hi everyone,
just bought a scr1 and its in a bit of a state. the hollowtech bb came in pieces and when i turn the steerer there is some awful crunching sounds. it has also been stored in a woodworking room so is covered in wood dust.
ive spent all afternoon on and off trying to figure the year (2007/8 ish?) of the bike and locate a manual, to no avail, below is a photo,
also, ive broke this part (photo below) from the bb are they easy to source or do they just come supplied with a new bb? its the plastic cover that fits over the bearing housing just inside the cup.
also, the seller claimed that the wheelset was special "they were on the first run of scr1's and then giant changed them and placed cheaper wheels on the later models", but all i can locate on the web this past week is people have disdain for the wheels. they look nice but the spoke count seems on the low side being 20 spokes to a wheel, should i pass the wheels on, keep them, or put them on a raleigh scorpio, photo below,
also, finally, the seller claimed but wasn't sure on the groupset, most of it is 105, but the brake calipers only have shimano written on, does anyone know if these are 105 calipers?
im thinking once all the components are washed up ill swap the 105 bits with my sora bits on my fav racer, which is 9speed 11 - 32 and, not sure of the giants cassette yet, apart from 10 speed because i cant locate a spec sheet for it, but its got less teeth than the merida cassette and the easiest gear, i.e. the largest ring on the cassette is physically smaller than the meridas.
is it worth swapping the bits over? i wont be swapping the front mech because its bolted onto the giant and strapped onto the merida, and i wont be swapping the cranks or bb as theyre different from the merida, the giant being hollotech. so just the brakes and levers and the rear mech and buy a new rear cassette because i live in hilly newcastle.
thanks in advance. cheers mark
just bought a scr1 and its in a bit of a state. the hollowtech bb came in pieces and when i turn the steerer there is some awful crunching sounds. it has also been stored in a woodworking room so is covered in wood dust.
ive spent all afternoon on and off trying to figure the year (2007/8 ish?) of the bike and locate a manual, to no avail, below is a photo,
also, ive broke this part (photo below) from the bb are they easy to source or do they just come supplied with a new bb? its the plastic cover that fits over the bearing housing just inside the cup.
also, the seller claimed that the wheelset was special "they were on the first run of scr1's and then giant changed them and placed cheaper wheels on the later models", but all i can locate on the web this past week is people have disdain for the wheels. they look nice but the spoke count seems on the low side being 20 spokes to a wheel, should i pass the wheels on, keep them, or put them on a raleigh scorpio, photo below,
also, finally, the seller claimed but wasn't sure on the groupset, most of it is 105, but the brake calipers only have shimano written on, does anyone know if these are 105 calipers?
im thinking once all the components are washed up ill swap the 105 bits with my sora bits on my fav racer, which is 9speed 11 - 32 and, not sure of the giants cassette yet, apart from 10 speed because i cant locate a spec sheet for it, but its got less teeth than the merida cassette and the easiest gear, i.e. the largest ring on the cassette is physically smaller than the meridas.
is it worth swapping the bits over? i wont be swapping the front mech because its bolted onto the giant and strapped onto the merida, and i wont be swapping the cranks or bb as theyre different from the merida, the giant being hollotech. so just the brakes and levers and the rear mech and buy a new rear cassette because i live in hilly newcastle.
thanks in advance. cheers mark
