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re: Just got a bike and have some general questions
Posted on 10/19/20 at 11:30 am to Cdawg
Posted on 10/19/20 at 11:30 am to Cdawg
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I'm not really one to say because if you start upgrading, you might be better off buying new unless you really like the "steel is real" feel.(which I personally do) and old school street cred. If it's just a chainring, I would just replace that and not the entire crankset and not worry about any new component group with triggers.
No preference on steel vs aluminum etc., so that’s not swaying me. I kind of dig the old school though. The cassette looks okay, the shop told me they did not replace the chain, but the main chainring has a few teeth that are half the size they should be.
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Just sounds like to me you need new chainring, chain, tires
Definitely chainring, tires aren’t ideal but are newer so will swap those later. Was thinking shifters bc the current sram ones are beat. They work well enough, but they’re in rough shape. I can get newer gripshift for like $20/$25 and swap myself...but also had the thought of swapping to a V brake in which case I could get a vbrake/trigger combo. In the end, think you’re right, probably best to see how much I actually ride to ascertain if v brakes and new shifters are worth it. Can do the chainring now bc that should be simple. Current grip shift and cantilever brakes should suit me fine in the meantime.
No clue on the bottom bracket. I’d like to think he did more than just clean the chain and derailleurs for $60, but I didn’t know what question to ask or what was wrong with the bike when I brought it to him. Just told him to look it over and get it rideable.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 2:20 pm to jordan21210
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tires aren’t ideal but are newer so will swap those later.
If you're riding a knobby tire and you're riding mainly streets, some semi slicks like Schwalbe Big Apple will give it a nice/smoother ride.
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