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flag seabass98110
Posted: Dec 18, 2014 at 15:20 Quote
I recently got a great deal on a used 2014 demo 8 1 carbon. It has mostly stock components with a few upgrades such as carbon bars. I am going to be racing next year for the first time and I am wondering what makes the most difference to upgrade out of Fork, rear shock, rims and brakes. I have a boxxer rc, cane creek db, and specialized roval dh 26 rims. The brakes are elixer 7 trails.
flag sendit4
Posted: Dec 18, 2014 at 15:31 Quote
kleezy07 wrote:
the brakes


*****SHIMANO brakes & rotors. Salute
flag kleezy07
Posted: Dec 18, 2014 at 15:37 Quote
i personally hav sram . but shimano is top dog for sure
sendit4 wrote:
kleezy07 wrote:
the brakes


*****SHIMANO brakes & rotors. Salute
flag ibishreddin
Posted: Dec 19, 2014 at 21:46 Quote
kleezy07 wrote:
i personally hav sram . but shimano is top dog for sure
sendit4 wrote:
kleezy07 wrote:
the brakes


*****SHIMANO brakes & rotors. Salute

If you have all the cash l, go for color matching hopes
flag Heaney
Posted: Dec 19, 2014 at 22:12 Quote
I'd upgrade the fork
The elixir 7 trails are amazing and haven't broken
flag ibishreddin
Posted: Dec 20, 2014 at 17:06 Quote
What tires you got on there? That would be my first upgrade
flag seabass98110
Posted: Dec 21, 2014 at 10:06 Quote
goldhecklerswag wrote:
What tires you got on there? That would be my first upgrade


Maxxis minions
flag Weldertron
Posted: Dec 21, 2014 at 12:45 Quote
Fork. For the rest, upgrade as they break.
flag Ctk11
Posted: Dec 22, 2014 at 17:54 Quote
If you have the money get new wheels. Nothing better than a nice pair of envies if you've got the cash
flag ibishreddin
Posted: Dec 23, 2014 at 18:00 Quote
Weldertron wrote:
Fork. For the rest, upgrade as they break.
^
flag kent
Posted: Dec 24, 2014 at 20:55 Quote
Fork- throw an avalanche in that RC and brakes.
I went with saint brakes an avalanche in the RC Then 729s built to hope hubs. In that order.

Stock wheels won't handle a year of racing. The elixir 7s that came on my 2012 demo had to work hard to stop me and faded quickly. And I feel very cautious when I know I can't stop quickly.

The Avalanche took the POS RC and transformed it into something that is simply amazing.
I installed the avalanche and upgraded to a ccdb over the stock fox vanRC shock and by the 3 rides my friends were commenting how much faster I was riding because the susp. Was doing its job.
flag TroubleZone13
Posted: Jan 23, 2015 at 8:16 Quote
kleezy07 wrote:
the brakes

True words.

Saint.
CRC has it on sale now.

But, if you have more cash, take the Hope Tech 3 V4.
flag Dylan098
Posted: Jan 23, 2015 at 13:47 Quote
I'd wait on the ohlins damper to come out for your boxxer. I know the 40 one is ridiculously expensive but it's the best. The avy damper is also very good from everything I hear, also half the price and custom tuned to you.
flag ticket-s
Posted: Feb 28, 2015 at 12:37 Quote
Saint brakes with ice tec rotor's as for there review they said there the most powerful brakes on the market at the mow and if you can trust your brakes you will def ride faster also they also don't suffer from brake fade as for the rest of the bike I would upgrade as and when you can
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