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Kenny Lee
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Recently I've noticed a creaking noise coming from my BB area. Upon inspection I found that my crank
arms (L & R) came loose by themselves. I wrenched them down real good and went out for a 30k ride.
When I got home the crank bolts were once again coming loose. FWIW, I changed my BB to a Phil Wood
one two weeks ago and am using Record cranks. I've been using these cranks for 15,000k. These cranks
were ridden with lateral play of about 0.2mm for about the first 14,500k (lousy BB install by LBS).
After which the lateral play grew to 2.0mm with grinding sound coming from the BB. That's when I
replaced the BB. If my cranks are toast, was it because I rode it too long in its original wobbly
state? Or is it something else I did?
Still on the bike fixer learning curve, Kenny Lee
arms (L & R) came loose by themselves. I wrenched them down real good and went out for a 30k ride.
When I got home the crank bolts were once again coming loose. FWIW, I changed my BB to a Phil Wood
one two weeks ago and am using Record cranks. I've been using these cranks for 15,000k. These cranks
were ridden with lateral play of about 0.2mm for about the first 14,500k (lousy BB install by LBS).
After which the lateral play grew to 2.0mm with grinding sound coming from the BB. That's when I
replaced the BB. If my cranks are toast, was it because I rode it too long in its original wobbly
state? Or is it something else I did?
Still on the bike fixer learning curve, Kenny Lee