I purchased my Dawes Ultra Galaxy in January of 2012. By March of 2014 I had clocked approximately 11,000 miles on the drive train and needed to replace most all of it.
| PARTS | ||
| Type | Description | Price |
| Crank | Shimano Deore M590 9 Speed Triple Chainset; Color: Silver, BoltCircle: 104mm, Length: 175mm, Teeth: 48/36/26t |
£55.99 |
| Bottom Bracket | external Hollowtech II Bottom Bracket is included! | n/a |
| Cassette | Shimano SLX HG80 9 Speed MTB Cassette; Teeth: 11-34t |
£23.99 |
| Chain | Shimano XT HG93 9 Speed Chain; Color: Silver, Option: 114 Links |
£12.49 |
| Brake Blocks | Clarks 72mm Replacement Cartridge (£4.49 x 2) | £8.98 |
| Brake Cables | TEKTRO RBP Brake Straddle Cable and Triangle (£4.59 x 2) | £9.00 |
| Brake Cables | Clarks Elite PreLube Universal Inner Brake Wire (£1.79 x 2) | £3.58 |
| Gear Cables | Clarks Elite Universal Pre-Lube Inner Gear Wire (£1.79 x 2) | £3.58 |
| Handlebar Tape | Cinelli Gel Cork Bar Tape; Color: Natural | £9.99 |
After installing all these lovely components, I have to say... she rode better than new. I moved from a 48/38/28 170mm to a 48/36/26 175mm. Plus I added a few teeth to the rear cassette by moving from an 11-32 to a 11-34. These subtle changes made a HUGE difference when climbing hills with loaded panniers. I'm loving it!
The other major change I made was to move to an external bottom bracket. I upgraded the crank to the Shimano Deore Hollow-Tech II which requires this new style of tech. It's a bit fiddly to sort out the spacers... but you can read more about that here.
Overall it was a huge improvement to ride of the bike.
If you look closely at the photo, you should notice that there's quite a few tools laying amongst the bike parts. In fact, I spent almost as much money on tools, lubes, and oils as I did on parts! Crazy.
| TOOLS | ||
| Type | Description | Price |
| Bottom Bracket Tool | Cyclo Hollowtech II Bottom Bracket Tool | £12.99 |
| Bottom Bracket Tool | Park Tool Bottom Bracket Tool BBT22 | £15.99 |
| Cassette Tool | X-Tools Chain Whip | £4.49 |
| Lockring Tool | Shimano Cassette & Centre Lock - Lockring Tool | £15.99 |
| Grease/oil | Shimano Workshop Grease; 50ml | £5.99 |
| Grease/oil | Shimano Anti Seize Paste; 50ml | £5.39 |