Originally Posted by
Jack Tone
I don't remember the frame mfg, but I watched a Hambini video of a mis-aligned threaded bottom bracket causing excess friction. I guess nobody's perfect.
Creaking isn’t just caused by poor bearing fit (which is what loctite attempts to fix). It can also be caused by misalignment. There is no fix to this; you are screwed.
If I kept getting a creak after a couple thousand miles despite a proper installation, I would try to find a machine shop or bike shop that could measure the bottom bracket and make sure it’s in spec. If it were out of spec, I would sell the frame and get something that isn’t garbage.
Well, you could send your frame to Hambini for a custom BB and use a Shimano crank but... not sure how many people want to do that.