Giant OCR upgrade questions
Hello, I picked up my first road bike yesterday, a 2003 Giant OCR3 for 200 dollars. Great shape but it's been sitting in storage a long time and I just started taking it apart to inspect and clean it thouroughly. I'm no bike mechanic but I do have access to any tools I will need. So for my dilemna and follow up questions...
I would like to replace this adjustable stem with a more common, threadless type stem like I'm seeing on all these other bikes. So i'm looking online and realize this bike has an integrated 1" headset with a threaded fork as well. So if i want to replace this stem, am I looking at a whole new set of parts? I'm not opposed to it really, but I am having a heck of a time finding the answer to this specific year/setup. Is there perhaps a common upgrade made to this bike over the last seven years that someone could suggest for me? I just don't have the luxury of parts lying around to see if a new 1" fork (because the new stem needs some extra length on the steerer tube to clamp onto, right?) and headsets to go with a new stem are my only option, or if an upgrade to 1 1/8" fork and headset is a more advisable route to go with a new stem?
Sort of sounds like a square peg in a round hole situation to me, but hey, i just got into road biking yesterday!
If anyone is specifically experienced with this year and model line bike, you would be my hero. Thanks for looking.