Originally Posted by
no1mad
Not possible on my current rig- the chain rings are riveted. Unsure about the Giants that I got my eye on, but do know
Brodie claims that their chain rings can be swapped out individually. I suspect, though, that most of the bikes in the price point I have to shop will have riveted rings
yeah, I couldn't tell from the picture on the giant website, but I'd expect them to be riveted on. Maybe not. Guess you'd have to look and see. The LBS I've been going to charges $50/hour for the mechanics' time, but I'd have to imagine that'd be less than half an hour. I'd bet Nel's costs wouldn't be too out of line. Or you could do what I mentioned yourself for the cost of maybe some cable cutters and a couple of allen wrenches if you do get a crank that's modifiable. Sure it'll cost a lot more to get a new crankset (and possibly a new bb) to do it right, but you can do it fast and easy for pretty inexpensive.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"