Looking for upgrade suggestions

Hi, I ride a 2012 stumpjumper fsr comp evo. I really like the bike and finally seem to have the suspension set up just so. As I don't posses the ability to leave things standard I was hoping for some good suggestions for what to change upgrade and what benefits I could see? I've only been riding 8 months but love it. I ride Gisburn and Llandegla most often.
Many thanks :roll:
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How much do you want to spend?
What is the current spec?
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What do you hope to achieve? Do you want it to be lighter? If so, new wheels will probably make the biggest impact, then tyres, then contact points. Not much point changing out the drivetrain unless the cranks are extremely heavy.
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I'd like it to be a bit lighter on its feet if I'm honest and would like to look at a bulkier but lighter head set. I'm also looking to build myself a hardtail to learn better bike mechanics. Any suggestions on low cost light quality frames?
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For me this boils down to whether you are changing things for the sake of changing them, or whether there is something you feel could be improved on the bike, and that's what you want to change.
Your problem is that after spending so much on a bike, you are getting into diminishing returns territory by spending any significant money on it. Spending £400 on a new wheel set will save you a few hundred grams, but the bike is unlikely to feel £400 better as a result.
Whilst building my current bike the most effective changes i have made (of varying cost) have been tyres, suspension tuning, wider bars and pedals (in that order). The rest was largely cosmetic and satisfied my desire to have said components rather than impacting how good the bike was.
In answer to your question, I would only change what you are unhappy with.
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You won't build anything as good for the price.
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Or just learn to fettle and fix things as they need it.
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Merida CX500