Bike ticks, clicks & creaks. How to find and fix them. Not always the bottom bracket!
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2018
- My bike recently gave me an annoying click (or tic) and I started to hunt down the source of it. It's easy to think that it's the bottom bracket, especially when you have a press fit bottom bracket. But I usually find that it's a more simple solution, so hopefully, you might find this helpful if you experience something similar.
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Impressive production quality for the first 45 secs, music and images blend perfectly. Kudos!
Movie quality
@@Niko-xt5bs yeah i thought WT i wanted to find out about annoying creaky sound on my bike this video is about tranquility....lol. But that is exact feeling described you ride and only sound you want to hear is the nature...
Hey dude I know this is an old video but just wanted to thank you. I was getting so bummed out with my new bike but now got rid of the click! Thanks again!
I can't thank you enough for this video. My bikes been creaking for over a year and couldn't figure where it was coming from. Everyone just suggested bottom bracket needed replacing. My mental sanity had returned
Mathew Cumming happy to hear that mate! Noise free life for everyone 👍
Looping back to this one which I hadn't seen. Another gem! Thumbs up!
Dude I can't thank you enough! I've had an irritating click from what I thought was my bottom bracket. I went through the wheel axles and cog bolts, finishing with my pedals and hey presto! Sorted. Thanks again, man.
Awesome!
My checklist for when I hear clicks and creaks when riding:
1. Knees
2. Hips
3. Ankles
Lol
Knees
nothing more satisfying than getting rid of such a noise! My new bike only has 500km on the clock but has started making a weird squeeking noise today...wish me luck ;)
Tecno Ciclista good luck mate! 🤞😊
Frequency and association of tic can sometimes help isolate the source. Excellent video.
Thank you for this video! I got a new bike a few weeks ago and last week had a bike fit and now it is creaking like crazy. So annoying! I’m new at learning the whole of a bicycle, so your video was super useful. Thank you! 🦋
I’ve figured out on a friend’s Trek Checkpoint that it was the internally routed rear brake hose in the BB area. It was creaking straight from the factory and he couldn’t root the cause for months until he asked for my help. So we corrected the issue with foam. Then mine started creaking similarly when I took out 20mm of spacers from the cockpit after a pro fit. I also have a new Gen 6 Madone SLR and I would’ve expected Trek to have placed the necessary foam damper but I suppose they’re trying to save on costs at our expense.
As usual a lot of brilliant suggestions in the comments. I'll pin a list of them here so if the areas mentioned in the video doesn't help, hopefully this will:
- Saddle rail/clamp (Clean)
- Stem faceplate (Clean, add new carbon paste if needed)
- Cassette lock ring (Clean, re-grease, tighten to spec)
- Derailleur hanger (Clean hanger/frame interface)
- Jockey wheels (Clean or replace)
- Cleats Bolts (Clean re-grease)
- Crossed Spokes (Add bit of chainlube)
- Wheel bearings (Clean or replace)
- Worn chain/cassette (Replace)
- Front derailleur rub (Adjust)
- Headset (only mentioned in the video by caption, but clean and re-grease both bearing and frame interface)
Thanks everyone! Always looking for more tips!
Rides of Japan, last year I switched to a Brooks C15 cambium saddle on my 1986 Miyata professional road bike and I got a chronic creak which was definitely from the saddle-seat-post connection. Cleaning and greasing did not help for more than a few km. I didn't use a micrometer but I suspect the rails may be a tad smaller in diameter....maybe? Or the seatpost was just worn after 30+ years of riding (I'm the original owner). I bought a new seatpost (removing the bargain graphics with your acetone approach👍) and problem solved. So I guess even non moving parts wear, given enough time and mileage. When it comes to a moving road bike, "silence is golden"
Lorenz Siggel 30 years? Something is bound to happen during that time 😁
Hope the new one holds up that good too, although they don’t make them like they used to 😜
Happy you got it sorted mate!
