Jack Fortune
August 5th 03, 02:07 PM
On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 00:32:24 GMT, Michael
> wrote:
>Hi all:
>
>I'm a roadie who just picked up my first decent mountain bike (a 1995
>Waterford 1400 lugged steel frame, quite a beauty, and cheap, too); it
>has an 8 speed drivetrain, and I'm thinking about putting on a new
>crankset.
Is there any particular problem with the existing crank?
>Can I replace the 8 speed crankset with a current 9 speed crankset?
There's really no such thing as a "9 speed crankset".
>Shifters are SRAM grip shifters, derailleur is XTR.
>
>By the way, any reason to 'upgrade' to a 9 speed drivetrain all around?
If you want an extra cog in the rear, this would give the most "bang
for the buck". All you would need is a new cassette, chain, & shifter
for the rear derailer.
>
>Does anybody ride lugged steel mountain bikes anymore? I couldn't
>resist...
>
>TIA
>Michael
> wrote:
>Hi all:
>
>I'm a roadie who just picked up my first decent mountain bike (a 1995
>Waterford 1400 lugged steel frame, quite a beauty, and cheap, too); it
>has an 8 speed drivetrain, and I'm thinking about putting on a new
>crankset.
Is there any particular problem with the existing crank?
>Can I replace the 8 speed crankset with a current 9 speed crankset?
There's really no such thing as a "9 speed crankset".
>Shifters are SRAM grip shifters, derailleur is XTR.
>
>By the way, any reason to 'upgrade' to a 9 speed drivetrain all around?
If you want an extra cog in the rear, this would give the most "bang
for the buck". All you would need is a new cassette, chain, & shifter
for the rear derailer.
>
>Does anybody ride lugged steel mountain bikes anymore? I couldn't
>resist...
>
>TIA
>Michael