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10-19-06, 09:27 PM
I'm talking about my schwinn varsity road bicycle.
My rear derailleur broke today and these components are cheap. I'd like to get a new bike, but my college student budget won't allow it. I was thinking of slowly upgrading parts until I've got a respectable bike.
So, I'm lost with all of the compatibility issues involved with changing derailleurs and speeds on the bike. Right now it's a 7spd's in the back and 2 up front. I'd like to get ten in the back and a triple up front. I'll need new shifters, because the current ones aren't really road bike shifters. They're on the handle bars, on opposite sides of the stem.
So what am I going to have to replace and with what parts specifically? I'd like to do this as cheaply as possible.
My rear derailleur broke today and these components are cheap. I'd like to get a new bike, but my college student budget won't allow it. I was thinking of slowly upgrading parts until I've got a respectable bike.
So, I'm lost with all of the compatibility issues involved with changing derailleurs and speeds on the bike. Right now it's a 7spd's in the back and 2 up front. I'd like to get ten in the back and a triple up front. I'll need new shifters, because the current ones aren't really road bike shifters. They're on the handle bars, on opposite sides of the stem.
So what am I going to have to replace and with what parts specifically? I'd like to do this as cheaply as possible.