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c. varjas said:

How difficult is it to install your own gearset onto a road bike? I am
new to personally installing components and upgrades to bikes and am
wondering if there are any good tutorials or places to learn how to do
this. Any help would be great, thanks.

You will need some special tools.
The front cranks don't just fall off when you take out the bolt so first
you need to get a real crank puller at about $12.00. Do not screw up by
only threading it is part way or you will ruin the puller and the crank
you are trying to pull. Voice of experience since I got in a hurry on
day and did exactly that, which will ruin you whole day.
On the back there are probably about a dozen types of adapters to get
the cluster / freewheel / cassette off at about $10 apiece. Here you
need to have some advance knowledge or more money than you need.
Third, a chain locking wrench to pull the rear gears off since they
won't give you a fair chance to apply enough torque unless you have one
of these goodies.
The rest I have gotten with crescent wrenches and stuff.
I do advise a good Allen wrench pack (Metric) and some 10MM socket, box
- open combos, and a few larger and stout Allen socket heads for those
really sticky bolts.
That should get you started, although you will be out about $50 by the
end of the day. Saving one or two trips to a bike shop and they will pay
for themselves, plus the satisfaction of doing it yourself.
Except for the special tools I can do everything else with car tools,
except the spoke adjustment tool. I use a little circular tool that has
about ten sizes around it and it is the diameter of about a half dollar.
Happy tweaking.
Bill Baka

c. varjas said:

How difficult is it to install your own gearset onto a road bike?

Not hard, and just a few cheap specialized tools are needed.
Pop into your favourite bike shop, tell them what gear you're
installing, and they should be able to grab them off the wall
for you.

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c. varjas said:

How difficult is it to install your own gearset onto a road bike? I am
new to personally installing components and upgrades to bikes and am
wondering if there are any good tutorials or places to learn how to do
this. Any help would be great, thanks.

Best bet is to get one the basic toolkits from Nashbar.com or a
suitable equivalent. For tutorials, go to parktool.com/repair/

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How difficult is it to install your own gearset onto a road bike? I am
new to personally installing components and upgrades to bikes and am
wondering if there are any good tutorials or places to learn how to do
this. Any help would be great, thanks.

http://www.parktool.com/