Originally Posted by mikjames

Nope, don't know much about any of this. The only lead I have from the bike repair shop is that the rear derailleur is loosely attached, constantly going out of alignment. So my guess is that it needs to go. The problem is that leaves me with a 3 speed, where I'd prefer a 7 speed. I'm hopeful that I may be able to bypass/remove the rear set and upgrade the front set of gears. Is that a common modification around here?