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>don't have much space
baskets are really bad for this
>dropbar
also bad for stacking, an 18 to 20" wide flat bar is better.

>upgrade right away to turn it into a nice bike
nothing that comes to mind really
a couple of things to note about Shimano ALIVIO group set,
if unused for quite some time the grease in the shifters may gum up and keep the ratchet and pawl from working properly on up shifts.
the shifter cant really be fully disassembled so best is to spray a little bit of solvent in then work the shifter a bunch of times till the pawls can move freely.
then getting some lubrication back into the mechanism as best you can.
you may have a compact crank set, the large chain ring is only 42 teeth so there is some tendency to wear out quickly, its not so bad with the steel chain rings however.
and also the 7 speed free hub body that is only 28 mm long so can not fit 8 speed cassettes.

>would it work for my use?
yes, you just have to get creative about how you mount things to the frame.
and git good and climbing on the bike while it weighs an extra 20 to 50 kg.
btw the tires look 38 mm wide so if your really loading the bike up you need to keep them at 50 to 55 psi

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