Clark W. Griswold
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
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I would highly caution against putting money towards a tourney equipped bike beyond enough to keep it safely riding. Save your money and get the bike you want it. If you want to build up a bike then get a nice frame and build something nice. Tourney bikes are not a good starting point they are designed to hit a price point and that is about it, it is rare the frame is much of anything and the fork is usually the same. Rideable till you get what you want but nothing to really spend morey towards.
If you are desperate to put money towards that particular bike I would look at CUES it is Shimano's new groupset designed to replace the low end Shimano with something lower cost but a little higher quality and from what I have seen here and there it looks promising. Save the XT build for a nice frame.