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What should I do?

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I have a 2005 specialized allez comp with carbon forks and seat post with an ultegra group. I race in a few Olympic distance triathlons a year and love riding long distances. I am looking at 460$ to replace the cassette, chain and cables with a tune up. I am a school teacher and don't have much cash to spend on a new bike and love my current bike.
What should I do?

You shouldn't blow your budget upgrading those items, in fact a chain and cables are very very cheap.

yeah i think you will spend half of that, like 200 usd. if you choose an ultegra cassette

That price includes an ultegra cassette, dura ace chain, new shifting and brake cables with housing and re-taping my bars and labor. I would try to do it myself but I don't have the right tools. I think I will start to invest in some tools to cut out the labor costs. I don't think putting 105 parts to cut down cost is the best idea either.

jlamo said:

That price includes an ultegra cassette, dura ace chain, new shifting and brake cables with housing and re-taping my bars and labor. I would try to do it myself but I don't have the right tools. I think I will start to invest in some tools to cut out the labor costs. I don't think putting 105 parts to cut down cost is the best idea either.

You can save money by opting for a 105 cassette and a lower spec chain. You'll lose nothing in terms of performance by doing so.

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Originally Posted by jlamo [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

I have a 2005 specialized allez comp with carbon forks and seat post with an ultegra group. I race in a few Olympic distance triathlons a year and love riding long distances. I am looking at 460$ to replace the cassette, chain and cables with a tune up. I am a school teacher and don't have much cash to spend on a new bike and love my current bike.
What should I do?

If you can teach, you can learn ...

• www.parktool.com
  
• YouTube
  
• www.sheldonbrown.com
  

Go out and buy the individual tools which you will need BEFORE you bring the bike in for the work you are planning to have done ...

BTW. As vspa suggested, you are probably being overcharged by about $200 +/- even if the shop is putting an Ultegra Cassette + Dura Ace Chain on your bike ...

• the PRIMARY advantage to a Dura Ace chain is cosmetic [nothing wrong with that IF your are a sponsored rider OR if you have the money to burn], BTW ...
  
• the disadvantage of the 105 Cassette which alienator suggested vs. an Ultegra Cassette is negligible ... why pay more?
  

You can certainly buy the necessary tools for $200 ... closer to $50 for an appropriate chain tool + chain whip + Cassette tool ... considerably less if you are a wise shopper ... add $20+ for a cable cutter if you don't have a HARBOR FREIGHT near you where you can buy a pair of their diagonal cutters (it comes in a set of pliers for under $20 when the set isn't on sale) which you will find is capable of snipping the brake & derailleur cables.