Complete overhaul or new bike?

[Pikey]

If you have the money, in your position I'd be inclined to buy a hybrid or cyclocross bike. Put the money you save on not having old trusty serviced towards it.

Then whilst you are trundling around all happy on your new machine, you can take the other off the road, overhaul it yourself, in your own time as funds dictated.

Then you have the best of many worlds; new bike to play with an older bike you can use for general use / pub runs and when you get back from riding your new bike you have a bit of fixing and modding of your old bike to look forward to.

 

[FlyingCyclist]

I've decided to go to a shop this morning and see what they can do.

I'm not working at the moment (made redundant JUST before Xmas, the swines) and I don't have the money to spend on a new bike. But I should be going back within a month.

I'm off to Scotland on May 10th (where the above photo is taken) and I really want to take the BSA up there for a runaround.

 

[John the Canuck]

.................... The best thing is you can always keep this bike for trundling to the shops or riding to the pub, where you can lock it up without worrying that someone is going to steal your 'best bike' ..............

if you're NOT mechanically minded, I'd get the BSA serviced - ride it - if you get keen again - treat yourself to a modern lightweight hybrid

a very good point above ....... stick some panniers on the BSA for shoppi

EDIT ignore the above

TOOK ME 10 mins to upload my post [????] which is now ''out-of-date''

 

[FlyingCyclist]

Hi John.

I have the bike on the bike rack on the car. Going very soon.
It's highly likely that I'll become interested in riding again, and I'll most likely buy a new bike

10 minutes to upload? Eek!

 

[John the Canuck]

David..............not being rude - just trying to help....but sounds as if
A...you're about to spend far too much on repairs/new bits/tools
B...you are not a DiY'er...........

. when I last took the front apart, there was either ball bearing missing or they were in half!! I put them back in though...WTF
Also I've just found oI took the back wheel off. Had a look at the ball bearings, then put it back together again
Also I've just found out that both wheel hubs move when the wheel is turning......cones are loose maybe
I need to buy a tool to get the crank off anyway....why ..?
turning the front wheel was stiff.....odd if the hubs move
excellent grease is Rock and Roll Bearing Grease

I've just done all the above to a bike i bought
very satisfying - but i had all the tools already

i appreciate money is tight - if you go DIY. then tackle each problem in turn
made a thread for that particular problem only and get advice how to fix

good luck

 

[John the Canuck]

Hi John.

I have the bike on the bike rack on the car. Going very soon.
It's highly likely that I'll become interested in riding again, and I'll most likely buy a new bike

10 minutes to upload? Eek!

i would get a FIRM idea of the overhaul cost before doing
they 'could' cite poor maintenance/old parts and attempt to replace stuff rather than give a service

10mins of the site refusing to load ...........some message about 'scripts'
i'm ok on grease but crap on IT..............

 

[FlyingCyclist]

i would get a FIRM idea of the overhaul cost before doing
they 'could' cite poor maintenance/old parts and attempt to replace stuff rather than give a service

10mins of the site refusing to load ...........some message about 'scripts'
i'm ok on grease but crap on IT..............

Please be nice to me. Since 2005 I've had problems with leg ulcers which is why I gave up cycling.

I put the bearings back in but I didn't cycle again.
I added new brakes but I didn't cycle again after I fitted them.


Just been to the shop and it'll cost me £45 unless there's any problems. They said that the freewheel seems fine. And that the front hub seems ok too.

cost me £45 unless there's any problems. They said that the freewheel seems fine. And that the front hub seems ok too.



Edit: Forgot to add that I don't go to the pub or the shops lol

IF I ever go back to where I worked before, (24 mile round trip!) then I would cycle there every day. Only thing is that I'll have to ask where I can put my bike as they stupidly took the bike rack away.

 

[John the Canuck]

David

I put the bearings back in but I didn't cycle again.
I added new brakes but I didn't cycle again after I fitted them.
Just been to the shop and it'll cost me £45 unless there's any problems

no offense intended - just comments following what i did on my latest bike

£45 sounds good for a clean bill of health....................

 

[FlyingCyclist]

Alright Ok.

I thought it would cost more, but obviously not. Haven't had a phone call yet, so either they haven't began to sort it or they haven't found any problems

 

[FlyingCyclist]

I'll buy the Schwalbe City Jet tyres too. They don't have any at the shop, but they do at Halfords.

By the way, why do people shy away from Halfords? Why are they so bad?

 

[I like Skol]

By the way, why do people shy away from Halfords? Why are they so bad?

The mechanics (and I use the term very loosely) are often not as competent as you would expect them to be. You are fine if you are just buying parts and know what you want but don't count on getting good advice or service.

 

[FlyingCyclist]

The mechanics (and I use the term very loosely) are often not as competent as you would expect them to be. You are fine if you are just buying parts and know what you want but don't count on getting good advice or service.

Ok. Thanks. Don't think I'll buy a bike from them then.

 

[John the Canuck]

The mechanics (and I use the term very loosely) are often not as competent as you would expect them to be. ............

whilst i agree completely it is only fair to note they are ''not mechanics''
but shop assistants who have received no formal training, but only some ''in-house'' courses i expect
[maybe wrong]
on the other hand cyclists, by the nature of their hobby involvement, soon pickup a wealth of practical knowledge

 

[Big Nick]

By the way, why do people shy away from Halfords? Why are they so bad?

Probably something to do with the fact that their bike 'mechanics' are largely fettling your bike whilst its on a bike stand behind the till whilst simultaneously manning the till and serving customers with their only tools being a multitool hanging from their belt

 

[FlyingCyclist]

Probably something to do with the fact that their bike 'mechanics' are largely fettling your bike whilst its on a bike stand behind the till whilst simultaneously manning the till and serving customers with their only tools being a multitool hanging from their belt

I can understand that lol I guess they're only good if YOU know what you're buying as Skol says.