It's Christmas!

[Moose.]

Ignoring all those that said I shouldn't upgrade, I went out and got:


An LX Hollowtech crank


LX 9 speed cassette, LX chain and LX rapid fire shifters


Hayes HFX9 XC brakes with a 6" rear and an upgraded 7" front disc plus an XTR gear cable set


Got the old BB removed and frame faced for £10 at my LBS which I thought was very reasonable


Next up, I think a new fork is in order!




Much lighter than the generic Shimano one on there before!


I must say, those XTR cables with these shifters are soooo smooth! And the old derailleurs work perfectly


However, I found in the past with XTR cables these rubber dirt covers seem to come off sometimes and run along the cables, so I've cabled tied them which I think should stop this without restricting the cable.

So there you go. Way too much invested in an average bike frame but it's been fun and I can't wait to ride it! Now, perhaps I'll get a frame and fork kit from Merlin

Edited by Moose. on Thursday 13th December 21:00

[Gingerbread Man]

Now you have all this new kit. Take the cassette guard off and the warning stickers!

[WildCards]

Cool, enjoy. Funnily enough Santa has visited me early this year aswell, he dropped off a nice new Enduro Maxx LED light today via a friendly courier man. It's so powerful it peels wallpaper from 10 paces! i'm well chuffed.

[Moose.]

Gingerbread Man said:

Now you have all this new kit. Take the cassette guard off and the warning stickers!

Good point

[936ADL]

Here Here!!!

[JWB]

Money well spent, especially the XTR cables.