Cube Acid upgrade

Meskis1995

Hi,
I have Cube Acid 29er 2013, but when I tried Cube LTD pro 2013, it was much easier to accelerate (I needed less effort to reach certain speed). What should I change to make Cube Acid faster (similar to LTD pro)?
If I changed Cube Acid hubs to Deore XT and cranks to Deore XT, would my bike become faster? Or should I change everything to XT?

Greer_

The Cube LTD Pro is a 26" bike is it not? So would be a lot easier to accelerate! New hubs, and cranks won't help. Bikes accelerate faster if they're lighter, and having a lower rotational weight, so a good improvement would be a new wheelset (e.g. stans crest on superstar hubs).

Meskis1995

Cube LTD pro is 29er too. What does better crankset improve?

cooldad

May be lighter or stiffer but it's not going to make any significant difference in the way you want.
If you want sensible answers try linking to the bikes you're talking about.

Meskis1995

cooldad wrote:

May be lighter or stiffer but it's not going to make any significant difference in the way you want.
If you want sensible answers try linking to the bikes you're talking about.

For instance, Cube Acid with XT cranks

Greer_

Changing the cranks won't really help, new wheels are a much better idea. As cool dad said, link the bikes!

Meskis1995

Cube LTD Pro 29 (the one I tried): http://www.cube.eu/en/hard/cross-countr ... -29-black/
My Cube Acid 29: http://www.cube.eu/en/hard/cross-country/acid-29-black/

Greer_

Its almost a kilo lighter, that's why its easier to accelerate. And again, the easiest way to make your bike lighter and increase the acceleration is the wheels, not the drivetrain.

warpcow

Tyres
Wheels
Forks
Controls (seatpost, handlebars, stem, etc)
Drivetrain
Brakes

From the top, that's the order I'd upgrade things. XT cranks might look bling, but they'll do almost nothing to change the feel of the bike.

cooldad

Weigh all your current bits, then find bits a kilo lighter. But it's going to cost you. I'd start with tyres.