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What is the cheapest performance enhancement for my bicycle?
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I want to go faster, easier and on the cheap. What should I do?

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28 votes

Train hard

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Speaks for itself really - get out and ride a lot - ride up some hills, buiild some muscle, lose some weight.

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15 votes

Bus Ticket

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11 votes

Slicks

Add about 4mph for the same effort with slicks

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11 votes

Reduce weight of bike

This includes you! Take off anything that you don't need - bottle cages, toolbags, pumps, bell/horn/reflectors.

It all makes a difference to how fast you can go!

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7 votes

Wear a body suit (and shave your body)

With only about 1/2 a Horsepower available, ya gotta reduce that drag!

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6 votes

Sell your car

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6 votes

The Will to Win.

It's cheap and it enhances performance.

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5 votes

Banana Seat

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5 votes

Flame Decals

guaranteed to make your bike go faster. See also: lightning decals.

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