And double cheers if you found my video helpful 🙏
Rides of Japan something did happen. I got old and am creakier than my bike. Your video was definitely a help. I like your content, in particular seeing what riding in Japan is like. Taiwan and Japan are on my bucket list and I better act fast.......cheers mate!
I had a crown fork (steel) that creaked for several months. Finally I saw that there was a crack that went right through the crown and the fork leg (where it is brazed). This is the most unusual place for a crack to develop (and eventually cause complete failure). However, only several years later, did I come to understand that the reason is because when the fork was constructed, it must have been over heated such that the steel became too brittle or somehow weakened. Note that the brazing did not fail; it was really cracked through the lug and the fork arm as well. It was a Bianchi circa 1983. The dealer told me I must have abused the bike, and me being 16, took advantage of me. They never returned the fork and charged me for a fork replacement, even though the bike showed no signs of damage. Of course, the wheel was fine. If it happened to me today, I would send it back to the manufacturer because it is a potentially life threatening failure.
I have found wax to be effective at stopping saddle-seatpost creaks as it acts as a dry lubricant as well as taking up any differences in tolerance. Either melt a small amount of a candle onto the saddle clamp or use a wax-based chain lube and let the solvent evaporate before mounting the saddle.
Had the same problem ticking/creaking when putting power down out of the saddle. Once I cleaned the bike and greased the thru axles noise was gone. Thanks for your help/advice!!
OMG I FOUND MY CREAKING AND IT WAS THE REAR QUICK RELEASE!!
I almost dropped hundreds of dollars for a Wheels Manufacturer bb and removal tools.
Thank you so much.
Happy to hear you could work it out! 👏
So glad I found this! Was about to go to the bike shop and spend $$$ to overhaul the bottom bracket, then decided to check everything else first. Turned out to be one of the QR axle springs that got sucked into the dropout! Threw them all away (since they really don’t do anything useful and add a gram or two :) and now the clicking sound is gone!
I had a creaking noise on my Lynskey gravel bike. Your suggestions made it quiet again!! Thank you mate.
Happy to hear that mate! Quiet bikes for all!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge......will try the quick release skewers as I haven’t thought of that .
Had the same thing happen to me last week. Same noise, right side, only under power. Immediately thought of this video! 👍🏼
My bike has developed a rather annoying ticking noise. This video gave me a great reference on where to begin. If you're ever down in Fukuoka, let's go for a ride.
Thanks so much for this video. I had the clicking noise on the drive side under hard pedaling - I have QR and sure enough cleaned and greased the QR area and bang so far so good - now I just need to trail test it 👍🏼👍🏼
Awesome video man!!! Been facing this issue today. Very informative. Will try these ideas
Update: thru axle greasing removed the squeak...thanks man
Another excellent introduction.👏
I had the same sound, but my problem was one pedal. Nice and useful video.
MTB’er here. Never thought of the axles! Thanks. Quality video.
Just have to say thanks again. The front nut of the MRP fork was full of grime. This fixed a noise I’ve been chasing for 3 months!
Thanks, I am going to try this. Always a fan.
This is a great video. Thanks for sharing your experience. Just went through this search for creeking sounds on my Venge. Thought it was the BB but turned out to be the headset. I did however end up servicing the BB. Rear hub/cassette. Chainring bolts and skewers. One tip I learned out of it all was service your headset often if you ride in hot tropical locations and sweat a lot. Salt from the ocean air and from your sweat will seize it up and also accumulated under my bar tape. Use good grease and loctite on threads.
I've read of salt from sweat under bar tape causing corrosion that led to aluminum bars breaking. Perhaps the answer is to ride in the rain a lot?
Thanks for the tips! I had a similar clicking noise, it always occurred when the left pedal was in the 11 o'clock position. It ended up being the chainring bolts.
