When I first took the Ti project out for a spin (initially around Centennial Park) I did feel a slight click in the crank, it was so small I thought nothing of it. I didn’t feel it so much out on the trails around Loftus, mainly because I was having problems with my 2nd hand Pace fork (I did the whole ride with the fork bottomed out!). Upon close inspection of the bottom bracket the last time I rode (again at Centennial Park) I noticed the non-drive side bottom bracket (BB) cup to be slightly angled/not straight.
Here’s a picture:
The guys at Maroubra Cycles don’t see it as a major problem as the drive side screws in fine, and the non-drive side only exists to support the drive side which is flush and perfect. The cups screw in easily by hand but on revolution of the BB spindle it touches the sides of the BB cup on the non-drive side. That could be the slight ‘click’ that I’m feeling.
In the picture above I’ve installed 2 extra spacers on the non-drive side and this stops the spindle from touching the BB cup but it’s pretty dodgey. Fact is that there’s something wrong with the thread on the non-drive side of the titanium frame. Maybe it’s why I picked trhe frame up for $500 (you get what you pay for).
I’ve contacted Cheeky Transport in Newtown as they have a machine that can re-face my frame. Depending on the cost I’ll do it, otherwise I think this frame had more praise when it was up on my wall and when I passed it around whenever guests come over to the house (hey check out how light this thing is!!!).