Non BSO road bike at Tesco for £65
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Not very much that I haven't mentioned already tbh. The plastic thing on the chainset, and pedal reflectors I think.
The forks do the job, but aren't anything special certainly. My view is not to replace/upgrade anything on this until it breaks/wears. It's no longer a cheap run about if I do - and personally, I don't feel it is a bike worth upgrading. If you were going to do that you'd probably start from a different place price wise (at least £3-400 bike).
Plus I've got it working well now. Gears shift well, brakes stop well also - and it runs fast with no noise and I don't have to keep adjusting things. I might try my layback seat post from another bike on it as I generally like to be a little further back than I can currently get on this.
I was tempted to upgrade the chainset, but the existing one has alloy cranks and the rings don't bend under pressure so it might as well stay. I've got a load of cheap Tesco chains from a previous deal which providing I replace it often enough should mean the gears last a decent amount of time. Oh, and a spare Carnaby which I can strip for parts/build up if necessary.
shed":2veoy77y said:
Not very much that I haven't mentioned already tbh. The plastic thing on the chainset, and pedal reflectors I think.
The forks do the job, but aren't anything special certainly. My view is not to replace/upgrade anything on this until it breaks/wears. It's no longer a cheap run about if I do - and personally, I don't feel it is a bike worth upgrading. If you were going to do that you'd probably start from a different place price wise (at least £3-400 bike).
Plus I've got it working well now. Gears shift well, brakes stop well also - and it runs fast with no noise and I don't have to keep adjusting things. I might try my layback seat post from another bike on it as I generally like to be a little further back than I can currently get on this.
I was tempted to upgrade the chainset, but the existing one has alloy cranks and the rings don't bend under pressure so it might as well stay. I've got a load of cheap Tesco chains from a previous deal which providing I replace it often enough should mean the gears last a decent amount of time. Oh, and a spare Carnaby which I can strip for parts/build up if necessary.
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I'd bung that chainset as soon as - it is really cheap and nasty. It is very likely to bend after one overshift.
legrandefromage":wacniak1 said:
Yes, I have a brand new triple MTB chainset that would do the job nicely - providing it's not going to mess up the chainline and I could get the granny/middle ring gear change working well. A job for rainy weekend perhaps.
I'm not likely to take the existing one out of the lower ring as I neither go fast downhills, and the hills around here are too steep to go up on the big ring.
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Someone at a car boot was trying to sell a Claud Butler with the Tourney STi/ mechs for £175. I politely turned him down ignoring the 'I paid £500 for that' comment.
