Triple Chainset

[colly]

I'm fixing up my Granddaughters boyfriends bike for him. It has a chainset which has a stripped thread for the pedal. (it appears to be made from cream cheese) The chain set is a cheapo and I cant even replace just the crank arm. Everything is rivited together.

So I'm looking for any triple chainset that will work. Not bothered about teeth numbers or scuffs etc. I've sorted the rest of the bike, brakes, headset, cables, seatpost and so on.
It's just this chainset that's needed to complete the job. I would buy a new one but he is pennyless.

Many thanks.

 

[bikingdad90]

I’ve got a square taper brand new crankset like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/38630484...ar=653839715374&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

£10 and it’s yours posted.

 

[Cycleops]

Great offer by @bikingdad90 .
You need to check the number of teeth on the big (outside) ring are the same otherwise you'll need to lengthen/ shorten your chain. If it's within a couple of teeth I wouldn't bother.
Your daughter's boyfriend might have caused the cross threading by trying to use the wrong pedal (they're handed). Don't make the same mistake, the pedals are marked L & R, or simply not started them by hand. Best way to remember is tighten move spanner towards the front of the bike and towards the rest to remove (both sides,).

 

[bikingdad90]

Mine is 48/38/28.

 

[Big John]

Good offer by bikingdad90. For the sake of a tenner the job's sorted. Just make sure the new chainset is compatible with the bottom bracket. It's not always a case of 'old one off, new one on'. It sounds like you know what you're doing so we'll assume you have the right tool to remove the cranks.

 

[Ajax Bay]

I’ve got a square taper brand new crankset like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/38630484...ar=653839715374&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

How on earth is it possible to make those and sell at a profit @ £14?

 

[midliferider]

Just a suggestion...
I had a similar issue with a cheap bike. I took the bile to a local bike shop. The mechanic carefully threaded the pedal from the other side and it created a new thread. Then he took it out and threaded again the way it should be. It worked !

 

[Cycleops]

How on earth is it possible to make those and sell at a profit @ £14?

I bought this 42/52 chain set for my old Trek down here from my nearby LBS £7.

 

[colly]

Thanks for the replies.

@bikingdad90 has saved the day.

 

[colly]

Good offer by bikingdad90. For the sake of a tenner the job's sorted. Just make sure the new chainset is compatible with the bottom bracket. It's not always a case of 'old one off, new one on'. It sounds like you know what you're doing so we'll assume you have the right tool to remove the cranks.

Careful, don't be too sure. And yes I have the correct tools.

 

[Rusty Nails]

As Big John says, be careful that the replacement chainset uses the same, or nearly the same, BB axle length as it could mess up the shifting.

 

[Cycleops]

As Big John says, be careful that the replacement chainset uses the same, or nearly the same, BB axle length as it could mess up the shifting.

If it has a slightly different off set it's easily adjustable with Hi-Lo screws on the FD.

 

[Rusty Nails]

If it has a slightly different off set it's easily adjustable with Hi-Lo screws on the FD.

That's why I said "nearly the same".

It doesn't take a huge difference to cause shifting problems on the inner or outer rings.

 

[colly]

As Big John says, be careful that the replacement chainset uses the same, or nearly the same, BB axle length as it could mess up the shifting.

This is true but I will adjust things before I hand it back