Hi Ripperton,
Just up out of the "hole" for some lunch... I will be honest here, I haven't even begun to look at the cranks on this bike. Mostly because they are so different than the old school stuff I am used to. Bottom line is I know I don't have the proper tools to extract or fine tune this baby.
I did find this information on the velo news website:
http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/articles/10581.0.html
"...The two-piece crank depends on the GXP style external bottom bracket, and the non-drive arm is affixed using a single 8mm bolt. The fixing bolt also includes a self-extraction system for ease of use. The bottom bracket and entire crank system is very easy to install. Its adjustment is also simple. Preloading the bearings depends on a fixed stop, not bolt torque. ..."
I am lost by that... ehem... for now. I will be on it like white on rice later though!
Thanks for the feedback!
Just up out of the "hole" for some lunch... I will be honest here, I haven't even begun to look at the cranks on this bike. Mostly because they are so different than the old school stuff I am used to. Bottom line is I know I don't have the proper tools to extract or fine tune this baby.
I did find this information on the velo news website:
http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/articles/10581.0.html
"...The two-piece crank depends on the GXP style external bottom bracket, and the non-drive arm is affixed using a single 8mm bolt. The fixing bolt also includes a self-extraction system for ease of use. The bottom bracket and entire crank system is very easy to install. Its adjustment is also simple. Preloading the bearings depends on a fixed stop, not bolt torque. ..."
I am lost by that... ehem... for now. I will be on it like white on rice later though!
Thanks for the feedback!
RIPPERTON said:Did I miss the part where you checked the crank bolts and torqued them up. Do you have a Ti crank axle with bolts going into them or studs coming out of them with nuts. I had a Ti crank axle in my Giant and the bolts were constantly coming loose...and ticking and creaking and driving me crazy too.