Upgrades for a specialized hardrock pro??

kirkjr13

Hi

i bought a specialized hardrock pro at the end of last year and am now looking to upgrade some components. what would you suggest as the most effective things i could change. i'm not minted so they need to be sensible!!

kirkjr13

spec is currently as purchased except i've added spd pedals.

Si78

Bike spec doesnt look too bad as standard to be honest!

Better fork might make the biggest difference, but a decent one would cost a few hundred quid.

Maybe just wait until things wear out before you upgrade them?
Save up some cash in the meantime, then splash out when you need to?

ride_whenever

what do you find is slowing you down the most? Suspension, brakes, gears?

Is it comfy for you...

kirkjr13

this may sound stupid but i'm new to riding and i dont really know what would be slowing me down. i just want an idea of which parts are weaknesses and which look like they'd benefit straight away from upgrades.

hope that makes sense

spongtastic

tyres, £50 decent pair of folding
wheels, £150 xt/717 or crossride
fork £250 Reba.

Drivechain is 8 speed so not worth changing as it's so expensive.

But the total's still £450 which you could put towards a better bike.

weeksy59

I've tried a few on mine (same bike)

The only thing i've noticed really was fitting a hydraulic rear caliper, i was getting bad brakes on downhills with the cable rear. Fitted a Hope C2 bought cheap from here and it's done the trick.

I've also fixed Rockshox TORA 302 forks but can't really say i notice much difference.

Tim.s

As above, tyres, most bang for your buck.

kirkjr13

Thanks for all the replies - food for thought!!