My GF has a carbon boardman road bike. It has FSA chainset that says BB30 on it. There is an awful creak when pedalling and its done about 3k miles. Will this be a pressfit BB? Or the one with circlips? What can be done to salvage it, or what should i buy to replace or upgrade it?
Thanks
What year and model.?
The chainset will be a BB30 but the bottom bracket could be a PF30 or BB30. Either way whip the cranks out and check the bearings for smoothness. Sometimes a slip of grease on the axle is enough to stop the clicking. If the bearings feel anything less than buttery smooth then get the BB replaced.
Ok thank you...its the full carbon frame and fork with tiagra and 105 but fsa chainset. It was 1000 and about 2.5 yrs old
It will be a BB30 bottom bracket not a PF30 in the "2014" model. BB30 never was the most robust of designs. It's worth considering a praxis BB converter and Shimano chainset if your pockets can stretch to that.
