Originally Posted by
John E
Lights! LEDs day and night, front and rear, preferably USB-chargeable.
Brake pads! KoolStop salmons or bust.
Modern low-compression, low-friction cable housings.
I do have an 8-speed cassette on the mountain bike; original equipment would have been a 6-speed freewheel.
^^^^ This stuff, except that the MTB only has a single cog on the freehub for the last year or so. The road bike has a SS freewheel.
The other tech I’ve added includes quill stem adapters, threadless style stems and cartridge style BBs.
That seems to be about right for now.
Otto