Hi there
I'm a bit of a newbie to the bike maintenance side of things having only recently gotten back into cycling following a running injury. I bought a Giant SCR3.0 2007 model a few years ago off ebay and looking at it now, it needs a bit of work.
The cassette is badly worn and I've never been convinced that the crank set was true. It always feels to be a bit twisted. So I'm looking at replacing these parts.
I'm on a bit of a budget so I want to replace as little as possible so I was planning on doing a like-for-like (ish) replacement. It has an 8 speed cassette which I was thinking I could replace with a Shimano HG50 8 Speed Cassette - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-hg50-8-speed-cassette-road/ with a supposedly compatible chain - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-hg50-78-speed-chain/
The bit I'm a bit stuck on is the crank set. It's currently got a Truvativ Touro triple set, so I'm looking to get a suitable (and realistically affordable) replacement to that.
Any advice?
Thanks in advance
Simon
I'm a bit of a newbie to the bike maintenance side of things having only recently gotten back into cycling following a running injury. I bought a Giant SCR3.0 2007 model a few years ago off ebay and looking at it now, it needs a bit of work.
The cassette is badly worn and I've never been convinced that the crank set was true. It always feels to be a bit twisted. So I'm looking at replacing these parts.
I'm on a bit of a budget so I want to replace as little as possible so I was planning on doing a like-for-like (ish) replacement. It has an 8 speed cassette which I was thinking I could replace with a Shimano HG50 8 Speed Cassette - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-hg50-8-speed-cassette-road/ with a supposedly compatible chain - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-hg50-78-speed-chain/
The bit I'm a bit stuck on is the crank set. It's currently got a Truvativ Touro triple set, so I'm looking to get a suitable (and realistically affordable) replacement to that.
Any advice?
Thanks in advance
Simon