Originally Posted by nindustrial

Trying to reuse a similar thread, apologies for the pseudo-hijack. I'm a #kilott newbie as well, and enjoying it so far. Set it up myself (except for the brake lines) and made sure I greased and tightened all the recommended parts. I'm having a couple of issues that I'm hoping to get your collective wisdom/advice on:

1. I'm hearing a bit of creaking from the bb/crank area. I'm a heavy guy (north of 240 lbs) so I expect it a bit, but was wondering if I should do a full bb removal and regrease? Cranks were on super-tight already, and I do see evidence of grease applied to the bb, so I didn't think I needed to (also don't have the right tools yet).

2. The headset has a bit of give to it (rattles slightly over railroad bumps). I've tried tightening the top-cap (after loosening the stem), but I'm tightening it to the point that the front fork won't rotate back when holding the bike up.

I'm still doing final adjustments and dialing in my fit, but otherwise enjoying it so far. Thanks for all the info...