Converting Giant Seek 2 to an 8-speed, Crankset Question
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Converting Giant Seek 2 to an 8-speed, Crankset Question
So i have a 2009 Giant Seek 2. I really love this bike for cruising through the city. I had a fixed gear for many years but wanted to get something a little more versatile.
So its currently a 24 speed and that is just too much for me, so i am converting it to an 8 speed. I have already disabled the front derailleur and locked it in place to keep the chain on the 38t chainring.
However, for pure aesthetic reasons, I would like to replace my crankset and put one on that can have just a single chainring.
MY question is how do i know what types of cranksets are compatible with my bottom bracket?
this is my current crankset,
https://www.srsuntour-cycling.com/SID...tail&tnid=3118
Thank you in advance!
So its currently a 24 speed and that is just too much for me, so i am converting it to an 8 speed. I have already disabled the front derailleur and locked it in place to keep the chain on the 38t chainring.
However, for pure aesthetic reasons, I would like to replace my crankset and put one on that can have just a single chainring.
MY question is how do i know what types of cranksets are compatible with my bottom bracket?
this is my current crankset,
https://www.srsuntour-cycling.com/SID...tail&tnid=3118
Thank you in advance!
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Why not just remove the inner and outer rings, derailleur, and cable? Use a Paul's chain keeper to keep the chain in place, or maybe chainguard/n-gear jump stop.
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That was totally what i wanted to do, but the crankset is held together with rivets instead of bolts, so im not exactly sure on how to remove the extra rings. Same with the derailleur, i would have to open the chain to get the derailleur off (though i dont have a huge problem doing that).
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Yeah.
it looks like it is bolted from the picture, but that is just the way the rivets look. I got up and personal with it yesterday trying to figure a way to get them off.
it looks like it is bolted from the picture, but that is just the way the rivets look. I got up and personal with it yesterday trying to figure a way to get them off.
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Cartridge bottom brackets can be had cheap I would get the one that goes with whatever single crank you get. Probably ly only an extra 20 or 30
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well i found the solution.
Shimano Alfie S500 Crankset
It is the crankset they use on the Seek 0. Its a single chainring set up and comes with the correct BB.
Got it for 111 bucks.
Shimano Alfie S500 Crankset
It is the crankset they use on the Seek 0. Its a single chainring set up and comes with the correct BB.
Got it for 111 bucks.
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Yeah no doubt. But the guy at the shop said it wouldn't fit my seek 2. I'm not giving up hope though.
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