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Old 10-15-14 | 05:10 PM
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cny-bikeman
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Bikes: 2008 Novara Randonee - love it. Previous bikes:Motobecane Mirage, 1972 Moto Grand Jubilee (my fave), Jackson Rake 16, 1983 C'dale ST500.

Originally Posted by southpawboston
I can see why you might want to gather all possibilities before trying to troubleshoot.
I'd be interested in why you say that. If you were looking for a new road bike, would you assemble a list of all the possibilities first, or would you narrow your search by eliminating some items?

Some problems on a bike can have dozens of possible causes, and randomly trying each one is just wasteful. In fact I have seen people do just that and end up "fixing" a click by replacing pedals or a bottom bracket when it may have been caused by insufficient tightening.

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