Originally Posted by
big chainring
It always takes me a while to get the bugs out of a new/old bike.
Look for a used pair of wheels with alloy rims. That will make the biggest difference.
The clicking could be all sorts of things. The crank, the pedal, even the saddle.
Dont give up on it, but dont sink a lot of money in it either.
Hey Big, that's about exactly what I'm going to do. I'm going to take the GP out today and see if I can "deal" with her and iff not, off come the wheels, the stem, the bars and even the cranks and onto the O-8 they go. Yes, I AM disappointed in this bike. The PRN was found in the trash. The Marathon was nearly perfect first turn of the crank. This bike was sold as "ready to ride". In as far as it didn't fall apart on me it
was. The wheel think is a matter of personal preference I understand that, even if I don't like it. The peddle/crank noise thing is a safety issue and I either need to figure out how to find/fix that problem or
pay some one else to do it. That's not "ready to ride".
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