Bottom bracket noise.

[ian]

If it was the chain you would have had the issue before.

I just picked this ride up. No history with it at all. I do love a challenge though.

 

[Freqman1]

Personally I wouldn’t convert the bottom bracket. Not worth the expense and detracts from the originality of the bike. A lot of us ride these bikes many miles with original components without problems. Unless this is your only bike and you plan on riding a thousand or more miles a year the original type components will work fine and please don’t put a crap repo seat on it. V/r Shawn

 

[lordscool]

Personally I wouldn’t convert the bottom bracket. Not worth the expense and detracts from the originality of the bike. A lot of us ride these bikes many miles with original components without problems. Unless this is your only bike and you plan on riding a thousand or more miles a year the original type components will work fine and please don’t put a crap repo seat on it. V/r Shawn

Whats your point about the seat. He didn't say anything about seat?

 

[ian]

Personally I wouldn’t convert the bottom bracket. Not worth the expense and detracts from the originality of the bike. A lot of us ride these bikes many miles with original components without problems. Unless this is your only bike and you plan on riding a thousand or more miles a year the original type components will work fine and please don’t put a crap repo seat on it. V/r Shawn

I plan to do as little as possible to this bike. I like the OG feel of them, and even though it's not my only one, I think it's worth getting back on the road. Not sure about a seat yet.
Ian

 

[ian]

Whats your point about the seat. He didn't say anything about seat?

No worries. I'm gonna leave the seat alone. I did remove a mattress seat when I got it, and put a bare metal longspring that I had on one of my Colsons.

 

[Freqman1]

Whats your point about the seat. He didn't say anything about seat?

I just hate to see vintage bikes with dorked up seats

 

[Rivnut]

Check to see that the BB cups are seated properly. I didn’t get one seated properly once and the retainer w/ ball bearings wouldn’t spin without a bind.

 

[ian]

Check to see that the BB cups are seated properly. I didn’t get one seated properly once and the retainer w/ ball bearings wouldn’t spin without a bind.

Gonna check that for sure. I'm thinking the noise is coming from the rear cog and plan to change out the rim and hub/tire. I'll look at the cups and crankset too.
Thanks for the tip.

 

[lordscool]

How long since the rear bearings have been serviced and adjusted?

 

[ian]

How long since the rear bearings have been serviced and adjusted?

Not sure. Gonna give it a look see....