Originally Posted by Mr_Super_Socks
The derailleur is pretty solid - I wouldn't mess with that - maybe a tad heavy, but good. I'd go with cables, housing and just about any other grip shifter or click-shifter you can find. I put on a shimano revo twist shifter which works great. If you really wanted to "upgrade" I would go with the SRAM 1:1 stuff - it's really impressive, especially when you get to the x.9 level.
I'd also re-pack or replace the headset and the BB. Cranks would be a great, but fairly expensive, upgrade.
I am upgrading the shifter on one of my DT's (the one I am not putting the Nexus hub on). Will any
8sp grip shift do? My options are SRAM and Shimano. Can either be adjusted at the Sunrace 50 derailleur
to work? Thanks.
HBob