eimaiosatanas
Speeding Up
- Dec 17, 2011
- 267
- 8
...part of the Noob chronicles...
I've got the bug. And I need the 105 shifters. And 10 gears. But money is super limited. And my current bike is 8 speed (defy 3, shimano 2300 components).
So, after your initial reactions (possibly a collective facepalm), I came to the following plan. What I want to ask is, is even it possible?
parts to collect:
1) 105 shifters
2) rear derailleur *
3) 10 speed casette *
3) 10 speed chain
4) Front crank chainrings ONLY*
Parts marked with an asterisk will be from the 10spd tiagra/105 series.
I feel that this is the bare minimum to get and then I'll have a 10speed set for a total of ~35.000 whereas with a full 105 set I'll easily be looking at double this price. Is this going to work, especially only changing the chainrings of the front crank? Should I go for it? Will the installation be tricky?
Thanks for any insight!
I've got the bug. And I need the 105 shifters. And 10 gears. But money is super limited. And my current bike is 8 speed (defy 3, shimano 2300 components).
So, after your initial reactions (possibly a collective facepalm), I came to the following plan. What I want to ask is, is even it possible?
parts to collect:
1) 105 shifters
2) rear derailleur *
3) 10 speed casette *
3) 10 speed chain
4) Front crank chainrings ONLY*
Parts marked with an asterisk will be from the 10spd tiagra/105 series.
I feel that this is the bare minimum to get and then I'll have a 10speed set for a total of ~35.000 whereas with a full 105 set I'll easily be looking at double this price. Is this going to work, especially only changing the chainrings of the front crank? Should I go for it? Will the installation be tricky?
Thanks for any insight!