It may be a little moisture between the cups and the bottom bracket shell. I've had it happen on a couple of Shimano bottom brackets...they developed surface rust spots on the shell and started clicking on the downstroke. Happened after riding in heavy rain without fenders. Changing pedals and looking around the frame for something obvious is also a good idea -- quick releases, binder and seatpost bolts, a little grease on Brooks rails...which you probably have already done. You'd think the bearings would have a crunchy feel if they were truly shot.
Ed Felker Arlington, VA On Feb 7, 6:46 am, GeorgeS <chobur...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a Phil BB on my Rambouillet that I purchased in 05. It's never > been touched. Last weekend on a long ride it started clicking. I > don't feel anything - just an annoying cricket-like sound on every > stroke. I've never had a BB go bad before and most of my experience > has been with old fashion Campy BB's. Is this sound a sign that the > bearings are shot? > George S > > On Feb 6, 2:35 pm, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I don't remember seeing this on the Phil Wood Web site, nor the > > required tool. If it's that critical Phil ought to be selling a > > simple tool to check it. What about other cartridge bb, like White or > > King? Do they have the same sensitivities? > > > Michael > > Westford, Vt > > > On Feb 6, 10:20 am, John McMurry <johnmcmu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Peter White has said before that premature failure of a Phil bottom > > > bracket is due to the bottom bracket shell threads not being aligned. > > > > Here's an excerpt from one of these discussions: > > > > "For a Phil Wood BB to last, the frame's BB threads must be chased > > > with a > > > tool that indexes one side of the shell with the other so that the > > > threads on each side share a common axis. Campagnolo and a few other > > > companies make tooling that, when used properly, ensures that the > > > threading is correct, and then, and only then, will you get the full > > > life of the Phil Wood bearings." > > > > from here: > > > >http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=touring.10709.0545.eml > > > > Makes sense to me. > > > > John McMurry > > > Burlington, VT --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
