Beginner needs advice on upgrading Carrera Banshee.

Ryan Jones

CustomC wrote:

leaflite wrote:

You may need to get the bottom bracket shell faced before fitting the new bottom bracket.

Faced? forgive me for my noob-ness. Few days ago i didnt know what a bike was (pretty much)


Also the guy at Edinburg Bicycle gave me two spacers one that matches the one that i already had on the BB and one that was slightly smaller. Is it ok to use them on the right side as per the diagram on here :

http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-hel ... tra-torque

Yawn, said this on page 2 !

Right you have a BB shell with paint on it, paint is squishy and uneven thus your bearings won't be perfectly parallel and at a guess won't pre-tension correctly so may come loose (at a guess, i brought a bike with pressed bearings how they should be) so you need to take it to the bike shop and request for the bottom bracket to be faced, it requires a tool that costs in excess of £100 and with the cranks removed it'll cost a tenner for the shop to do at max !

CustomC

Ryan Jones wrote:

CustomC wrote:

leaflite wrote:

You may need to get the bottom bracket shell faced before fitting the new bottom bracket.

Faced? forgive me for my noob-ness. Few days ago i didnt know what a bike was (pretty much)


Also the guy at Edinburg Bicycle gave me two spacers one that matches the one that i already had on the BB and one that was slightly smaller. Is it ok to use them on the right side as per the diagram on here :

http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-hel ... tra-torque

Yawn, said this on page 2 !

Right you have a BB shell with paint on it, paint is squishy and uneven thus your bearings won't be perfectly parallel and at a guess won't pre-tension correctly so may come loose (at a guess, i brought a bike with pressed bearings how they should be) so you need to take it to the bike shop and request for the bottom bracket to be faced, it requires a tool that costs in excess of £100 and with the cranks removed it'll cost a tenner for the shop to do at max !

Ahh I c. How long does it take? Wonder if i could do it before work tomorrow.

The crank is fitted and I think is all good.

Fork arrived too.

gonna get my mum to Deliver me her fiancees pipe cutter and cut the fork, will be nicer than Just with a hacksaw

Im very Excited and i would like to thank everyone who has helped me. I know im not the best learner and may have missed someones useful comments out, so for that i apologize.

No doubt there will be more questions when payday hits, about brakes and other stuff :L

CustomC

Ohye, question i forgot to ask.

How do i get acces to my back wheel's bearings because i can hear them grinding and since there was sand in BB there probs is sand there, they need cleaned out and regreased.

cooldad

Parktools is your friend.

CustomC

cooldad wrote:

Parktools is your friend.

as far as i understand i can see that i have to remove the cassete?

A tool that i dont have

cooldad

You'll also have to remove the crank to get the BB faced.
A little planning...

d00m

CustomC wrote:

A tool that i dont have

Might be worth you popping into a lidl and seeing if they have any of their £25 bike tool kits knocking about, contains all the basic tools you'll need. Also there's this: http://tiny.cc/z1zs6

Also regarding bb facing; some say its unecessary, as the threads in the bb are going to be perfectly aligned, so the bb should align correctly. Any imperfection on the actual bb shell face is likely to be so slight that the plastic (and deformable) spacers used on a hollowtech bb would compensate for this when torqued up correctly.
Makes sense to me anyway :P

Any thoughts from the knowledgeable folk?

CustomC

d00m wrote:

CustomC wrote:

A tool that i dont have

Might be worth you popping into a lidl and seeing if they have any of their £25 bike tool kits knocking about, contains all the basic tools you'll need. Also there's this: http://tiny.cc/z1zs6

Also regarding bb facing; some say its unecessary, as the threads in the bb are going to be perfectly aligned, so the bb should align correctly. Any imperfection on the actual bb shell face is likely to be so slight that the plastic (and deformable) spacers used on a hollowtech bb would compensate for this when torqued up correctly.
Makes sense to me anyway :P

Any thoughts from the knowledgeable folk?

Thanks for the advice.

Im still not sure if iwe fitted the crank right, tightened right ETC Might just go to bike shop have them check it.

As for the tool thing. I noticed that after i bought half the tools. so it wouldnt be wise to buy a tools set and have two of each

bails87

It would if it was cheaper to buy a toolset than to buy the remaining tools....

cooldad

d00m wrote:

CustomC wrote:

A tool that i dont have

Might be worth you popping into a lidl and seeing if they have any of their £25 bike tool kits knocking about, contains all the basic tools you'll need. Also there's this: http://tiny.cc/z1zs6

Also regarding bb facing; some say its unecessary, as the threads in the bb are going to be perfectly aligned, so the bb should align correctly. Any imperfection on the actual bb shell face is likely to be so slight that the plastic (and deformable) spacers used on a hollowtech bb would compensate for this when torqued up correctly.
Makes sense to me anyway :P

Any thoughts from the knowledgeable folk?

Many would disagree.

CustomC

Hello. Today is a very Fine day as My bike is finally completed. Just to double check i spoke to one of the mechanics in Edinburgh Bicycle to check over what iwe done, he apporved.

Thank you ALL who helped.

NOw that payday is here im looking to buy some brakes. realised that i do not have enough money to buy a brand spanking new set i will scrounge forums in search of a cheaper/ better alternative.

If anyone is selling a Set of Hydraulics Shoot a message or link me to a thread.

Thanks.

on-one

any pics?

CustomC

on-one wrote:

any pics?

yeah there will be mate. At work ATM so will take some now and Post them when i get home

on-one

pmd you btw RE brakes

CustomC

on-one wrote:

pmd you btw RE brakes

Replied mate, just looking for anything that would be better than current part for a nice price.

MAybe buy frame at some point or some rear shox. Particluarry interested in white parts. Need to keep the theme going

CustomC

Pictures of the finnished build as promised

Some Grips i bought here:


Pedals, bought here & Crankset on ebay:


Forks, from JeJamesCycles. Ride so smooth and are of excelent value for only £119


Overall Pic


And again a BIG Thank you for all that helped. Couldn't of done it without you all great helpers!

Very Happy ATM.

cooldad

Good, now go and ride the blasted thing.

CustomC

Just bought some Hayes Stroker Trial brakes

supersonic

Watch out for cables rubbing the bike where they touch.