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Does a 3x to 1x conversion make sense for this bike?
Cost wise it is probably not a great investment to change the front of the drive train. At some point it becomes a better value proposition to sell the bike and use those funds, plus what it would ...
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Does a 3x to 1x conversion make sense for this bike?
What I'd do, on a budget, is lock the front mech in the middle ring, disconnect the cable, and fit the widest range 7-speed cassette I could find online (11-32 or 12-34 is common, 11-34 available, 11-...
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Does a 3x to 1x conversion make sense for this bike?
A 7 speed cassette is a rare thing now days. I use them on my wet-day road bike and no bike shop stocks them. Check its not a 7 speed freewheel instead of a cassette.
A 6, 7, and an 8 speed ...
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