Bottom bracket or wheel bearing?

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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    could you not just replace the bearing instead of the whole wheel?
  • shiznit76
    shiznit76 Posts: 640
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    could you not just replace the bearing instead of the whole wheel?

    Yeah, but the wheels were snide original ones that came with the bike, decided on a wee upgrade. Probably wouldn't actually be worth buying and having new bearings fitted on the ones that were on it. Rims had seen better days also
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    shiznit76 wrote:
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    could you not just replace the bearing instead of the whole wheel?

    Yeah, but the wheels were snide original ones that came with the bike, decided on a wee upgrade. Probably wouldn't actually be worth buying and having new bearings fitted on the ones that were on it. Rims had seen better days also

    Bearings are a few pounds, then you might have some spare wheels
  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    If something's creaks check or replace the QR.
    http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.
  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    Stop guessing. Everyone above is using the scattergun approach. you start with the QR's and close them tightly, my kind of tight. Try a new one that's easy. 90% if creaks are fixed this way then you move onto other things if it persists. what it won't be us the wheel bearings. That's is unlikely.

    Reading this thread it like the blind are leading the blind.
    http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    thecycleclinic wrote:
    Stop guessing. Everyone above is using the scattergun approach. you start with the QR's and close them tightly, my kind of tight. Try a new one that's easy. 90% if creaks are fixed this way then you move onto other things if it persists. what it won't be us the wheel bearings. That's is unlikely.

    Reading this thread it like the blind are leading the blind.

    He’s already established and told us the bearings are shot.
  • shiznit76
    shiznit76 Posts: 640
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    shiznit76 wrote:
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    could you not just replace the bearing instead of the whole wheel?

    Yeah, but the wheels were snide original ones that came with the bike, decided on a wee upgrade. Probably wouldn't actually be worth buying and having new bearings fitted on the ones that were on it. Rims had seen better days also

    Bearings are a few pounds, then you might have some spare wheels

    Yeah but would need someone to fit them and also the rims were pretty shot. Bought a pair of Khasims off someone who had took them off their new bike for £65 so can't complain at that

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