Advice on brakes for MTB

WillPainter

Please advise on the condition of these brakes.

Photos here: http://imgur.com/a/oUpZl#0

The bike has been out in the rain for several months, I'v tried to balance them, but no joy.

Also, the thread in the left brake lever is worn out, so it wont hold the screw.

As you can see, the chain is rusted too. Any advice as to which chain I should buy to replace it? I'll probably need a chain breaker.

Will I need new brake cables?

And finally, the rear derailer, do I need a new one?

If you need more photos please let me know.

Iv been looking at these brakes here http://tiny.cc/a5o1rw.
My budget is small, so I was considering getting Clarks brakes and brake levers, are they ok for entry level cyclists?

Any advice is welcome.

CheGuedara

Hmmm, that bike needs some love alright. As it sounds like you may be new or novice to cycling and bike maintenance your first, best move would probably be to bring the bike down to a local bike shop with a good mechanic, ask them what it needs to make it road worthy again and what the damage will be and leave it with them.

WillPainter

CheGuedara wrote: »

Hmmm, that bike needs some love alright. As it sounds like you may be new or novice to cycling and bike maintenance your first, best move would probably be to bring the bike down to a local bike shop with a good mechanic, ask them what it needs to make it road worthy again and what the damage will be and leave it with them.

Cheers Che.

Any idea of what price I could be looking at if I brought it to a bike shop?

CheGuedara

WillPainter wrote: »

Cheers Che.

Any idea of what price I could be looking at if I brought it to a bike shop?

Replacing like with like/equivalent - just an off the top of my head guess but the parts are of the entry level variety so it shouldn't be too bad. I would imagine to be budgeting for something between €35 and €55 for parts (brakes, chain and possibly derailleur).

A good bike shop should be able to quote you up front or at least give you a good ball park idea so that you're not left surprised with the time comes to collect the bike from them. They'd also be able to tell you if anything else might need attention after the bikes extended stay out in the elements such as cables & housing.

WillPainter

And how do I find out which chain I need? Which speed?

CheGuedara

WillPainter wrote: »

And how do I find out which chain I need? Which speed?

That's dictated by the number of gears you have on the back - 7 cogs » 7 speed chain, 10 cogs » 10 doped chain etc. The bike shop will tell you.

FirstinLastout

That looks like a Supermarket type "mtb" bike and is probably not worth the hassle of fixing it.
If it was the E55 to fix it, plus maybe more if you go the bike shop route, you'll be spending more than it'd cost to buy the same bike in better condition secondhand.

WillPainter

FirstinLastout wrote: »

That looks like a Supermarket type "mtb" bike and is probably not worth the hassle of fixing it.
If it was the E55 to fix it, plus maybe more if you go the bike shop route, you'll be spending more than it'd cost to buy the same bike in better condition secondhand.

Its a JCB streetmaster MTB. I can't find it anywhere else online.

Sagi

Hi if you do not want to spend a lot of money just go for something like the clarks, judging from the pictures you might need new cables and inner liners too. It should not be such a hassle to fix it yourself and from my experience in the shop you will pay twice as much for the parts + labour.
Fixing it yourself will also help you understand how the bike works so in the future you can do little repairs yourself and that is a good thing.
When you do all the stuff yourself you will need a tool for opening the chain and something to cut the cables plus an allen key. So it's not too much and the tools stay with you.