Originally Posted by
henge
I'm new to folding bikes and bike modification (and also not very handy). About how much would it cost to have a bike shop do a front derailleur braze to turn the 9FS into a 27 speed bike, including all parts, labor, etc. I know it will vary with components, so assume decent but not top components. Thanks.
The Downtube 9FS comes with a braze-on for a front derailleur.. you can look up what a front derailleur/triple crankset and front shifter (probably a longer chain) on the web would cost to see where you want to be in parts outlay .. a good LBS might charge one to two hours to remove old crankset, install new crankset/fd/shifter/chain and adjust..