| It is such a frequent question that the people with | | | | When the bike has less weight in itself then the parts |
| older mountain bikes very frequently ask is how to | | | | like the crank set etc are being made of lighter |
| go about retrieving their 10 or 15 year old bike by | | | | materials. This is how the weight reduction is also |
| putting in newer version of parts. This is a very valid | | | | achieved. These parts are designed for a lighter bike, |
| query as people feel that putting in newer version of | | | | if you intend using them on a 10 year old or a 15 |
| parts will make their bikes better in performance. But | | | | year old bike, think again. |
| what has to be considered here are a few facts | | | | These parts will work great with a newer model than |
| about the newest trends which has changed the | | | | your older one. This will make you think against the |
| mountain bike parts from what they were previously. | | | | quality of those parts, but the design criteria are as |
| Bike Weight | | | | such that they work perfectly with lighter models. |
| Considering the weight of the present bikes, older | | | | If you are considering upgrading your bike by |
| ones would end up in super heavy weight class. The | | | | replacing older parts with the newer version, you will |
| newer version are all ultra light weight and made of | | | | lose the integrity of your mountain bike and you will |
| materials that are much stronger than before but at | | | | realize that the overall performance has dropped |
| the same time lighter in weight. This gives the | | | | significantly, at the same time it will also become |
| advantage to the biker that he doesn't have to | | | | somewhat unreliable for this sport which requires a |
| exert a lot of force to counter the bike weight. | | | | dependable machine at places where there is no one |
| Part Strength | | | | in close vicinity to help. |