hi everyone -
i ride a ~2004 cervelo soloist (alu). it still does the job, though of course it's geting old. a friend has given me his bike: a carbon soloist from a few years later (06-08?). that frame is irreparably cracked, but has nicer components all around than mine does (and in the same size).
so: how much stuff can i swap from that bike to mine?
-carbon seatpost?
-fork? (my 2004 has a 1 inch steerer)
-cranks?
-can i upgrade my whole transmission from my 9-speed to his 10?
-calipers? brifters? etc etc?
i have a very hilly race coming up and thought it would be interesting to weigh the thing before and after. but i'm also really busy at the moment and hoping to lean on the collective wisdom here rather than on trial and error.
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https://lshtm.academia.edu/MikeCallaghan
http://howtobeswiss.blogspot.ch/
i ride a ~2004 cervelo soloist (alu). it still does the job, though of course it's geting old. a friend has given me his bike: a carbon soloist from a few years later (06-08?). that frame is irreparably cracked, but has nicer components all around than mine does (and in the same size).
so: how much stuff can i swap from that bike to mine?
-carbon seatpost?
-fork? (my 2004 has a 1 inch steerer)
-cranks?
-can i upgrade my whole transmission from my 9-speed to his 10?
-calipers? brifters? etc etc?
i have a very hilly race coming up and thought it would be interesting to weigh the thing before and after. but i'm also really busy at the moment and hoping to lean on the collective wisdom here rather than on trial and error.
____________________________________
https://lshtm.academia.edu/MikeCallaghan
http://howtobeswiss.blogspot.ch/