hello...im very new to this sport...but i just obtained a raleigh supercourse....the guy said it was a 2001..but i know its not...i saw a picture of the exact bike online and it said it was an early 90's bike...i bought it for 260...and i love it...but i want to race it very bad..there are races all of the time in my community...i just really need to know what i need to put on this bike...so that i can potentially win a race...my riding partner has a trek all carbon fiber bike...and with the bike as is....i beat him in all of our rides...so what do ya think i need to buy? thanks..
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The rider has way more of a bearing on actual performance than the bike does... afterall the bike doesn't pedal itself.
As long as the bike is safe and the gears don't skip and the brakes work then it's good enough to start racing on. Throw some good tires on there (like Conti GP4000S's) and have at it.
If anything, having a bike with no significant investment may make things easier when you end up the bottom of the crash pile in a Cat5 race. 😉
Have at it and have fun!
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Hi ! guy actually you will do more practice then after you can beat to anyone and increase confidence to accept challenge.
Thanks !
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