Originally Posted by
roguewave
Lately I have been noticing what I would call "crank creak" I'm 220 lbs and I imagine the forces on the pedal assembly are quite severe. The bike sat all winter and I just starting riding it last month and noticed the noise a couple weeks ago. The best way to describe it is a creaking sound when pedaling. I've never brought it back to Giant of Boston, it's a 2 hour drive into the middle of Town, not zakly fun.
Acera cranks are probably disposable these days. Is there no other Giant dealer near you for warranty work?
My old Raleigh has that noise if I'm pushing hard, but it is all original stuff (Nexave SIS) with a ton of miles.