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Flatlander
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Well... the parts are in, the weekend is clear, let the destruction begin. After my rear deore
shifter bit the dust I decided to upgrade my 2001 GF from 8 to 9 speeds after realizing that digging
up 8 speed parts was not that easy. I've never worked on my bike more than adjusting **** and
installing new pedals. So, I picked up a copy of Zinn's Mt. Bike book, have a bunch of websites
bookmarked, and am ready to do some serious damage on my beloved bike. I'm going to be replacing the
following parts....
Deore shifters with XT shifter/brakelever combo Rear Cassette (not sure of make) with XT on a SRAM
hub Mystery Chain w/ SRAM PC-99
In order to complete this I picked up a few additions to my tool set. A Chain whip, and a
cog-remover-thingy.
So, to all the bike maint. guru's out there.... What should I look out for? What am I overlooking?
What should I absolutely positively NOT do? Can I cry on your shoulders after I realize I've
rendered my bike unridable and am forced to sulk into the LBS and beg for their forgiveness?
thanks,
FlatLander
shifter bit the dust I decided to upgrade my 2001 GF from 8 to 9 speeds after realizing that digging
up 8 speed parts was not that easy. I've never worked on my bike more than adjusting **** and
installing new pedals. So, I picked up a copy of Zinn's Mt. Bike book, have a bunch of websites
bookmarked, and am ready to do some serious damage on my beloved bike. I'm going to be replacing the
following parts....
Deore shifters with XT shifter/brakelever combo Rear Cassette (not sure of make) with XT on a SRAM
hub Mystery Chain w/ SRAM PC-99
In order to complete this I picked up a few additions to my tool set. A Chain whip, and a
cog-remover-thingy.
So, to all the bike maint. guru's out there.... What should I look out for? What am I overlooking?
What should I absolutely positively NOT do? Can I cry on your shoulders after I realize I've
rendered my bike unridable and am forced to sulk into the LBS and beg for their forgiveness?
thanks,
FlatLander