I've actually just landed lucky with the forks a friend of mine has have me a brand set of RS Sektors (box fresh). And I'm looking at tubeless tires.
Hiya Julian!
As a starting point, I reckon it's always best to look at tyres first - they're the most important contact point on the bike. I'd say that getting a tubeless ready set of tyres in a decent compound is a great starting point - we like Maxxis a lot as a whole but which model will depend on what you're doing. Budget about £80 for a pair of top-quality tyres at retail.
I'd follow that up with a wheel upgrade at a later point - something a touch wider and also tubeless ready will mean you can then convert the whole lot to tubeless and drop a big chunk of weight.
Next on the list would then be a fork - the nice thing about the Calibre is that the frame allows you to move to a tapered steerer, so there will be plenty of choice.
Hope that helps anyway!
Jon Woodhouse5 years 4 months ago
Hiya Julian!
As a starting point, I reckon it's always best to look at tyres first - they're the most important contact point on the bike. I'd say that getting a tubeless ready set of tyres in a decent compound is a great starting point - we like Maxxis a lot as a whole but which model will depend on what you're doing. Budget about £80 for a pair of top-quality tyres at retail.
I'd follow that up with a wheel upgrade at a later point - something a touch wider and also tubeless ready will mean you can then convert the whole lot to tubeless and drop a big chunk of weight.
Next on the list would then be a fork - the nice thing about the Calibre is that the frame allows you to move to a tapered steerer, so there will be plenty of choice.
Hope that helps anyway!
Julian5 years 4 months ago
Hi All
New to off.road Cc, hell last time I had a bike there was no internet. Just bought a Calbre two cubed as a get back into bikes thing. And it's amazing for the price.
But I'm wondering is it worth upgrading and if so what areas, PS I usually spend most time on the hills climbing and hiking.
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Hiya Julian!
As a starting point, I reckon it's always best to look at tyres first - they're the most important contact point on the bike. I'd say that getting a tubeless ready set of tyres in a decent compound is a great starting point - we like Maxxis a lot as a whole but which model will depend on what you're doing. Budget about £80 for a pair of top-quality tyres at retail.
I'd follow that up with a wheel upgrade at a later point - something a touch wider and also tubeless ready will mean you can then convert the whole lot to tubeless and drop a big chunk of weight.
Next on the list would then be a fork - the nice thing about the Calibre is that the frame allows you to move to a tapered steerer, so there will be plenty of choice.
Hope that helps anyway!
Hi All
New to off.road Cc, hell last time I had a bike there was no internet. Just bought a Calbre two cubed as a get back into bikes thing. And it's amazing for the price.
But I'm wondering is it worth upgrading and if so what areas, PS I usually spend most time on the hills climbing and hiking.