Help: Urgent upgrade advise needed

itboffin
itboffin Posts: 20,072
edited January 2011 in Road buying advice
Okay so I don't need it BUT ....

I can get a new Dura Ace 7800 crankset 53/39 170mm for £154 to go with my NOS 7800 front derailleur.

At the moment I have Shimano 5600 105 50/34 172.5mm on the "upgrade" bike, in perfect almost new condition.

Do I ignore the 7800 and keep what I have?
Do I buy it and swap/sell the 105?
Do I go to bed and pretend I didn't see the offer?

Arhhhhh!
Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.

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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,716
    Standards are manlier than compacts. ;)
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    whyamihere wrote:
    Standards are manlier than compacts. ;)

    I must be all man then seeing as I did 5 days in the French Alps this year on a standard 8)

    With a dinner plate at the back :lol:

    I actually don't like compacts, esp on long rides. Just to make things worse theres a 53/42 on offer as well.

    ahhhhh what to do ...?
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    the 7800 DA c/set is very nice and super stiff. If you can stomach the high gearing then I'd go for that.
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • Rodrego Hernandez
    Rodrego Hernandez Posts: 1,436
    You want to get the correct length firstly, then worry about compact v standard.
  • niblue
    niblue Posts: 1,387
    Having used both standard and triple chainsets in the past I'm finding the compact on my Boardman a revelation, however I suppose if you've stronger legs than me (and most people do!) then the Dura-ace would be nice.

    On the cranklength issue - I've got 170, 172.5 and 175's on my various road and mountain bikes and struggle to notice any difference between them.

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