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Old 05-18-15, 04:31 PM
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Frame crack or paint crack?


Does this spot under the BB on my Orbea cross bike look like a frame crack? I've noticed some creaking in my left pedal stroke, so I thought this could be causing it. The paint is pretty thick however, so possibly it's just the paint?
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You have the frame, right? Scrape the paint off and see. (Stand by for guesswork.)
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I scraped a little paint off and it looks like it was just a scrape in the paint. Problem solved.
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so the paint crack was creaking?
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