Very useful video. I am also very ADD when it comes to a noisy bike. I have two bikes that I normally ride and both are equipped with Shimano Ultegra groupsets however one has a BB30 bottom bracket and the other has an Ultegra BBR60. The bike with the BB30 has over 12,000kms on it and no creaking however the bike with the threaded BBR60 creaked in under 4,500kms.
Keep in mind that I never ride these bikes in wet weather and keep them very clean so I didn't expect the newer one with the threaded bottom bracket to creak first.
I remedied the issue by removing the BBR60 unit, cleaning all the threads, applied new grease and installed it back into the frame. I didn't expect this to be the issue and it really surprised me.
That precision oil applicator thing looks the business.
Just came across your vids, they’re great. I’ve got a ton of watching to catchup👍
Cheers mate! Happy to hear you like them 🙏
Thank you! This video saved by sanity
Thank you for this video. You've saved me lots of hassle.
My road bike had exactly the same clicks like yours did. Checked the pedals, brought it to the local bike shop. They pulled the crank (I don't have the tools) and tightened the bolts on the crankset, but it didn't help. They've told me it looks like the clicks are from the frame and I can't do anything about it, but change the frame (it has 3 marks from falling down and you can't check if it is structural damage or not if you can't x-ray it)
Long story short - greasing the quick release fixed the problem!
Happy to hear you worked it out, ride on 👍
This is very useful. Creaking noise is very annoying.
Your suggestion helped me fix my loud creaking. I took it to the lbs and they couldn't find anything, just saying everything is okay.
Thank you for the video! I would add derailleur hanger to the list.
Although I never had it, I'm wondering if checking the spokes would make sense as well?
Great video and thanks for the steps!
I had a creak issue in my cockpit last year. Clean grease and proper torque of stem bolts and problem was solved been quiet ever since
great video , it helped solve my click it was coming the crank bolts ! quick shot of oil the click was gone !!!!
I found a tic when I was on the hoods, and as each foot rotated around the front of the pedal stroke while sitting and riding an easy pace. Once I put more power it seems to disappear. At first I hoped that mine would be in the seat post, and by chance I found a 3T seat post in the Bargain Box. I cleaned the seat tube, and swapped it out and that wasn't it. No worries though as I have and use two different seats, an Adamo triathlon seat for when I am doing sprints on the Arakawa, and another one for long rides when I spend more time on the hoods.
I tightened the chainring bolts and that wasn't it either.
Next up to pull the wheels and check the skewers.
I usually can find the problem ticking boxes, I had the same noise as you did, only made a loud clicking noise standing up. Took me a while to find this one, a hard one. It appeared to be the derailleur pad, it had a tiny bit of dirt in between the frame and the pad. It made a sound as if my chain was snapping or BB was breaking down (new Hambini, so not likely) Took everything apart twice, can't stand noises. Thanks for the helpful vid!
Subbed because you solved my issue! I had a creak that I was unable to find.. turns out the cassette was loose. There was a thin hard plastic spacer that blew out the back where the cassette meets the hub face. It caused the cassette to go loose just enough to create the creak.
And great video as always. I love your channel.
David Schroeder many thanks 🙏
Cracked aluminum frame just under the head tube on the down tube. Drove me bananas. Tore the bike apart numerous times. changed parts. finally was like, "could it be the damn frame?" it was the frame. found a dude who welds aluminum he fixed it all good. apparently due to the torsion generated while pedalling the rigid frame would tick and reverberate through the down tube and sound like it was coming out of the drive train. I hope that never happens again. Great video!
Great video. Other considerations: weird weight shift related creaks can be integrated headset. Also have had ticks, creaks, pops from stem faceplate bolts, hood/handlerbar clamps, saddle rails, cassette on freehub body (particularly in hot weather or after washing), cable housing moving in ferrule.
That pretty much covers it all! 👍
What I'm dealing with right now. (to) Low a tention on spokes, audible spoke creaks on steep climbs when applying high torque (on factory DT-Swiss wheels)
excellent video!
