Weight is good for carbon when we look at wheels and frames. Less returns for other components, like you mention. I like carbon for the bars and post in particular, more for ride feel and added comfort in most cases. Any weight savings is the “bonus” in my eyes.
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I came in here to say ‘any carbon frame’, but I see people beat me to it!
A new (front) tire on the bike that has been on the trainer for 3 years with only maybe two outdoor rides in that time frame.
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eeWings crankset. They were on sale. -35% or around there. Don’t regret it but as a mid pack finisher, I see no improvement on the bike. So, pointless? Meh.
I just bought these myself! Mostly for the rust proof though.
Rust proof… as opposed to aluminum (most common crank material for mid to high level cranks) or carbon (as the next most common)?
- Just an odd reason to me considering the only steel cranks that could actually rust are either budget 1-piece units or rather mid to high end stuff on BMX bikes mainly.
Ti is wonderful and those cranks are beautiful, but rust avoidance is a funny one IMO.
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A bit surprised but I’ll add ceramic bearings to the discussion. I’ve done a BB and had them in wheels. For my money they are completely pointless. Less durable unless they are full ceramic and actually required more maintenance. Can safely say, never again.
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There’s certain upgrades you can easily take with you bike to new bike (cranks, carbon wheels, saddles) so I don’t consider these pointless. I’ve owned the same wheels on 5 different frames now and brought my 5Dev cranks with me too.
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Gold bling.
Achievement unlocked, most pointless upgrade ever. But hey, I got a cassette for the trainer now.
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I thought I replied directly to the comment I was intending but apparently did not. I was commenting on the poster who bought the TI Allen screws . My bad!
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OK, that makes sense. Your reply came right after the Ti eeWings which seemed the connection. Thanks for the clarification.
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I’d like to think that rust-proofing was an excuse when I got the bolts but we all know it’s the '90s xc teenager in me loving random Ti stuff I could never get way back when!
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I swapped my aluminum Fat Boy frame for a carbon one. I was told the frame would be ‘lighter’, and that it would be ‘faster’.
I think, in the end, it was actually heavier, and boy did I feel foolish. I have one of the most expensive fat bikes in the area. It does look better, and it’s stiffer too. But biggest waste of money ever. I could have bought a killer road bike with that money. Yikes…
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I’d argue having both Vectors and a Quarq* on the same bike is a point upgrade 
*Knowing that that those Force Quarq’s are left only
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Carbon cages. Hey, it’s a carbon bike, can’t put an Al cage on it, it’s just wrong.
Swapped my Speedplay X/2 that were on my trainer bike with the X/5 on my outside bike.
One of two people that caught that, the other was my LBS manager buddy. Put my mtb pedals on it and doing some adventure rides. So the Vectors are off.
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Didn’t want to riff you too hard. Figured it could be something like bike came stock with it but you have a weird L/R balance and want total balance. (saying as someone who has a weird L/R balance and enough spider PM’s that just have a left only would give me bad data)
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I paid an extra $10 for the gold titanium bolt on my Wolf Tooth seat post clamp.
Then, since I already had a matching WT top cap, I bought a single gold titanium bolt for that.
My bike weighs 11.3kg, I weigh 92kg… thank goodness I shaved off .006kg 
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