Sounds like you got your problem solved. Not sure about the annual greasing. Don't sealed bearing BBs use bearings that are supposed to keep the grease in and the grung out? My Atlantis is now 6 years old and the original BB is fine. OTH I live in So Cal so the only time it sees water is on tours.
I wonder if they greased the bearings or just took apart what they could and greased all the threads, spindles, etc. That sort of stuff can creak and grease can fix. dougP -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 3:21 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Help please! Bottom Bracket Question 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 <[email protected]> wrote: > Great replies. 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
