Bottom Bracket Loose

GP-TJ

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Jun 12, 2000, 3:00:00 AM6/12/00

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I have had my new bike for about 1.5 months and the bottom bracket is loose.
I first thought I had bent my large chain ring and adjusted the front
derailuer out a little on the top. It happened again and I thought bent up
some more. The other day when adjusting I found the bottom bracket loose.

Why would this happen? I also had a loose front hub that had to be
fixed...Did I get a lemon?

It is in the shop now being fixed for free but that is not my worry. I am
now having to ride my old timer bike. Am I too fat for my new bike?????

James Connell

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Jun 13, 2000, 3:00:00 AM6/13/00

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did you get a lemon? depends on What you got. if you bought a $300 mnt
bike from a good reputable LBS than yes, sounds like you got a lemon. if
you bought a department store bike, you got what you paid for.
on some of the cheaper models (for example specialized rockhopper) they
try to save money with cheap(er) parts that you can't see or aren't
likely to notice. front der, headset, hubs/rims, BB. the rockhopper in
particular had a weak BB last year.
if you bought quality than unless you are above ~250 lbs you really
shouldn't break to much stuff that quickly.

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Dave Hinrichs

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Jun 13, 2000, 3:00:00 AM6/13/00

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This begs the question, how fat are you?

Most likely it is a mechanical failure, mis-assembly issue, rather than your
size.

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Dave Hinrichs, Quannon CAD Systems
http://www.quannon.com/
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the _delete_ to make it work, sorry.

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Mike

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Jun 14, 2000, 3:00:00 AM6/14/00

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"GP-TJ" <gpo...@efortress.com> wrote in message
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> I have had my new bike for about 1.5 months and the bottom bracket is
loose.
> I first thought I had bent my large chain ring and adjusted the front
> derailuer out a little on the top. It happened again and I thought bent
up
> some more. The other day when adjusting I found the bottom bracket loose.
>
> Why would this happen? I also had a loose front hub that had to be
> fixed...Did I get a lemon?
>
> It is in the shop now being fixed for free but that is not my worry. I am
> now having to ride my old timer bike. Am I too fat for my new bike?????

It happened on my new $1500 bike during the first couple of months. It isn't
a big deal, as long as "loose" doesn't mean huge amounts of play. The thing
I noticed was a slight 'click' under heavy pedaling as the bearings got
pushed around.

I bought the tool to adjust it (around $7, as I recall), and torqued it down
to spec and the problem went away. I made one more adjustment a few months
later, and have ridden since then (seven or eight months) with no problems.

-- Mike --

GP-TJ

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Jun 14, 2000, 3:00:00 AM6/14/00

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Answers to the questions asked

~195lbs = my weight
Trek 7000 = the bike.

Not too fat. Not too cheap. I still have my $400 7 year old bike that
doesn't give me a problem so I can remain satisfied with that.

I will pick up the bike on Friday and ride on Saturday. I hope there is no
more problems. I also had a problem with the front hub not being set up
properly and had to go back for that.

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