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@bermyandy
Have a charge tap, been riding for about 2 months now
Recently, it has started to make what to me sounds like a really bad creaking and cracking noise. It seems to be coming from the crank but to be honest I cant really be sure
Its not always there, and when it is there I have tried flipping the bike over to move the pedals with my hands to try and locate the noise but I cant replicate it
When it is making the noise, it sounds like the bike is ready to snap and is there whether I am going for it or just pootling along. However, it will then just seem to go and be back to normal
Im not overly mechanical, so the obvious choice is take it to a shop and I guess spend £50 or so on a service but clearly would rather find out first if this a common issue and so easily fixed myself. I can think of far better things to spend £50 on..
Any help greatly appreciated!