Originally Posted by
Doohickie
And taking that a bit further, it's pretty easy to change it over to, say, a 22-tooth rear cog. I've been thinking about doing it on my DL-1. I need to get a new saddle for it first, though.
Yeah, it's super easy to swap out the cog. It's just takes a screwdriver to snap out the retention ring and remove the cog and spacers (remember the position of spacers relative to the cog.) A new chain is necessary as more teeth means a longer chain. A new chain means a chain tool is necessary.
$10 cog, $10 chain, $10 chain tool =$30 job and 15 minutes of time. Well worth it. Save the old chain if it is in OK shape for a home-made chain whip
