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In early 2010 I bought my first road bike from Decathlon, for which I have saved up for a looong time. Had I known about this (or any other) forum back then I would have definitely gone with another bike, but ignorance is bliss. Back then I did not give much thought about tinkering, it was all about going fast.
My love for road cycling quickly died though after realizing that the roads were so utterly shit in my region, that it's a literal pain to ride on them. Once again, my ignorant ass could have just squeezed in some 28C tyres and part of the problem would've been solved.
I then took a deep dive into the tinkering business, done some fixieskidder projects, retro MTBs, ghetto gravelbeiks etc. The B'twin linked above was scarcely used by me ever since, but my mom would sometimes take it for a spin during summers. However, not so long ago she surprised herself with a new bike, which actually fits her.
Now I live in a place where nice roads (and proper bike lanes/paths) are a thing.
After some brainstorming I've come to the conclusion that I absolutely do not need another bike, I barely have space for the current ones, funds are limited and so on.
But this is happening anyways.
The current setup is:
B'twin Road Sport 2 2009
Shimano WH-R560 wheels
Sora 3400 triple groupset
105 5700 rear derailleur
B'twin finishing kit
Plan:
re-cable everything
Litepro 46T NW chainring
SwissStop Race Pro BXP brake pads
longer stem, compact drops
proper tyres
proper saddle
I want to keep it as cheap as possible, will try to source most of the stuff second-hand. Shouldn't cost more than 150-200 euros.