So I took my Atlantis to a shop and had them take a look. They said that it was bone dry in there and that the bottom bracket had loosened up. They took it out, greased it up, and reinstalled it. Everything seems to be working great now. They said they recommend regreasing it once a year b/c wet riding and city riding tend to dry it out. I asked the guys at the shop if you can overtighten a bottom bracket in a bike like the Atlantis and they basically said no. They said they like to make them super-tight. I'm wondering if folks think that's true. And also whether it rings true that you should regrease every year.
Thanks for the info! On Mar 28, 6:09 pm, jonathan <silberb...@radicalmedia.com> wrote: > Great replies. Thanks! > > On Mar 28, 5:41 pm, "Doug Peterson" <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > You're probably not going to hurt anything but I'd get it dealt with sooner > > than later, especially if you're sure it's the BB. Note that there are > > other things that will make annoying ticks, clicks and maybe even a bit of > > play. Chainring bolts, pedals, crank arm bolts, etc. can all be tough > > noises to track down. Recently someone posted they thought their frame was > > creaking and it turned out to be the rear wheel. > > > Check all of that stuff out very carefully. A BB should last a long time > > but it depends on care and exposure to the elements. My Atlantis is nearing > > it's 6th b'day and over 20K miles on the original BB (Tange IIRC). Tange > > and Shimano BBs are inexpensive ($40 at Riv; less if you shop) and a fairly > > quick install. > > > Note that on Riv's website they spec 113mm for all models except Atlantis > > and 107mm for Atlantis. Recently a BB discussion thread concluded the 107 > > figure is incorrect. FWIW mine is a 115mm. Others had 110, 113, etc. As > > long as you have a couple mm clearance between granny and chainstay and a > > decent chainline everything will work OK. > > > I doubt you'll notice any diff in the performance of Phil vs generic. > > However, you may hear other opinions on that one. You pays your money and > > takes your choice. > > > dougP > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of hihi > > Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 2:20 PM > > To: RBW Owners Bunch > > Subject: [RBW] Help please!BottomBracketQuestion > > > I was hoping for a bit of advice aboutbottombrackets since I'm not > > much of a mechanic. My Atlantis which is a couple of years old has > > developed a very slight wiggle that seems to be in thebottom > >bracket. It gets worse if I ride for a while and makes a very slight > > clicking sound. If I tug on my cranks I can feel them move side to > > side a tiny bit. I took it by the local shop which did not have time > > to fully service it on the spot, but they said that they suspected it > > was a cracked bearing and that I would probably have to get thebottom > >bracketreplaced. They also said that I didn't need to worry about > > riding the bike b/c I couldn't do any damage to the frame. Can anyone > > here confirm that? Also, if I'm going to get a newbottombracket, > > what size do I need for the Atlantis? And finally, if I spring for a > > Phil are there any opinions on whether I'll be able to feel a > > difference from the tange one that in there currently? > > > Thanks! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
