Getting rid of BB30

[RickB]

Update on this: Chain Reaction took the bike back and apparently used a fix with resin of some sort as recommended by Vitus. First ride out and its worse than ever. Embarrassing loud creaks and clicks.

Chain Reaction have agreed to swop out my frame for a similar model with a threaded BB. Result! Really liked the colour scheme on mine compared to the replacement, though I'll just be happy to get a bike that works!

 

[bpsmith]

Update on this: Chain Reaction took the bike back and apparently used a fix with resin of some sort as recommended by Vitus. First ride out and its worse than ever. Embarrassing loud creaks and clicks.

Chain Reaction have agreed to swop out my frame for a similar model with a threaded BB. Result! Really liked the colour scheme on mine compared to the replacement, though I'll just be happy to get a bike that works!

Perhaps you need a larger frame, judging by your Avatar?

 

[RickB]

Perhaps you need a larger frame, judging by your Avatar?

I like to keep the control as close as possible for ultimate bike handling!

 

[Sittingduck]

Had issues with BB30 myself, so fitted press-in adapters and a Hollowtech 2 Ultegra chainset. Done thousands of miles since with zero issues.

 

[Globalti]

I posted the pic and the solution to the creaking FSA BB30. I expect Chain Reaction just went by the accepted bicycle industry wisdom that it's the bearings fretting in the frame and applied their bearing fit compound (made by Loctite amogst others) to those rather than the axle, which is where the noise happens.

For future reference: smear the bearing fit compound on the axle at the drive side and inside the bearing inner race at the non-drive side so it has less change of being wiped off as you slip the BB axle through the bearings.