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Cracking sound when out of the saddle going uphill

Recently I've been getting a 'cracking' or 'pop' sound from the front of the bike near the head tube when I push uphill. Sounds like the headtube has a crack or something, but there are a number of issues and cures for this issue with my Giant TCR. An excerpt from Bike Forums. It seems this problem has occurred with a number of Shimano wheels. The crack/creak is invariably caused by the smooth end of the axle stub rubbing on the inside of the dropout(inside the cutout slot). The noise is often

January 24, 2011 Comments Off Full Story

Giant TCR sells on Ebay for $1075 – Ultegras

I've been watching a Giant TCR A1 road bike (2007) on Ebay Australia as it was listed at initially, $650. This was the first model I bought off Ebay $(1400) and it;s well worth mentioning it. The final sale price was $1075.00 which is a pretty good price for a bike of this quality. The TCR A1 is not a full carbon frame, only the forks and seatpost, but it does come with 10 speed Ultegra, Mavic Rims etc. When you consider the replacement value of a bike of this standard, it just goes to show y

April 13, 2010 No Comments Full Story