Saturday, March 21, 2009

Converting Dad's MTB into a hybrid (19 March 2009)

I left for home as quickly as I could possibly drop off from work and we went to Orane Concept before its closing time of 8pm to have Dad's bike fixed.

Here's a list of components which we upgraded to:
1. FIRST bottom bracket
2. Shimano HG73 9-speed chain
3. Shimano MegaRange cassette 11-34T
4. 26" x 1.25 Kenda Kwick Roller Sport
5. 1.25 CST inner tubes
6. Rear brake pads

Other items we bought included:
1. 2 spare 1.25 CST inner tubes
2. CR2032 batteries for my Topeak RedLite
3. Bike service / park stand


Dad's Polygon after modifications (left) and in comparison with my bike (right).

Total Distance: 5.4km
Money spent: $200
Participants: LSH, Dad

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