Originally Posted by
deacon mark
If this was me I would go new crank shimano with external bb and it would be a double. This gets you a nice crank, cheap but great BB, do not face the shell it probably is fine. Then if you want a single pretend that the front only has one chainring. This to me is almost a no brainer.
Would be looking at this route, only thing that would be looking at, is how much is a complete re-build costing vs a new bike, the Giant Rincon was an entry level bike back in 2008, and the cost of doing all the replacements the OP indicates they have done will soon be more than a new bike, especially as the OP is doing this all at once.