what is on the bike now? shimano or Suntour? in general Suntour 2 prong FW (the removal tool having 2 prongs) will not index only the 4 prong. that being said you also need Suntour index or "Accushift" shifters as the spacing is slightly off from shimano. also if your RD is not already a indexing design (no adjusting barrel) you would need a new RD to make it index
is the difference between a 17 and 18 reall that noticable to you?
AH now I see the pic! great looking bike. I am not big on ergo bars but I see nothing wrong with going aero.
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