Ride Entry – 27th September
by admin on Sep.27, 2009, under Uncategorized
Bike:Pimpino
Distance: 49 miles
Right. Strip it all right back down to scratch to find this creak. Cranks off, BB out, clean it all till it gleams, grease the BB, that goes back in, remove the ring from the crank, grease like it’s being entered into a Channel swim, bolt back together, cranks go back on (heavily greased, obviously). Pedals get removed, cleaned, greased, back on they go. A test ride reveals no creaking but it’s caught me out like that before.
This is also the ride when I check out if it’s the bike or the bak that’s causing my back problems. I have a saddle bag and water bottle, camera and pump in my shirt pocket. LETS GO!
30 miles out and it looks like my back problem is sorted, not a twinge, looks like I can’t use a bak any more. Bike is going grea…. CREAK!! Feck. It’s started again. It’s definately coming from the crank area. It happens when I’m stood up so it’s not the seat, it happens when I ride non-handed so it’s not the front end. it happens no matter which crank I’m clipped into so it’s not the pedals. What the fuck is it? I wonder if it’s actually the back wheel….. I need someone to ride it while I listen.
Oh, and I went out to Sutton Manor almost purely to get a photo of the big head. S’clickable.
September 27th, 2009 on 11:54 am
Wow, that’s a big head!
Thought losing the ‘bak might help your back, it did mine. No real idea about the creaking. Guessing you’re using a bolted rear hub so unlikely to be that. Maybe you’re too hardcore for square taper bbs?
September 27th, 2009 on 10:17 pm
I’d had that worrying thought myself. I hope not because i love these cranks (and they cost me a fortune). The next step is a new BB I think.
September 28th, 2009 on 9:12 am
I had wondered if you were going to ride out to Southport for the airshow and some photo opportunities.
September 28th, 2009 on 11:00 am
I had what I thought was a BB creak on my road bike, did the whole removal/regrease thing. Turned out to be a crappy rear wheel build.
September 28th, 2009 on 11:23 am
Nick: Yeah, it crossed my mind but I wasn’t sure if my back would be good or not so left it in the end.
mingle: I want to eliminate the rear wheel, hopefully by getting someone to ride around slowly while I place my ear precariously close to the cranks.
October 1st, 2009 on 2:18 pm
Ah is that what you can see from the Motorway between Liverpool and Manchester? I always wondered what it was.