Ran into an issue with my Octolink Bottom Bracket on Friday.
I just replaced the bottom bracket of a Shimano Deore XT crank that's about 5 yrs old. The crank was pedaling fine, but I went on a kinda long ride Friday, and it started to make a clicking noise as I pedaled.
I've read of some other instances of people using XT saying they've encountered this as well, but I never imagined that was a real problem until it happened to me. Go figure.
So here's my questions:
1) Is there a way to deduce if it's my bottom bracket, cranks, chain, derailleur or whatever causing my clicking problem?
2) If this is a problem with my bottom bracket, is this easy to fix?
3) If I have to replace my bottom bracket, is there any substitute Octolink bottom brackets to buy that are better than Shimano's, or is this a proprietary situation where Shimano is the only manufacturer?
Thanks in advance.
I just replaced the bottom bracket of a Shimano Deore XT crank that's about 5 yrs old. The crank was pedaling fine, but I went on a kinda long ride Friday, and it started to make a clicking noise as I pedaled.
I've read of some other instances of people using XT saying they've encountered this as well, but I never imagined that was a real problem until it happened to me. Go figure.
So here's my questions:
1) Is there a way to deduce if it's my bottom bracket, cranks, chain, derailleur or whatever causing my clicking problem?
2) If this is a problem with my bottom bracket, is this easy to fix?
3) If I have to replace my bottom bracket, is there any substitute Octolink bottom brackets to buy that are better than Shimano's, or is this a proprietary situation where Shimano is the only manufacturer?
Thanks in advance.