Groupset upgrade

steanywhere

Hi all - first time posting so be gentle...

I have a Carrera Virtuoso bought earlier this year which I've been commuting on for 5 months or so. It's fine and all but the components are beginning to annoy me (I don't do olympic distances but on an 18 mile round trip each day you start to notice).

So here's the question - do I start to upgrade the parts from Shimano 2200 to a 105/Tiagra Mix allowing me to learn how to fit the various parts on the way or do I just sell up and find myself a second hand better specced bike?

If the upgrade is the right way to go where do I start and where do I finish???

Oh and the fork is aluminium so would a carbon fork be a good thing and why?

Thanks!

topdude

Sorry but it's probably not worth upgrading your bike, you will spend a lot of cash and still have a mediocre frame / forks
Time to move on and look for a good used or new bike, maybe something from Trek, Giant, Specialized etc.
Or, if you do want to learn the art of bike building buy a good frame / forks and build your dream machine exactly how you want

Anonymous

topdude wrote:

Sorry but it's probably not worth upgrading your bike, you will spend a lot of cash and still have a mediocre frame / forks
Time to move on and look for a good used or new bike, maybe something from Trek, Giant, Specialized etc.
Or, if you do want to learn the art of bike building buy a good frame / forks and build your dream machine exactly how you want

Like what he said.

steanywhere

cheers boys - figured as much.

shame cos I can vaguely justify the odd £50 or so but new frame and fork plus parts just seems out of my price bracket....

Must wait till I'm not a student, have a proper job and can actually afford a decent bike....!

softlad

there's nothing to stop you from upgrading the components and then changing to a lighter/higher performance frame at a later date....there's no law that says you must buy a complete bike......

Buckled_Rims

I'd save up and buy a new complete bike with the parts you want. I notice that Virtuosos always sell fast on ebay, possible bought as winter bikes