Originally Posted by
CEBEP
Thanks
Jipe
I talked to my bicycle mechanic and he said it will not be a problem to switch it to Ahimano hub with 135mm and disk brakes. My understanding it’s a matter of choosing a system, Shimano or XDR, right? Shimano is widely available in Turkey while I’m not so sure about XDR hubs/cassettes.
Note that Shimano now has at least two systems, the old HG standard, up to 11-speed, and the new Microspline for 12 speed. Apparently there is also HG L2 for 12-speed road.
If you want a large gear range reasonably cheap, have you considered going 2 x 10/11 speed? You could get something like 450% range with an 11-36 cassette and double chainrings. Those cassettes should be available most places.