Advice with crashed bike!
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Advice with crashed bike!
Hello! I am quite new here, but no stranger to road cycling. My current bike - 2012 Cervelo S2 (SRAM Rival) - I've owned for almost 9 years now. Flawless bike for the weekend warrior I have always been, though I do ride during the weekdays when I can. I have made small changes to the bike since new to fit me perfectly. I love this bike.
I got in my fist solo crash with the bike the other week where the front wheel went out from under me on a path downhill-left when it was slick out. Told myself to slow, which I was, but the path took me as a victim. Before I knew it, I have never slammed so hard before. Rear wheel is bent, and front wheel is just ever so slightly bent. That is the big ticket items that got beat up. My road rash healed and my shoulder and hip are fine now. I have other things I need to replace while I am at it. Bartape from the blood on my hand, seat post has had a tiny crack in it forever and I get constant creaks while riding, and may as well get some fresh tires as well because why not.
I am looking for advice on to piece it back together (new wheels), or invest in a new road bike since mine is almost 10 years old...
What would you do???
As she sits on the rack:
I got in my fist solo crash with the bike the other week where the front wheel went out from under me on a path downhill-left when it was slick out. Told myself to slow, which I was, but the path took me as a victim. Before I knew it, I have never slammed so hard before. Rear wheel is bent, and front wheel is just ever so slightly bent. That is the big ticket items that got beat up. My road rash healed and my shoulder and hip are fine now. I have other things I need to replace while I am at it. Bartape from the blood on my hand, seat post has had a tiny crack in it forever and I get constant creaks while riding, and may as well get some fresh tires as well because why not.
I am looking for advice on to piece it back together (new wheels), or invest in a new road bike since mine is almost 10 years old...
What would you do???
As she sits on the rack:
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Any signs of impact on the frame itself?
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If a competent LBS has gone over the frame and pronounced it good, I'd just get a new wheelset and seatpost. You'll probably find them easier to find right now than a whole bike. But also, if it was a great bike before the crash, once it's got new wheels and seatpost, it'll still be a great bike.
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Figure it will cost a bit over $1000 to fix. A new bike similar will.cost over $2500.
Can you afford a new bike?
Can you afford a new bike?
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If you are certain there is no damage to the frame then either replace the stuff that needs to be replaced or get a new bike. There really is no wrong choice.
After 10 years it might be time to try something new.
After 10 years it might be time to try something new.
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Does anyone have any great recommendations for a new set of wheels? I have never bought new wheels before. I can't pretty much get what I want, I just don't want to break the bank and get wheels that are more expensive than the bike
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Fixing/replacing what's damaged will be much more economical, assuming the frame is still rideable. If that's buggered....it's probably new bike time, because the components and wheels today are definite improvements over the stuff from 10 years ago.
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Have you tried to true the wheels? What kind of wheels are they? If the rims are damaged you may be able to lace a new rim instead of buying a whole wheel.
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you're gonna need to buy rim brake wheelset... is this your only bike? bent wheels only wheelset?
good wheels aren;t cheap...
Maybe, might be worth getting a new Bike w/disc ? Buy a budget wheelset for the old frame, ride that on the days when weather & conditions aren't the best...
always great to have a backup wheelset and even a backup bike... N+1 LOL !
... just sayin...
going tubeless ?
going carbon?
for alloy rim, I do like HED, ardennes, one of the first to promote the wider rim (HED & ZIPP)... I have a couple older sets, one ardennes and other Kermesse (similar to their heavier duty 'Belgium'), both are light, very fast, and bulletproof - thousands of miles on them and they come back for more...
For Budget wheels, I really like my Shimanos, best , Ultegra grade level (don;t remember the 'model' - I took stickers off). nice
sold my Kysium elites after a few weeks of use... not any better ride than the shimanos and the pawl clicking is annoying loud noise.
no real experience with carbon wheels - I'm considering some carbon wheels (rim) - prolly will check to see what HED has, first... but may ask a few friends if I can try their wheels for a few miles...
Ride On
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good wheels aren;t cheap...
Maybe, might be worth getting a new Bike w/disc ? Buy a budget wheelset for the old frame, ride that on the days when weather & conditions aren't the best...
always great to have a backup wheelset and even a backup bike... N+1 LOL !
... just sayin...
going tubeless ?
going carbon?
for alloy rim, I do like HED, ardennes, one of the first to promote the wider rim (HED & ZIPP)... I have a couple older sets, one ardennes and other Kermesse (similar to their heavier duty 'Belgium'), both are light, very fast, and bulletproof - thousands of miles on them and they come back for more...
For Budget wheels, I really like my Shimanos, best , Ultegra grade level (don;t remember the 'model' - I took stickers off). nice
sold my Kysium elites after a few weeks of use... not any better ride than the shimanos and the pawl clicking is annoying loud noise.
no real experience with carbon wheels - I'm considering some carbon wheels (rim) - prolly will check to see what HED has, first... but may ask a few friends if I can try their wheels for a few miles...
Ride On
Yuri
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If the frame is undamaged and you like the way it rides, then just think of this as wheel upgrade time. How about these (if you are not into mad descents):
Mavic Ksyrium Pro SL UST Carbon Tubeless 700c Wh | The Pro's Closet (theproscloset.com)
Mavic Ksyrium Pro SL UST Carbon Tubeless 700c Wh | The Pro's Closet (theproscloset.com)
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The original wheels: Fulcrum Racing T. I have been saying for years I would like to upgrade the wheels, to try something else maybe lighter/faster. This is my excuse to finally do some 'custom upgrading' ha.
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If the frame is undamaged and you like the way it rides, then just think of this as wheel upgrade time. How about these (if you are not into mad descents):
Mavic Ksyrium Pro SL UST Carbon Tubeless 700c Wh | The Pro's Closet (theproscloset.com)
Mavic Ksyrium Pro SL UST Carbon Tubeless 700c Wh | The Pro's Closet (theproscloset.com)
Thanks for the link! I will check them out.
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I would much rather have a pair of wheels built on the HED Belium + rims mentioned previously (Ardennes is their pre built wheel) than ride anything from Mavic. I know thousands and thousands of people have ridden them millions of miles but I can't stand the totally proprietary nature of their designs. Or their single bearing freehub. Or their spokes.
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I would much rather have a pair of wheels built on the HED Belium + rims mentioned previously (Ardennes is their pre built wheel) than ride anything from Mavic. I know thousands and thousands of people have ridden them millions of miles but I can't stand the totally proprietary nature of their designs. Or their single bearing freehub. Or their spokes.
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