What Groupset to buy?

matthewbradly

Hello everyone,

I'm looking at buying a new groupset for my bike (viking giro d'italia). My bike's pretty poor and I'm thinking the biggest, performance upgrade I can make to it is to buy and equip a new groupset.
I've been looking at the 105 5700 and was wondering if this is compatible? Also what makes a groupset compatible to your bike and how do you know/can tell?

Many thanks for answers.

markhewitt1978

Groupset upgrades are probably some of the least bang for your buck for any upgrades. The first upgrade is always wheels, then frame.

arlowood

Sorry to take a negative view but I think switching to Shimano 105 on your Viking would be a waste of your hard earned cash.

Much better to save that outlay and add a bit to it to upgrade to one of the better quality entry level bikes (Triban 3 from Decathlon for example).

If you're adamant that you want to stick with your Viking them the best/cheapest upgrade would be tyres and wheels. A set of Shimano 501's with Continental GP4000s tyres would cost you less than a new groupset and would give you a more noticable improvement.

diamonddog

Save your money and put it towards a new bike and keep your existing one for crap weather etc. as IYO quote 'my bike's pretty poor'

antfly

There is no point in polishing a turd.

cougie

You'd pay over £300 for the groupset. That's more than your bike probably cost. I'd save the money and put it towards your next bike. Tyres and wheels might be a good upgrade and you could take them onto the next bike, but that is about all I'd change.

Enjoy riding the Giro d'Italia. A bike is only as good as its owners legs.

hipshot

Good advice above.

The viking will do the job for the time being and save up in the meantime. The biggest improvements I've seen as a cyclist were riding my first, heavy, entry level bike.

matthewbradly

antfly wrote:

There is no point in polishing a turd.

Well said.

metronome

Not well said at all. Rude, disrespectful and entirely unhelpful :roll:

davidwilcock

metronome wrote:

Not well said at all. Rude, disrespectful and entirely unhelpful :roll:

Agreed

cycleclinic

I would agree normally but in this case it was the OP who agreed his bike was a turd. Still it is what it is. The frame will be O.K It may not be the best tubing or the lightest but it will be perfectly functional.
I will be worth fitting a saddle you like unless the one you serves you well and changing thing like stem and bars to get a better postion. Otherwise just run it till the wheels or drive train falls apart then replace the bike or fix it whatever you think is best. No right or wrong answers it is your bike.