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just pimping the gf's giant talon... great frame, but the componentry made it weigh at least 3 tonnes (the fork was about 2.6kgs!).
have turned the workshop upside down and found some nice air-sprung forks, some avid juicy hydraulic brakes (to replace the shimano cable jobbies), a deore xt rear mech with nice new sram cassette and chain, deore shifters, carbon handlebars and seatpost, some mavic 717 on xt wheels, and some nice new pedals, but the 'elephant in the room' is the existing chainset which seems to be made out of pig iron.
can anyone point me in the direction of the best solution sub £50?... i wouldn't mind changing the bottom bracket at the same time (i think it is a square taper jobby at the mo).
the idea was to go as far as possible without spending additional money (my poor cannondale 9-speed project has bravely given its life to supply the parts for the rebuild), but the dale has a very funky set of blackspire freeride cranks with single ring, e-type bb and a superstar chain device, so isn't really an option for the good lady.
cheers
I'd suggest something second hand tbh...
Hmmm... sub £50? The closest I can find is the Truvativ Firex at a smidge under £53, but I'd take a punt at Deore for £60.
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the deore is a good option as it comes with an external bb... if i buy through chain reaction i can also get it with shorter cranks and smaller rings, which will suit my 5'1" gf better than the average 175mm offerings.
still more money than i wanted to pay though... lol
buy something else from CRC for yourself to top up to 70, then use the tenner off - hey presto the chainset is now 50.
Or take a look at Rose bikes, they are probably cheaper.
right... just ordered a shiny new deore crankset from rose in 170mm form... also bought some shimano m324 pedals (the ones with a cage one side and cleats the other) so she can learn to ride with SPDs...
ordered from Rose (thanks Chris for the headsup) and it all came to about £75 delivered.
the gf' is a lucky girl... i reckon we've saved about 6 or 7 lbs from the weight of the bike... she now has no excuse not keeping up with me!
cheers all