced than the Avalanche 1.0.

My question is this, the bike is stock at the moment but over the winter I have about £300-400 to use to upgrade the bike and also have it serviced and I wondered if anyone had any advice what to use the cash for. I was thinking of upgrading the cranks or would I be better off using the money elsewhere??
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  • grommet
    grommet Posts: 636
    what is the current spec of the bike now?
    is there anything you need to replace?
  • Quirky
    Quirky Posts: 123
    Nothing on it is broken, but possably need new tyres.

    I was thinking of changing the Truvativ Five D crankset for a RaceFace Atlas or the other thought was changing the brakes, currently Hayes sole for Avid Juicy 7's??

    I have no idea what to change first
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  • omegas
    omegas Posts: 970
    The GT Aggressor XC1 is already a high spec bike so your better waiting for things to fall to bits and replace as needed.

    Not sure what the full spec is depending on the year of the XC1 but I would look to upgrade as needed to LX or XT parts.


    Some upgrades that can make a big difference and don’t cost that much are:

    Replace the cranks for Shimano HollowTech LX (more robust with the outboard bearings).
    Middleburn chainrings.
    New cassette and chain.
    Change the rear derialleur to the new XT shadow.
    Replace the gear cables with quality sealed XTR or Flying Snake.
    A new set of tyres (folding) front and back of a different make and see how they handle the conditions you ride.
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    A few upgrades and changes to tailor the bike make sense, but I dont understand buying a budget bike then spending the same again on parts - it would make much more sense just to buy a 800 quid bike in the first place. With a bike like this it makes more sense to upgrade as parts as they wear out.
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  • Quirky
    Quirky Posts: 123
    If I had £800 to spend when I bought the bike a year ago then thats what I would have done, but I bought the best I could afford at the time and now that I've saved some more cash I'd like to upgrade various parts but don't know where to start.
    I intend on doing a lot of riding over the next year and want my bike to be as well specced as I can afford!

    Thanks for the help Omegas, I'll look into thos parts :)
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  • GT Destroyer
    GT Destroyer Posts: 1,719
    If you are interested in saving weight, I can recommend the carbon fibre Ritchey Pro WCS bar and stem combination, they are currently £90 at Merlin reduced from the £190-odd I spent on them when they were new!
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