Kinda excellent style of explaining how to get rid of that annoying crabby creatures on your neck.
Here is my experience, which I should get paid for it (since I have spent so much time for these f@%*#%*&^ng noises), but u are a great guy, so here we go:
1) Clean the bike
2) Through axles (clean and grease both axles and drop outs)
3) Pedals (clean and grease threads)
4) Chainrings bolts (remove, clean, grease)
5) Derailleur hanger (remove, clean, grease)
6) Seatpost (remove, clean, new assembly paste)
7) Seatpost clamp (remove saddle, clean)
8) Saddle rails (check if they creak underneath the saddle, spray some WD40 or some silicon spray)
9) Pedal cleats (remove, clean, grease)
10) Interaction of pedal cleats WITH pedal body, (clean both pedal bodies and cleats, spray WD40 or use some bee wax based lubricant as shown at "OZ Cycles" YouTUbe channel). Look cleats are more likely to creak
11) Headset area (clean and grese)
12) Stem/handlebars (clean and put some new assembly paste)
13) Cassette (remove, clean, clean free hub body, grease free hub)
14) Spokes (check if the make noise as you squeeze them at their crossing points if they touch each other. Put some thick oil or some electric tape to isolate the spokes from each other and check). Re-tension spokes if needed. Spokes tend to creak when they are loose, on climbs and on high power output (more than 250 or 300 Watts).
15) The spokes can make noise at the point the meet the hub, especially if they are J-bend. Put some drops of thick oil or put some grease with a thin brush and check.
16) Remove crankset and clean the crank arm spindle and the internals of the BB and grease
17) Jockey wheels (remove, open bearing seals, clean, grease or use very good quality thick chain oil)
18) Free hub: remove it, take its parts out, clean and grease
19) Wheel hub and free hub bearings. Remove everything, clean, grease, service the bearings (open the seals, clean, grease and check). You may need to replace all the bearings with ONLY GOOD QUALITY ONES.
20) Remove the BB ........... clean and grease.
...and 2 very rare cases....
21) saddle bags (tighten them on saddle rails and seat post)
22) helmets.... yes... sometimes the straps on even the dial (at the back of the helmet) may be noisy if you wear a hat or a bandana or a neck protector.
This is all my experience, and I hope it will help some people out there.....
wohoho! ... now that's a list! I'm on nr 1.. :)
Thanks for the list... I am putting a trouble shooting list for myself together. This saved a lot of work.
My first thought when the sequence of the ticking appeared was, that your shoes match your frame nicely. Looking forward to bike packing content. Noisy, ticking, ratteling regards 😝
jimnyfuchs hehe, very kind of you to notice machine effort I put in 😜
Cheers mate, stay tuned! 🤙
You saved my day! Even my bike shop couldn’t find out the problem! Any idea why thru axle could make that click noise?
Great video!
thanks will use this for my MTB
I was getting sporadic clicking on the flats, and much more frequent clicking when on the hills or while under high torque (off and on the saddle). This occurred while in the big and little ring. I resolved mine by replacing my pedals. I've read on various forums that Shimano released a bad batch of Ultegra PD-6800 (right side) pedals. And that's is likely what I had since I'm almost positive the clicking was loudest on the right side. So I upgraded to the new R8000's and clicking is now gone. I realize I could have pulled the axle and serviced it. But I wanted to upgrade anyhow since they are slightly lighter weight. It was a win-win decision for me. I got about 2 years worth of riding out of the PD-6800's before the click started. I hope this helps someone else out there as frustrated as I was with this issue.
Some fine advice! Good news is that my not-so-local bike shop has my frame and is putting it together! With any luck it will be tic free for the first few kms
Scott Hudson haha, fingers crossed 🤞
Thanks, dude! I've got this problem on my mtb and have just found a loose crank / chainring bolt. Hopefully, that will sort out the tick, tick, tick...
