Hello All!

I've done a bit of digging around the Internet and it does not appear that many people do much upgrading to this bike, for obvious reasons im starting to understand

My intentions are to use this bike to do some climbing in the Andes near where I live. With the ability to hitchhike or put it in buses easily if I have to.

My two questions are;

1. I'd like to upgrade the cassette to something to make it more easy to conquer the mountains nearby these are the parts I'm looking at purchasing and I was wondering if anyone could give any input. I found these parts from someones blog.

• Shimano Zee Short-cage Rear Mech (Freeride)
• Shimano XT 11-36 Cogs
• Shimano XT I-Spec type 10 Speed Shifter
• Tern Rear Mech Adapter because my bike has the exciting neos derailleur
• Some new grips with bar ends so I can have an extra hand position
• Ten speed chain

2. My second question was if anyone has any experience with putting racks for other bicycles on 20 inch folding bikes. Like the Topeak Uni explorer. Would I just have to bend the metal arms that attach to the seat stay? Or find extra long extenders?

Thank you all in advance!