01-24-2015, 11:03 PM
Getting ready to upgrade my 2011 Diamondback Sorrento! Any suggestions on replacing of the major factory components?
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(01-24-2015, 11:03 PM)eric.s.laffoon Wrote: Getting ready to upgrade my 2011 Diamondback Sorrento! Any suggestions on replacing of the major factory components?
(01-25-2015, 06:35 AM)hcjg1 Wrote:(01-24-2015, 11:03 PM)eric.s.laffoon Wrote: Getting ready to upgrade my 2011 Diamondback Sorrento! Any suggestions on replacing of the major factory components?
Hello mate,nice bike.It all depends on what you are planning to do with the bike - mtb'ing, commuting, cross country etc. I and most of the people I know are just into commuting so if someone brought a bike like this to me I'd be looking to turn it into a road / tarmac runner for commuting, so slick tyres, rigid aluminium fork, bigger outer chainrings and a closer ratio cassette (12-21 or 12-23).
(01-25-2015, 07:35 AM)eric.s.laffoon Wrote:(01-25-2015, 06:35 AM)hcjg1 Wrote:(01-24-2015, 11:03 PM)eric.s.laffoon Wrote: Getting ready to upgrade my 2011 Diamondback Sorrento! Any suggestions on replacing of the major factory components?
Hello mate,nice bike.It all depends on what you are planning to do with the bike - mtb'ing, commuting, cross country etc. I and most of the people I know are just into commuting so if someone brought a bike like this to me I'd be looking to turn it into a road / tarmac runner for commuting, so slick tyres, rigid aluminium fork, bigger outer chainrings and a closer ratio cassette (12-21 or 12-23).
Well ultimately I plan to use it on light trails and some commuting. I'm not new to riding or turning wrenches, however I am new to modifying bikes.
(01-25-2015, 06:30 PM)nfmisso Wrote: Upgrade suggestion, get rid of the suspension by changing the forks out for one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/SunLite-MTB-Sunlite-Mountain-Forks/dp/B00629PULC/
http://www.amazon.com/Soma-Threadless-Canti-Unicrown-Eyelets/dp/B00643S5CM/
http://www.amazon.com/Dimension-Mountain-Threadless-260mm-Black/dp/B003UA19XY/