Bottom Bracket

[Kano]

Thanks, Deb!

I'm glad I have an LBS who could fix that for me! It sounds beyond my current skill level, though maybe some day!

So, this repair I had done really DID make the ride smoother than ever?
I came very close to stopping in the shop on the way home to tell them THANK YOU -- cuz they did such a good thing to my bike!

Cool!

Karen in Boise

[DebW]

Thanks, Deb!

I'm glad I have an LBS who could fix that for me! It sounds beyond my current skill level, though maybe some day!

So, this repair I had done really DID make the ride smoother than ever?
I came very close to stopping in the shop on the way home to tell them THANK YOU -- cuz they did such a good thing to my bike!

How long had you been riding with it loose? Must have been awhile if it needed to be replaced - probably munged the spindle and chewed up the cups. The big worry there is that the threads in the bottom bracket could have been damaged. If they were, it's either retap them and hope or replace the whole frame. You really should be checking this new bottom bracket for tightness periodically now. Take it in immediately if it gets loose. If it loosens up more than once in the next several months, I'd be very suspicious of the threads and ask your LBS to check them and maybe retap.

[Kano]

How long had you been riding with it loose? Must have been awhile if it needed to be replaced

I've had the bike since the end of April. I remember having them look at it because I thought there was something going on down there at some point a while back, but whoever looked didn't find anything. The bike had 580+ miles on it when they replaced the bracket this week. The 60+ mile ride yesterday was incredibly smooth -- might have been the best it's ever been! (this could be any of a few things -- the bracket, the new, longer seat post, or the lack of DH, so I was riding at MY pace all day -- or all of those things!)

Thanks Deb! I'll keep an eye on this bracket!

the P.S. -- could it be that since the bike is under warranty, they chose to replace the part rather than leave a slightly damaged one in there?

Karen in Boise

[DebW]

the P.S. -- could it be that since the bike is under warranty, they chose to replace the part rather than leave a slightly damaged one in there?

Karen in Boise

Depending on the quality of the BB they installed, I'd guess the labor cost more and the shop won't recover that cost. I'd also doubt that the manufacturer would cover the BB after you rode with it loose (doesn't count as a manufacturing defect). So you should give those shop guys a big hug for doing this free under their own warranty. The old one could have been too damaged to work properly, or was at least damaged enough that it would never operate smoothly again.

[Geonz]

COokies work well, too...