Newly bought mankind libertad BMX
Is this normal for a new BMX bike ?
Cranks are not freely spining backwards . My chains are not tight I have checked without my chains. Are new bottom bracket bears little tight ??
Do New bike bottom bracket be this much tight?
byu/Interesting-Common52 inbmx
by Interesting-Common52
6 Comments
Is your chain super tight?
Yeah i would ride it for a few days and see how it wears in. Just check your rear axle bolts make sure they’re tight
You might have overtightened your spindle bolts so they are putting a lot of pressure on the bearings. Loosen them up a hair and give each arm a little tap with a mallet (not hitting them in but out) but you don’t want things to be loose or wobbly either.
Spindle bolts were tightened too much before the crank pinch bolts got snugged up. Just loosen it all up and see how they spin. What makes this worse is if your bearing spacer tube is missing completely.
I didnt use the cone spacers which came with new bb and used the old ones cause they looked similiar but they weren’t. Was spining like this. When i installed the cone spacers which came with new BB it all was perfect.
Yeah there is a wear in point on a new bike…. But also could be spindle bolts/chain too tight as others said.