Originally Posted by
Spartacvs
Good Morning and thank you all for your thoughtful comments.
To summarize it so far:
New cabling brake/shoes/shifting -- I have to do this anyway so it's an excellent suggestion using Jagwire and will make the bike 'feel' better. $100
New Crank and Cassette -- These are showing their age so they need to be replaced and I wanted to get a power meter. r7000 front and back and the 4iii $475
Leave the Claris -- although the upgrade to the r7000 is only $30
Shimano HG901 chain -- $50
But wait there's more... I need new pedals -- Look Keo $60
So I am looking at around $800 to service the bike.
So this begs the question... At what point do I just get another used bike that has upgraded components? Whats the break point for a new bike?
2018 Cannondale Synapse with 105's and disc $1000 -- its a gravel but it's still an upgrade from my Giant?
If you upgrade, you have new components - think wear items like chain, cassette, crankset, cables, housings and brake pads. If you buy another used bike, you don't really know how worn the components are and you may soon be replacing them anyway.
Unless you just want to add another bike to your stable, I would say upgrade what you have.