Salcano....yeah....

academygaz
academygaz Posts: 8
edited October 2012 in MTB beginners
After dropping hints and leaving webpages open about me wanting a GT Agressor, the Mrs went on one of those stupid ''flog your crap'' Facebook pages and bought me a present, a Salcano NG333 (cos a bike's a bike to her. Not the same story with shoes I bet). She didn't pay much for it and I know its a piece of poo, but I don't want to hurt her feelings so I'm gonna try and persevere with it until ''someone at work offers me a swap for their GT/Giant/Specialized and was too good to ignore'' and it gets replaced. More than likely I'll stick this on ebay and get about £50 for it, but until then, I need to be seen using the Salcano until after Christmas at the earliest, and bless her heart, its got a pair of buckled wheels. What wheels won't break the budget? Its got a disk on the front and quick release hubs.

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Just get a spoke key and have a go at truing them. Weird spoke pattern though. And that stem must make for interesting handling.
    TBH it's not really worth spending any significant money on, but if you trawl Ebay you might find something cheap - front needs to be a disc hub.
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    Spoke kiey for about 2 or 3 quid from a bike shop, and true the wheels yourself.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    cooldad wrote:
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    Hi.

    Why bother spending anything more than a spoke key on that pile of barf?
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Looks like someone wasted some Viagra on the stem.
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  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    Yeah, you could have used it in conjunction with Johnny for a posh one.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Those stems sell well on ebay, so get a real one while your waiting!

    Spoke key is a handy to have anyway so may as well get one.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.

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