I once had a mysterious creak that took me a month to track down. After a fresh drivetrain cleaning and lube (which is like every other ride for me), it would be silent - until 20 minutes into the ride. So annoying! I finally tracked it down to insufficient grease on the inner part of the Eagle cassette.
Yeah, I have a creak on a brand new carbon YT that I only hear 20 mins into each ride that I swear is coming from the bottom bracket. Started only on right pedal strokes under load, now on both sides. Think maybe its cassette related?
What an awesome and helpful video! I've fixed all sorts of creaks using the tips in this video. Can't wait for part 2!! I don't know who would dislike this video..🤷♂️
I had a mysterious creak once which I couldn’t seem to get rid of. Checked everything on the bike, though didn’t actually replace loads of stuff. Turned out to be my shoes. No, not the cleats, (I tried changing those) one of the shoes creaked on every pedal stroke! I only found out when they started falling to bits and I bought another pair. I only bought them in the first place because they were cheap!
Great video. Super helpful. My creak ended up being my adjustable dropouts (loose) on my '21 Chameleon R (Raspberry Sorbet). Tightened em' up to specified torque after removing, cleaning, and greasing. Creak free baby! BOOOOLT CHECK!! LOL. Thank you for posting these. Cheers from the Beastcoast.
I had the same problem and rebuilt my whole rear triangle, bottom bracket, and derailieur mechanism, but apparently it was just a worn out chain all along😂
Great video Savant! You are telling me that my bike will creak if I don't maintain it???!!!! NO!!!! lol I had a creak on my SB6 a year ago and I thought it was the bottom bracket, the sound was coming from the BB but it ended up being the steer tube on my fox fork. I solved the problem by selling my fox 36, replacing it with another fox 36 and not then buying anymore fox components lol. And I've had too many other issues with PF bb's until I swapped it out with a Wheels threaded cup bb. The was one of the greatest purchases I've ever given to my SB6. Sorry, had to write you a book, I hate bike creaking with a passion.
I listen to regular creaking, from my own body, any tips on lubrication? I don't think eating bearing grease will help.😜sounds like crunchy bearings or snapping carbon sometimes. another reason I can't get carbon frame, cus sounds coming from myself sounds like breaking bike.😜 but seriously my neck sounds like crunchy bearings.☹
@@tomaeschliman5475 😀 but one bad thing about it is you hear the tyres and surface less. so silent hubs will give benefit of hearing the tyres reacting to the surface. some claim it's a benefit, but my hope pro 4 get pretty silent in the winter, even running on Sram butter, or lube, but in the summer loudness is back. but it's not crazy loud, but I9 seems to be very loud.
I was convinced my BB was bad because there was a creak every time my right pedal hit about 6 o'clock. So after I had it replaced you could imagine my frustration when it still creaked. I later realized it was one of my suspension bearings, a little bit of cleaning and grease fixed it.
I have a Trek EX 5 and it was creaking, took it to my local bike shop and they could not repair, I then contacted Trek and got it looked at under warranty, they claimed of resolved the creak but when I got the bike home it still creaked. I tighten up the wheels and creak disappeared, some times the most obvious solution is right in front of you....
I have a SAVA Pioneer 26' MTB, and a few weeks ago a chain link broke and a friend of mine just cut that broken chain link and since then the bike started making a creaky sound whever I rode it while on the 7th gear (its a 9 speed bike) and so i replaced the chain thinking it was the chain, but it still does that creak everytime i ride it in the 7th gear, it doesnt do it in any other gear just the 7th gear. What can I do or what do i need to replace? Its really annoying
Exactly like your experiences, creaking when heavy load paddling had related to cassette being loose and dried. That save my bottom bracket. Thank you.
just built an IBIS Ripmo with all brand new parts. Xt8100, I9 wheels with hydra hubs, Deity compound pedals. chris king thread 24 BB. Keep bike super clean and lubed. Been getting terrible creaking and grinding noise from BB area. I am so frustrated right now cause i really don't want to pay a bike shop to figure out
Sick build 🤘🏼! Nobl wheels, Enve stem, race-face bars, wtb volt saddle, fox 36 I assume, a chris king 👑 headset and xx1 cranks on a Yeti. That’s like the top end of the top end components.
