Accordion
10-14-11, 05:22 PM
Got a 2012 CAAD10-4 with Rival.
I've got a couple hundred miles on it and today it was really creaking as I rode. I put it on the stand when I got home and immediately noticed the crankset is loose. There's a half-inch of play in it and it wobbles easily. I further noticed that with SRAM I have no idea how to tighten it!
I can see straight through it to the other side of the bike but there are four small indentations with torque specs and an arrow on them. I imagine you put some kind of tool with four prongs in here and tighten clockwise. Looking in my handy-dandy Park Tool Kit I don't see anything like that.
Moving to the non-chain side of the bike there's kind of a washer and a knob you can turn with your hand. It doesn't appear to do much and there's still tons of play in the crank.
I can take it to the shop on Sunday but what a pain. Am I missing something or am I gonna need yet ANOTHER special tool?
Thanks!
I've got a couple hundred miles on it and today it was really creaking as I rode. I put it on the stand when I got home and immediately noticed the crankset is loose. There's a half-inch of play in it and it wobbles easily. I further noticed that with SRAM I have no idea how to tighten it!
I can see straight through it to the other side of the bike but there are four small indentations with torque specs and an arrow on them. I imagine you put some kind of tool with four prongs in here and tighten clockwise. Looking in my handy-dandy Park Tool Kit I don't see anything like that.
Moving to the non-chain side of the bike there's kind of a washer and a knob you can turn with your hand. It doesn't appear to do much and there's still tons of play in the crank.
I can take it to the shop on Sunday but what a pain. Am I missing something or am I gonna need yet ANOTHER special tool?
Thanks!
Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.