Good morning community. This is my first post here.
So this is my bicycle, from year about 2004 or something down there. I would like to make some improvement but it might be too pricey. I would like to put a more modern transmission: now it has a triple chainset 22, 32, 42 - as it was common back then - and a 8-speed rear cogset 11-30. I’d fancy a more recent thing and also a rear disk brake. So it means I should change the whole transmission, put a shorter freehub suitable for the disc, put the right spokes and so on. It’s not urgent, but I’m thinking about it and I’m afraid of the cost of all these things.
Apart from that I’m having a really good time and I’m fond of this bicycle.
Sorry for my roughly translated technical words
The most issue you’ll have is with all the different standards. Check these areas:
I’d convert it to a 2x9 setup. Probably mostly used parts. A Hollowtech 2 crank with somethin around 32 / 38 compact chainrings. Buy a complete 9s wheel. For disc brakes anything hydraulic would work as long as its not too powerful, I think 180mm rotors might bend the fork noticeably.
If you are interested in learning to work on bikes I think this is a cool project. Otherwise a newer used bike is cheaper and less time
I didn’t know there are so many standards to check, I’ve been out of the cycling news for too long. I’ll try to measure all the things you said but at this point the thing is becoming too complicated