I recently had creaking issue on my Giant TCR. Thought it was the grub screw holding the rear derailleur hanger to the rear axle plate. I over tightened it and then rounded the axle hole trying to loosen it. That screw must be made of the softest metal known.
Decided to take it to LBS to check out the BB as it was still creaking - but they were going to charge me $110 per hour for labour.
Luckily I found your video instead. Turns out it was the rear axle. Thanks!
(Still have that grub screw rounded off and annoying me when ever I look at it)
Excellent video. Fixed many of my creaks. Now, I have a new one. The creak starts usually after 30-45minutes of cycling, usual after usage of higher torque. If you have any ideas, happy to hear. Feeling like a noise from BB, but why just after a while. Makes no sense to me.
Good find !
I did your "methodology" (i had a creak when i was sprinting or climbing up the saddle), find out it was the crank bolt ! But it was definitivly a good idea to regrease everything. Thanks for your video !
Kamil Cc crank bolt? That’s a new one for me, what cranks if you don’t mind me asking?
Cheers!
I mean chainring bolt.. Sorry for the english ahha
Kamil Cc ah, no problem! Excellent 👍
@@ridesofjapan I actually had that problem with Stronglite Cranks sometime in the last century. The bottom bracket spindle had a slightly tapered square portion that fit into a corresponding void in the crank. The crank was held on with a bolt that fit into a threaded hole in the center of the spindle. If the bolt was a bit loose, the crank would move a bit on the spindle and creak with almost every pedal stroke.on that side.
Spokes: rubbing together or has loosened also makes a creaking/popping sound like a loose chainring bolt
Hi mate, nice content! My friend had an noise issue a specially on load from the back wheel hub cup(like a preload nut for a bearings in the hub). If those cups didn’t tighten enough they will have slightly movement. Same will be with loose rear cassette nut as well. Thanks. Max
Max Kabaykin good suggestions!
There’s definitely a lot of different areas to check depending on equipment. Cheers!
I have a noise while climbing in the saddle. Pedalling out of the saddle the noise disappeared. I disassembled saddle and seatpost. Applied grease or fiber grip on everything. I have not ridden the bike since, but I hope it solved the issue. If not, I will follow your steps.
Good job
Great video - fighting a click for half a year now: Only under load, saddle out as well, needs some 30km before it starts and gets worse over time/distance (single clicks first, multiple clicks per crank rev later), clicks coming from rear/drivetrain:
Wheel set: replaced
crank bearings: replaced
Steering head: cleaned/relubed, wiggle out
chain: replaced
chainring: replaced
12mm rear thru axle: replaced
12x derailleur clutch: opened, relubed
thru axle end caps: taken apart, cleaned, relubed
crank: same
pedals: replaced
Now seeing your video I replaced the thru axle end caps completely, cleaned everything, put sticky grease on. Let's see on next ride - this clicking has driven me crazy!!
Have you found it?
@@mubenallen no, accepting it as part of the direct magnetic drive and resonances. Wearing noise cancellation earbuds to find peace of mind... 😆😒
My creak issue sounds pretty much the same as yours but seems to come from both rear or front probably travelling though the frame, i pin it conclusively. I've swapped out almost everything one at a time but it keeps coming back. I'm afraid I'm gonna be needing some earbuds.
Had a tic pedaling every revolution with the right leg at the top of the stroke. Culprit was a tool long front der cable that was bent and catching my shoe. Luckily I found it first before having to tear anything apart. It helped that the noise developed just after replacing cables so always my first line of inquiry after hearing a noise is to ask "did anything change?" just before hearing the noise.
could you please elaborate more the tool long of front der cable? I have similar problem, it creaking only on the right side during the top stroke. Thanks!
