ideas for upgrades...

tomxc

my mate has a saracen mantra 1, hes lookin too upgrade and has 250 quid to spend but he doesnt want to blow it all on one thing....ive suggested new wheelset...any other ideas you think are worth it are welcome

edhornby

sorry to be boring but he should put that cash in the bank.

the current retail of the saracen is £300 so the upgrade would be chucking better components on only to highlight the bits that he didn't upgrade

better to save that for the next bike once the saracen dies or goes on ebay

however if he really is adamant he wants bits, then a new fork that is lighter than the current one, or a wheelset (cos these bits are transferrable, or floggable in their own right) would be my choice

dennisn

I sort of liked a quote I read a week or so ago, at the bottom of a post.
"Don't buy upgrades, ride up grades."

Dennis Noward

dav1

all depends if he os going to have morem money in the near future to spend? if so save it.

If not and things need doing replace the broken stuff or things thay really p*** him off about the overall package.

tomxc

cheers for the input guys.....i think hes just upset that his bike is so heavy...and he wants to ride more...
cheers

supersonic

It isn't a racy XC bike though - is meant to be heavy and tough. Changing into something it will never be will be a waste of money.