http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=9738 Rider's community and more. en-US Sun, 19 May 2013 21:36:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://moots.com/bbpress/search.php http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=9738#post-13780 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:57:40 +0000 JonC 13780@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Kam,<br /> Go with a 1/4'' drill bit...a nice new-ish. Use a center punch to locate so the bit won't "walk" around on the shell. </p> <p>That should do the trick.</p> <p>Happy, wet, riding!</p> <p>Jon@Moots </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=9738#post-13757 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:21:12 +0000 kamkam 13757@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Jon,</p> <p>Many thanks for this.</p> <p>It makes sense the Mootour is the "weather" bike, mudguards etc and it has rained cats and dogs in the UK this summer. </p> <p>Any suggestions on what type of bit to drill the drain hole with?</p> <p>cheers<br /> Kam </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=9738#post-13753 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:15:12 +0000 JonC 13753@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Kam,<br /> No, all Moots do not come with a drain hole. And as you have found out water can get in (via seat tube) and then sits in the bb shell with no way out. You can DIY a drain hole in the blank side of the cable guide if you like. Make sure to de-bur the hole properly and that will give a way for the water to escape.</p> <p>Creaking....Ti prep is the way to go on all threaded areas of the frame. Making sure the BB is properly torqued into place is a must. The drain hole will help the creak, especially if you ride in the rain or wash the bike often. </p> <p>Let me know how it goes.</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Jon@Moots </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=9738#post-13742 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:37:45 +0000 kamkam 13742@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>dear all,</p> <p>First of all moots don't come with drain holes in the bb shell. I have seen a few guys DIY themselves a drain hole, what is the moots view on this? what does it do to the guarantee? and is it necessary? BB does fill up with water though.</p> <p>Secondly, if we don't use Ti prep or copper grease on bottom brackets, after a while we it starts to creak. My problem is that I have a Mootour which gets TI prep on the bottom bracket (shimano 105) but the creaking starts within two weeks. Is anybody having the same problem? How do they fix it?</p> <p>cheers<br /> kam<br /> Kam </p>