Road bike upgrades you don't need (and why)

Many roadies are obsessed with buying upgrades for their bikes. If it’s carbon, light, aero or ceramic (or perhaps even all four simultaneously), we want it and may be prepared to part with large bundles of cash to get our grubby hands on it.

But which ones are all style and no substance?

In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, Simon von Bromley sits down with Liam Cahill to discuss the road bike upgrades you should steer clear of and why.

• Go faster with this new cycling tech (BodyRocket)
• The best value aero upgrades
• Does cycling shoe stiffness actually matter?
• How to make your own energy drinks
• Bike Fit 101 | Why should you get a bike fit?
• 5 mountain bike upgrades you don’t need… and 5 you do

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