I got the bike pretty cheap, bought it off the original owner that rode it once and out it up. I ended up cutting the handlebars down a bit, upgrading the fork to a Rockshox Recon, Deore RD and Sora FD, IXF cranks with their external bottom bracket, Rockbro pedals and a new chain. I cut about 5lbs off, living in central Indiana which is flat 3x7 gears work fine. So far I’m pretty happy with the setup.