Gasmantle Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Hi all, I've had my first wheel (V5F) for about 10 weeks and now that I can confidently ride it I'd like to upgrade. My plan was to save up and get something in the £1400 range but by accident I have come across a man living locally who wants to buy buy my existing wheel for £200 and at the same time I can buy a new V8 on Aliexpress for £600. It's not my preferred upgrade route but my V5F has a lot of beginner knocks and scratches that the potential buyer isn't bothered about (he's seen the wheel) so it kinda seems attractive to buy a brand new and slightly more powerful wheel for an extra £400 So guys and gals, do you think it's worth considering an intermediate upgrade to a V8 for £400? Am I likely to see any significant improvement for my money or should I keep my existing wheel until I can afford something in the £1400 range ? Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tessa25 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 V8 gives you 28km/h and 40km I believe. I still like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Wesh Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Absolutely not a worthy upgrade. Get an Mcm5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Usually I'd say no, but if you're saving up for something better and don't know when that will be, maybe this is a nice intermediate step. You won't lose much money when you sell the V8 again. And maybe the stronger V8 will make you save longer and you can get a 1600Wh top end wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) If you are not into trips longer that 50km, going faster than 40km/h and climbing hills to fry motherboards (Oooops,) , may I suggest to keep the V5F for future banging and skill acquisition and get a V10F for ride comfort. If you are over 180lbs be wary of the pedals of the V10F. You may have to change them. This is what I did and no regrets. I ruled out all other wheels because of weight and noise. I sometimes have to carry the V10F up a flight of stairs and I just cannot see myself doing it with those 55lbs plus wheels... I am still waiting for a not too wide, flat top, silent, maneuverable, pothole comfortable, 42 lbs wheel with a 100km range and 45km/h top speed... For me the V10F was the closest thing... Edited July 3, 2019 by pico 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwheel Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 I upgraded from V5F to V8 which was great, but upgraded to an ACM less than three months later. A daily-use wheel needs to be able to 30-35 kmh to be comfortable on bike paths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PogArt Artur Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Gasmantle said: Hi all, I've had my first wheel (V5F) for about 10 weeks and now that I can confidently ride it I'd like to upgrade. My plan was to save up and get something in the £1400 range but by accident I have come across a man living locally who wants to buy buy my existing wheel for £200 and at the same time I can buy a new V8 on Aliexpress for £600. It's not my preferred upgrade route but my V5F has a lot of beginner knocks and scratches that the potential buyer isn't bothered about (he's seen the wheel) so it kinda seems attractive to buy a brand new and slightly more powerful wheel for an extra £400 So guys and gals, do you think it's worth considering an intermediate upgrade to a V8 for £400? Am I likely to see any significant improvement for my money or should I keep my existing wheel until I can afford something in the £1400 range ? Many thanks From my perspective,learnt on of how many different doubts I went through, I wouldn't make any of pre-steps to get the wheel I want as a "target", if you know I mean Peter. To clarify my words - I think I'd be better off keep waiting,and save to purchase the Z10 (target wheel) instead of paying £600 and selling it for £200 in matter of only 3 months. If you have any of EUC in your mind , as a dreamed wheel to keep it for long time, as a car for example, then purchasing a bit better EUC than yours, to keep it for another few months, to sell it again for £200 (if you lucky to sell it) isn't something I'd think of as a good deal But it's ONLY my point of view I think you've started this topic not to follow anybody's advises, but to get a bigger picture of what to do So just read all those clues of the members will offer, and make your mind up what to do *You might upgrading slowly, step by step, EUC by EUC to the dreamed wheel you want, but consider all the loss of £££ (buying/selling). You may be ok if you after to keep the wheel,though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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