01-07-2013, 04:30 PM
Hey Guys,
New to this and just trying to get going with doing some bike repair on my own so I'm sorry if I sound like an amateur. So my problem with my fixed gear is that every time a pedal with my left pedal I get a cranking noise coming from it. Also almost every time I pedal I get what I can only describe as a hitch in my rotation (not a smooth go around). I took it to a bike shop and they said my Crank was loose and they tightened it but that only helped me out for one ride. Then after that I went to another place who told me my crank was stripped so I bought a new one and installed it and that worked for about 2 days (3 rides). so I'm out of ideas about this whole situation. I was thinking it might be the bottom bracket but that's an expensive guess that I don't just want to make blindly. Any help you guys could give me would be awesome.
-Kev
New to this and just trying to get going with doing some bike repair on my own so I'm sorry if I sound like an amateur. So my problem with my fixed gear is that every time a pedal with my left pedal I get a cranking noise coming from it. Also almost every time I pedal I get what I can only describe as a hitch in my rotation (not a smooth go around). I took it to a bike shop and they said my Crank was loose and they tightened it but that only helped me out for one ride. Then after that I went to another place who told me my crank was stripped so I bought a new one and installed it and that worked for about 2 days (3 rides). so I'm out of ideas about this whole situation. I was thinking it might be the bottom bracket but that's an expensive guess that I don't just want to make blindly. Any help you guys could give me would be awesome.
-Kev
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