This website is about adapting standard bikes to be good touring or utilitity bikes.
I'm talking about bikes that cost less than $2500.00 new, or 800.00 used.
First thing people change is often the cassette and rear deraileur.
Or the crankset or wheels.
This website provides the backround facts necessary to fit different parts into your bike.
See my Personal Drive Train Strategy - 2024
What you need to know is the standards of how things fit together.
And the general availibility of parts.
Youtube is filled with good videos on how to work on various bikes.
But when you want to make changes, you need different information.
What cassettes can be used for a given situation?You may eventually do the job in conjunction with a bike store or mechanic.But you'll know what you are trying to do from this website.
One store in Vancouver that I have dealt with many times is the Bike Doctor. Another is OurCommunityBikes on Main street in Vancouver.
Documents
| Adjusting Cable Disk Brakes |
| Personal Drive Train Strategy 2024 |
| Gear Ratio Calculations |
| How Bikes Fit Together - 2018 |
| How to Spoke your Own Bicycle Wheel |