embarcadero
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- Location
- South Manchester
Hi all.
I've had a Carerra Subway 2 for just over a year now (purchased second hand). Intended as more of a stop gap until I upgrade in the future, I actually found it a pretty decent bike for the price (replacing 20 year old, heavy mountain bike!).
A couple of months back I picked up two Carrera Subway 1's for my other half and our older daughter. They'll be used (at best) to pootle around the nearby river and the occasional road trip (especially in the case of my daughter).
Again, these were purchased second hand (auction site) and I got them both for around £50 each. There's barely a scratch or knock on either (I did bide my time watching various Carerra's until these two came up at the right price).
However, one of them (and in each occasion, I was made aware of the faults before bidding) has a loose seat (suspension post - unfixable so will source a replacement post - non suspension this time) and a rusty chain (may need replacing - I have a chain replacement tool).
The other has a 'wobbly' bottom bracket. The whole set wobbles (both pedals, crank set and bracket) and I've taken one pedal off. Iniitially thought it might require a new 'washer' but on researching, it might require a whole new bottom bracket?
The crank set is a Shimano SF Suntour PFF btw.
For budget reasons I'm going to have to dive in and try and fix this myself (something I've never really got round to doing) rather than take it somewhere locally.
So I guess I need to know what type of bottom bracket to order (if it sounds like that's the issue) and also type of chain for these bikes. Would I take out the existing one and measure? Again, from research, the numbers that are suggested are 113 or 115??
I can only apologise for my lack of knowledge on the bike mechanics!
Kind regards.
I've had a Carerra Subway 2 for just over a year now (purchased second hand). Intended as more of a stop gap until I upgrade in the future, I actually found it a pretty decent bike for the price (replacing 20 year old, heavy mountain bike!).
A couple of months back I picked up two Carrera Subway 1's for my other half and our older daughter. They'll be used (at best) to pootle around the nearby river and the occasional road trip (especially in the case of my daughter).
Again, these were purchased second hand (auction site) and I got them both for around £50 each. There's barely a scratch or knock on either (I did bide my time watching various Carerra's until these two came up at the right price).
However, one of them (and in each occasion, I was made aware of the faults before bidding) has a loose seat (suspension post - unfixable so will source a replacement post - non suspension this time) and a rusty chain (may need replacing - I have a chain replacement tool).
The other has a 'wobbly' bottom bracket. The whole set wobbles (both pedals, crank set and bracket) and I've taken one pedal off. Iniitially thought it might require a new 'washer' but on researching, it might require a whole new bottom bracket?
The crank set is a Shimano SF Suntour PFF btw.
For budget reasons I'm going to have to dive in and try and fix this myself (something I've never really got round to doing) rather than take it somewhere locally.
So I guess I need to know what type of bottom bracket to order (if it sounds like that's the issue) and also type of chain for these bikes. Would I take out the existing one and measure? Again, from research, the numbers that are suggested are 113 or 115??
I can only apologise for my lack of knowledge on the bike mechanics!
Kind regards.