Originally Posted by
gear
Don,
The cranks squeaked on uphill climbs, FSA cranks have a reputation for squeaking, otherwise the cranks worked just fine (for now).
Cranks are just arms holding pedals so I'm not sure how changing them would make the drivetrain feel like it was suddenly greased up. I'm certain the difference was the bearings in the BB and the pullies not the crank arms (those were the changes I made). But hey if you want to believe the cranks could have made the bike feel smoother, be my guest.
Perhaps the BB bearings were not so good. Could they have been squeaking? Why do FSA crank arms squeak? Only reason I can imagine is not cinched tight to the bottom bracket or chain rings. When I said "You said the FSA crank was squeaky. Sounds like it had a problem," I should have said, "FSA crank arm/bottom bracket set had a problem."
Don in Austin