Hi
I'm only starting to get back into cycling and bought a mid range bike to start to see if I would put it to use. I went for the Apollo Envoy hybrid from halfords.
The bike is ok for a starter, but the gears are driving me nuts. The bike has shimano
18 speed gears controlled by a grip shift. My prob is that it takes ages for a gear that is selected to get to that gear. Also in the wet the grip becomes really wet and so is even difficult to turn.
So I'm hoping to upgrade the gears to a brake/gear shifter and was looking some advice.
I found an 18 speed shimano shifter in eBay which is compatible. Before i order i wanted to ask for advice on changing the gears. I don't have much experience building bikes but am useful with my hands. Is it a simple enough process or will this need to be done by a bike shop? If it's simple enough would anyone have a few pointers/guide to follow?
Also when you remove the old grip gear can I reuse the existing handle bar and maybe buy some new grips?
Any help and advice would be great.
Thanks
I'm only starting to get back into cycling and bought a mid range bike to start to see if I would put it to use. I went for the Apollo Envoy hybrid from halfords.
The bike is ok for a starter, but the gears are driving me nuts. The bike has shimano
18 speed gears controlled by a grip shift. My prob is that it takes ages for a gear that is selected to get to that gear. Also in the wet the grip becomes really wet and so is even difficult to turn.
So I'm hoping to upgrade the gears to a brake/gear shifter and was looking some advice.
I found an 18 speed shimano shifter in eBay which is compatible. Before i order i wanted to ask for advice on changing the gears. I don't have much experience building bikes but am useful with my hands. Is it a simple enough process or will this need to be done by a bike shop? If it's simple enough would anyone have a few pointers/guide to follow?
Also when you remove the old grip gear can I reuse the existing handle bar and maybe buy some new grips?
Any help and advice would be great.
Thanks