Bongo Bill
New Member
Good evening all
I have a feeling there is an obvious answer to this question but please be patient with this enthusiastic but inexperienced cyclist!
I ride a single speed road bike. A few weeks ago I had a new Chris King bottom bracket installed to go with my Truvativ/Sram Omnium crank. I purchased the bottom bracket while I was in the US recently as the Chris King GXP compatible ones are not too easy to get here.
Anyway...all was fine for a couple of weeks. However when I now pedal & push down I can feel/hear a "clank noise" seemingly from the crank which usually happens on the second rotation - if that makes sense. The noise can come from either the left or right side and seems to be from the area of the bottom bracket. I thought it might be a stiff link on the chain but I could not find any and I do keep the chain well lubricated with Finish Line Wet.
The LBS that fitted the bottom bracket for me are no longer in business sadly as they closed a week after the work. If the bottom bracket is faulty returning it would be a problem as I bought it in the US.
So, would anyone care to offer a diagnosis as to what the problem could be? I would not feel too confident taking off the bottom bracket myself so perhaps a visit to another LBS might be imminent.
I have a feeling there is an obvious answer to this question but please be patient with this enthusiastic but inexperienced cyclist!
I ride a single speed road bike. A few weeks ago I had a new Chris King bottom bracket installed to go with my Truvativ/Sram Omnium crank. I purchased the bottom bracket while I was in the US recently as the Chris King GXP compatible ones are not too easy to get here.
Anyway...all was fine for a couple of weeks. However when I now pedal & push down I can feel/hear a "clank noise" seemingly from the crank which usually happens on the second rotation - if that makes sense. The noise can come from either the left or right side and seems to be from the area of the bottom bracket. I thought it might be a stiff link on the chain but I could not find any and I do keep the chain well lubricated with Finish Line Wet.
The LBS that fitted the bottom bracket for me are no longer in business sadly as they closed a week after the work. If the bottom bracket is faulty returning it would be a problem as I bought it in the US.
So, would anyone care to offer a diagnosis as to what the problem could be? I would not feel too confident taking off the bottom bracket myself so perhaps a visit to another LBS might be imminent.
