Originally Posted by
12boy
One of the first things I did was repack the wheels and headset and also removed the BB and greased those threads as well.the grease that came with it was skimpy and very light. So, make sure your wheels are spinning freely.
I found the same. The hub bearings were over-tight and the balls had lost all their case hardening and were grey and dull. The pedals were so tight that they cogged round. Owners might be unwittingly destroying their hubs and headset and pedals by riding with insufficient grease or overly-tight bearings from new.