Need Help fixing my Subway 2

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Need help with parts for my carrera subway 2, it pretty much all needs replacing. I use it for getting to and back from work. Ive looked on the internet but have no idea what am looking for? Can Anyone help
 

FreeFlow Bikes

Active Member
Firstly you'll need to give us an idea of what's up with the bike.

Secondly, no disrespect but you say it all needs replacing yet you don't know what you are looking for! Not trying to be a smart arse here just making sure you don't spend money replacing parts that don't need replaced.
 
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ChrisH89

ChrisH89

Member
I took the Bike to Halfords awhile ago it was going to cost me £201 for them to fix it, so a just bought a new bike, but I really want to fix my carrera back up for the experience it would give me. I didnt get the list off them but from what a remeber it looked like this:-
wheels
cassette
chain
bottom bracket
tyres
re-cable
in fact its needs a whole new drive train.
If you havent guess allready am a noobie, been riding my bike to work & back for years but never took a interest in it if that makes sense?
Basically am not sure what I should be looking for and where to look
 
Wheels - may need a hub service, may need truing, (straighening), should be a simple job and inexpensive, but needs further investigation.

Cassette, chain and bottom bracket - all inexpensive and very easy to change if you have the tools, (so a doddle for an LBS).

Tyres - can be very inexpensive, but worth paying a bit more for a decent brand and some puncture protection IMO.

Cables - inexpesive, (may just need inners), and again a small job for an LBS.

If I were you I'd visit a proper bike shop in your town, (not Halfords). Some people are lucky, (if you see it that way), and have decent staff at their Halfords Bikehut, but the overwhelming majority, (IMO), is that most Halfords staff are poorly trained, inexperienced kids who don't care as they are getting minimum wage for doing a job they dislike. Harsh but probably true.

If you really want to fix the bike up then watch some YouTube videos, when you actually see what is involved you may get all inspired and think, "I could do that", you never know if you don't try. Most jobs only require basic tools.

You could do it in stages, it's great watching a project taking shape, unless you are impatient like me. I've got a 20 year old bike in the shed that has gone from wanting to ride it to deciding to do a bit of a restoration on it but I'm now stuck waiting for parts and tearing my hair out as I want it done.

So remember, YouTube and CycleChat are your friends in all matters of bike fettling :thumbsup:


[EDIT] corrected spelling error spotted by YellowTim :blush:
 

Nebulous

Guru
Location
Aberdeen
I'd caution that it might not be economically sensible. My son went away and left his old beat up subway. I started work on it for a pub bike and did quite a bit, but it wasn't looking like a cheap venture. Before I had completed it it was stolen. I wasn't very upset, in some ways I was glad to see the back of it.

You can get an old steel mountain bike in roadworthy condition for about £40. A chain, cables and brake blocks could cost you that for the subway.
 

Smurfy

Naturist Smurf
So remember, YouTube and CycleChat are your fiends in all matters of bike fettling :thumbsup:

LOL. Just one letter difference between 'friends' and 'fiends'!
 

cyberknight

As long as I breathe, I attack.
Pity you live so far away , i am selling a rigid framed MTB and would take £50 for it , afaik the hubs just need a bit of a grease as otherwise it still runs ok .
 
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