Creaking and groaning
03-28-07, 09:51 AM
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Creaking and groaning
My bicycle has just several hundred miles on the clock but the bottom bracket is now creaking and groaning whenever I put any sort of load on the pedals. As its a sealed unit - any tips to rid myself of this constant irritating noise.
03-28-07, 10:16 AM
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If it's a new bike it should have a sealed cartridge bearing, which you don't service, you replace
Check to see if there's any wobble of the cranks back and forth (play in the bearing) also is there any grinding or un-smoothness when you turn the cranks?
The shop you bought it from should replace it if the bearing has failed after several hundred miles. They normally last a long time.
Check to see if there's any wobble of the cranks back and forth (play in the bearing) also is there any grinding or un-smoothness when you turn the cranks?
The shop you bought it from should replace it if the bearing has failed after several hundred miles. They normally last a long time.
03-28-07, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Ayrton
My bicycle has just several hundred miles on the clock but the bottom bracket is now creaking and groaning whenever I put any sort of load on the pedals. As its a sealed unit - any tips to rid myself of this constant irritating noise.
BTW, how do you know that it's the BB and not the crank arms, pedals, or even the saddle making the noise?