thank you for this mate, I have the exact same noise, it drives me crazy, checked everything even replaced the BB bearings, never thought about the skewers
well, tried it, didnt work for me, damn; you got any other idea what could it be. I replaced bearings, entire crank, pedals, shoes :-); I tried to replicate the noise on pedals without the chain and couldnt so that meakes me think that its something else than BB, it it the exact same noise as you had only under heavy power on pedals
Did you find the problem? Dealing with this for a week now, cant find the noise. Also, it is only during hard pedaling on the right side and the click happens in 4-5 o clock position
@@fritztecson175 I did finally, it was the bottom bracket area, I put Loctite 641 between the BB and frame and it did the job, this video helped me ua-cam.com/video/ow-iRD_dHs8/v-deo.html
I used loctite 641 instead cause its easier to take it apart
Hi good video. I am also chase noises on my bikes and a common one not on your list is headset/fork bearings where lots of crud can affect particularly the lower bearing.
Undo the head cap and stem and drop out the forks. On modern bikes the bearings can be removed by hand, clean forks, head tube and bearings, grease and put back.....NICE AND QUEIT>>>>
Steven Hampson that is a good place to look indeed 👍
Great video man! Recently I've switched to a single gear, as I thought it would me more challenging! I have a bike with a flip flop hub! Now I'm using the single gear part but I get this clicking sounds when I'm pedaling only! It is driving me crazy I cant figured out! It seems.to me.that comes.right and left but im.not.sure! What could.it be? I've checked the axes are good! Could it be chain tension? Its only happens when im.on bike riding and pedaling!
Great video and good steps to follow. Thanks!
Saddle rails. Where they enter the plastic body of the saddle they move and creak. Put oil on it but that is wearing off will replace with grease. Sounded like bottom bracket !
Maybe someone mentioned it over the last year, but crank brothers pedals will click as the mechanism yawns and cleats float during heavier downstrokes. I am lucky with tuning some noises out.
Had a case that drove me nuts. Cleaned all bolts, threads and spindles - didnt fix it. Bought new pedals - no dice. Even a new crank and bottom bracket didnt chase the creaking away. Found out that the cassette body was the source. Removed, cleaned and (mechanic at a LBS gave this tip) apply a thin layer of grease on cassette body and between the cassette sprockets along with cassette lock nut. Now I only hear my own thoughts out on a ride.
I had my new Cannondale make really annoying squeaking/creaking noise under power. Turns it it was my SPD shoes squeaking, the rubber sole was rubbing against the pedal, which was unexpected as they were both shimano. Anyways, i took a box cutter and removed some of the rubber sole around the cleats - solved one problem! The creaking itself came from the bottom bracket i suppose. It was a shitty FSA crank anyways and i was planning to replace it in the future. Ordered a tiagra crank with a dura-ace BB, replaced it and all was silent again.
I had the issues when I pedal hard or now the normal pedal it has creaking noise and so much loud. I try cleaning and greasing the BB, pedals, chainring bolts everything and it still has the issues. But I haven’t try the skewer and remove the crank. Will update again next week as I go to the mechanic and hopefully it fixed my issue!
These two clicks had me really stumped for a while,
1. The fender polymer attachment cross piece for rear seat stays on a Crockett 4 disc frame; one bolt loosened slightly letting in dirt ingress and when pedaling under torque a click could be heard, swore the sound was the BB failing.
2. SRAM Apex long-cage derailleur bolt attachment to derailleur hanger; once again dirt ingress between the two and a subtle click could be heard primarily on release of torque when pedaling. I literally disassembled the bike, cleaned everything, reassembled it before finding the culprit.
In both cases, the mechanical system loosened and dirt got in between, and under certain temperatures, humidities, and torque the annoying noise would happen.
I get the same clicking on the left side when the crank arm is at the 3 o’clock position regardless if I’m standing or sitting. I have a BB30 pressfit on my Cannondale CAAD12 Dura Ace Disc and it is extremely annoying. I’ve tried everything so I’m just going to change the crankset to a threaded Shimano hollowtech bottom bracket with a conversion kit. My creak is a lot louder than your, I can most definitely hear it and other riders can also hear it even if I’m 2 bike lengths behind them
I find the new SRAM Red AXS shifters/brake levers rattle when you go over bumps and don’t hold them. How is that best solved?
