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Ok maybe I am nuts, (in fact most would leave out the maybe) but I really like the gearing for the type of riding I do of my Fugi Newest 3.0 What the Newest has on it is 12 25 8 speed on the back with chain rings of 30 39 and 50
My Sunray has a Shimano 14 34 freewheel on the back with a 28 38 48 chain rings up front.
Now the Sunray is a much heavier bike, but the granny gears I can spin and go no where. I might actually call it a bail out gear. At that point I might as well walk up the hill. I have found a cassette that is a 11 28 Shimano. I have a spare wheel that will take a cassette, but it has an 8 speed cassette on it now. The spare wheel is also a quick release instead of bolt on, but my gut tells me if there is an issue there, I will get some warning with something bent or not right. I think the 7 speed cassette will work on the wheel, but can not seem to find if I need any shims or spacers to make it work right?
Will that make the bike go faster? Well it will if one of a few things happen. 1. Engine has to get lighter 2. Put a motor on the bike 3. Get a tow 4. put on a new engine
Yet I think it might improve the sunray to make it just a bit more like a road bike where it spends all of its time. No way I'd put that thing on anything but pavement or the best of improved trails anyway.
What am I missing now?? Is this stupid? Is my thinking logical? Something I am trying to do you know won't work??? Hack, Sprocket Girl??? It's only a few bucks to try it and see how it works, but I don't want to spend half a day frustrated trying to make a square peg go in a round hole.
My Sunray has a Shimano 14 34 freewheel on the back with a 28 38 48 chain rings up front.
Now the Sunray is a much heavier bike, but the granny gears I can spin and go no where. I might actually call it a bail out gear. At that point I might as well walk up the hill. I have found a cassette that is a 11 28 Shimano. I have a spare wheel that will take a cassette, but it has an 8 speed cassette on it now. The spare wheel is also a quick release instead of bolt on, but my gut tells me if there is an issue there, I will get some warning with something bent or not right. I think the 7 speed cassette will work on the wheel, but can not seem to find if I need any shims or spacers to make it work right?
Will that make the bike go faster? Well it will if one of a few things happen. 1. Engine has to get lighter 2. Put a motor on the bike 3. Get a tow 4. put on a new engine
Yet I think it might improve the sunray to make it just a bit more like a road bike where it spends all of its time. No way I'd put that thing on anything but pavement or the best of improved trails anyway.
What am I missing now?? Is this stupid? Is my thinking logical? Something I am trying to do you know won't work??? Hack, Sprocket Girl??? It's only a few bucks to try it and see how it works, but I don't want to spend half a day frustrated trying to make a square peg go in a round hole.