Originally Posted by
sid_rana
Thanks, melville. It's a relief to learn that other bikes are also abused as such.
What kind of gorilla was working on your bike? Did he grunt? Did he call for the BIG hammer? If the BB was creaking, all they did was tighten it like it should have been done in the first place (when you weren't watching) and the crankarm tightening places nearly no stress on the frame due to the bearing interface provided by the BB.