My road bike has thru axles as well and this part is a frequent source of noise when I ride. I took the habit to undo the axle a bit, wiggle it, and re tight it before every ride. I don't need to clean it every so often.
Anthony HT sounds like very good practice indeed 👍
Hey! I have almost exactly the same routine when it comes to creak hunting, though I do tend to check my seat post area quite early on. I have two bikes: my commute which I have built and fiddle with. And my long ride bike which I generally leave to the shop to fiddle with, but one day there was this very annoying click like yours when powering down or dancing. It took a few days to find but eventually it turned out to be the QR skewer. Though it was tight, it needed to be even tighter! Unbelievably simple but so easy to miss. Like the vids btw! Looking forward to more.
eilrach299 yeah, you build up the routines with time hehe, I had one problem with a seat post about 10years ago, so it’s a lot further down on my list now especially since I like to avoid messing with the battery in the seat post.
Definitely always check that before the BB though :)
Cheers mate! 🙏
The interface between the frame and the brake caliper, you know na bare metal part where the bolt pinches the caliper to the frame. Sometimes it creaks when it's dirty. Also the Derailleur Hanger and the bottle cage bolt interface sometimes creaks as well
Other common noise-makers: spokes, seatpost, saddle rail clamp. Spokes sometimes even make noises where they cross each other.
Thanks!
Thank you!
Helpfull, interesting or something or all 3! I always pedal away with something from your videos! Thanks again!
MontanaFly &Wheel cheers mate! Always super happy to hear people taking away something useful from my videos, that’s my main goal! Many thanks 🙏
with my bike it's the mechanical Ultegra front mech: always chain rubbing! I adjust screws and it's fine again for a while but sooner than later it's noisy again, and seems worse when I put more power down. It makes me consider going to 1-by, but I can't do that - I need the range. Maybe I will go for Di2 instead, on a future bike. So maddening though.
I had a ticking that seemed to be resolved after dropping the cassette off, cleaning and re-tightening.
Hello thank you for this clear explanation for fixing noises.
I have a strange noise/ vibration that only come at high speed (over 40km/h) when I am not pedaling : do you have an idea ?
Hard to diagnose without experience it, but if it’s only high speed not pedaling My first place to look would be the freehub.
Thanks helpful
Konbanwa,
I've been subscribing your channel for awhile.
I really believe that it's way better than GCN!
I've learned a lot, how to take care and love your bikes.
I have a question, I bought a new frame and crankset
and built it by myself in my small place
in Nishi-Shinjuku last week.
And then I sometime hear clicking noise from the drive-side,
like 50 or 100 times and it goes away and comes back next day,
when I put power dow the right leg, and the noise sounds exactly same as yours.
I will redo and regrease my drive train first tomorrow,
if not, I will try all checklist I found here!
I am so scared if I can find out or not.
BTW, you live in Saitama area? I guess.
I'm always jealous of your riding videos!
I only ride around Ko-kyo are at night...
hh14hh14hh14hh14 thanks mate! 🙏
Yeah, do the checklist, and if that don’t work check the pinned comment for this video for more possible areas to investigate.
Yes, Saitama. Most my rides are around Tokigawa to Chichibu.
But there so much good riding to be had anywhere in Japan. 👍
My Look Keo blade pedals used to do a noise very similar to the one shown on video...
The thing with carbon frames or non bridge chainstays if you put high torque on when pedalling the rear triangle is twisted. Same happen when you brake the force is twisting the rear triangle even though you're not a jedi. Everything made from plastic is creaking except Gunpla XD
@Rides of Japan: I'm curious whether it was the front or back thru axle for you? And when you get an issue in this location is it always in the front/back or is it a mixed bag?
I did both at the same time in this instance so can't say which it was... but if I remember correctly, the front was a bit more filthy so of I had to guess, I'd say the the front.
I think the fork will flex more then the rear triangle so I have a feeling the front will cause more trouble...
ive got the same thing. need to get a proper set of screwdrivers etc. to take the through axel out.
I have a silverback Stride Expert and it started making a ticking noise from the front, I think it's a spoke issue but all have been tightened as it only makes it when pressure is on the handlebars not when the bike is on a hoist or upside down. Still trying to troubleshoot it as the noise is annoying. Will report back when I find a solution.
keo grip cleats creak but the bi material ones don't. i once went into a bike shop in thailand and told them it was my bb i was absolutely certain, it turned out to be my seatpost. it had stretched over time
p Feeley yeah, the seat post is a bit of a dark horse, glad you sorted it out though 👍
I once had a nerve wrecking ticking noise from the handlebar area. It turned out to be the headset cap and some grease did the trick.
I had a stretched chain and/or worn cassette which creaked when putting torque through the pedals. I guess it was the space between the pins and rollers of the chain and the poor meshing of chain and cassette causing it to move excessively under load and creak.
Swapped everything out and creak free!!!
TheRandom Dude that is a very good tip! 👌
I had a very slight clicking on the left down stroke. I couldn't hear it but I could feel it. As I was riding I was trying to visualize the problem such as a damaged bearing in the pedal, a loose pedal, a loose screw on the cleat, loose crank arm, loose external bottom bracket. It only happened on the start of the left down stroke. Time and again I went through everything, checking, checking, checking. It was driving me nuts. I finally found the problem when I re positioned my cleats. It was my ankle. An old injury has caused joint damage in a tiny way that a slight misalignment caused a cavity to "pop" in a cycling movement that I could feel but not hear. Now the bike is impeccably serviced but the ankle remains I'm afraid. Flat pedals may be the answer.
Rick Harker damn, that’s a tricky one to diagnose. Hope it won’t keep you off the bike for long. A large float pedal might work? Like a speedplay with fully open float maybe.
I'm ok if my left foot is naturally pointed out slightly. My cleats had me straight. Also low cadence/hard effort causes issues. Knowing that I can avoid the problem and keep on enjoying my cycling. A cycling holiday in Japan is on my wish list.
@@richardharker2775 Time pedals with the float. Happy trails.
I recently had one I couldn't figure out until I decided to use chain lube on the spokes of my rear wheel anywhere the spokes crossed. My bike has been silent ever since. I also have a press fit frame and installed a bottom bracket from BBInfinite. They are the holy grail of bottom bracket modules. Zero creams and the smoothest turning cranks I've ever had.
David Schroeder that’s a new area I’ve never heard of myself! Cheers! 👌
@@ridesofjapan yes! Me neither. It was the first time that I couldn't figure out a creak so I decided anywhere I see metal touching metal gets lube! Eventually I landed in the spokes. Cheers!
Timely video. On my last ride I was getting a click at the bottom of each rotation on the right side when putting power on seated or standing. Tomorrow it’s go through and find the culprit. I’m betting on pedal..... I really hate a creaky bike!
Lorenz Siggel cheers to that! 🍻
Good luck!
And I win my bet. It was the pedal: the axle/bearing unit was loose on the body. So i took the opportunity to overhaul the pedals and now there is the sweet sound of silence. Cheers.
Lorenz Siggel brilliant! Peace to the world ✌️
I’ve got one in my pedal on each rotation it’s not audible but I feel it. Like a tiny loss of traction I cannot think what it is cos I just had an overhaul few months ago
I've been hearing a similar noise for about a week ! But the noise appears when I'm seating, not when I'm standing... I've tried a few things, but none worked. I hope I'll figure out what is the problem because hearing a CLICK each time my right foot reach the bottom of the pedal stroke is driving me crazy !