After checking and lubing everything (twice!), I still had a creak. Turned out to be the rear brake hose moving as the suspension compressed. All it needed was a little grease and it was gone. Sometimes it is something so simple.
so i bought a brand new 2021 merida one forty 600 a few weeks ago and have noticed a creak when i put the power down at the front wheel which is odd because once i get to crusing speed it sounds fine unless the sound is traveling oddly and its from the bb.
Great tips. Might I suggest. Green lock-tight works much better on chain ring to crank interface than grease. Same same as when installing the actual press fit bottom bracket bearings. Fills the small voids. Grease will push out eventually and your creak will return with the little bit of movement between the two surfaces.
As you said seat tubes and seat clamps are notorious for creaking but pedals as well my hardtails all have creaky panels if I don't clean them at on a normal basis
Late to this party. But i had this horrendous creak that was driving me legit insane(OCD about having a quiet bike too) Stripped down the whole bike, regreased all the frame bearings, cleaned the headset, did everything , the whole 9000 yards. Turns out, my chain needed to be cleaned and relubed :/............................................least the bike runs real good now lmao
I had a noise that only clicked 2 times per complete full cycle, on riding uphill or first few cranks starting out from a complete stop; HARD to find on the stand with no stress! I just bought for my brother, a practically new bike from someone that never found time to ride it. I knew it was not a tired bottom bracket or anything serious of course; I found it was a loose nut on the back wheel; looks like it never got assembled right; there's only 300 miles on this bike, and it has a loose wheel nut? Not tightened to spec from the bike shop or factory. It was only on the left side away from the gears; was quite loose, without much play in it however; but not even finger tight.. 3/4 inch nut, or mm equiv. The loud click was from the loose nut and the lock washer caught between nut and main washer. Wheel did not come off when riding; but I'm amazed original owner did not see that, before selling it to me. It made all the difference to fix one thing at a time; test ride it, and I could tell instantly I had my culprit! Had to re-align the back caliper too; glad I just purchased a rotor alignment shoe that fits over the rotor when adjusting; worked like a charm; I find them difficult to adjust properly otherwise. It was definitely out of alignment once the wheel was on tight; it would not spin for long when on a stand, without realignment, and when I loosened the caliper, took it out of the equation; all was well... nice to have a bike stand, can't recommend it enough; if you like bikes, get a stand. Finally, glad I did not just assume it was my bottom bracket first!
CAN ANYONE HELP PLZ. I have a rei co-op drt 2.2. It’s almost brand new and after a muddy ride and a good clean after, I felt a little clicking feeling when pedaling. Keep in mind it’s not a noise it’s only a feeling when you pedal. I have no idea where it’s coming from. Can anyone help.
I had a noise that only clicked 2 times per complete full cycle, on riding uphill or first few cranks starting out from a complete stop; HARD to find on the stand with no stress! I just bought for my brother, a practically new bike from someone that never found time to ride it. I knew it was not a tired bottom bracket or anything serious of course; I found it was a loose nut on the back wheel; looks like it never got assembled right; there's only 300 miles on this bike, and it has a loose wheel nut? Not tightened to spec from the bike shop or factory. It was only on the left side away from the gears; was quite loose, without much play in it however; but not even finger tight.. 3/4 inch nut, or mm equiv. The loud click was from the loose nut and the lock washer caught between nut and main washer. Wheel did not come off when riding; but I'm amazed original owner did not see that, before selling it to me. It made all the difference to fix one thing at a time; test ride it, and I could tell instantly I had my culprit! Had to re-align the back caliper too; glad I just purchased a rotor alignment shoe that fits over the rotor when adjusting; worked like a charm; I find them difficult to adjust properly otherwise. It was definitely out of alignment once the wheel was on tight; it would not spin for long when on a stand, without realignment, and when I loosened the caliper, took it out of the equation; all was well... nice to have a bike stand, can't recommend it enough; if you like bikes, get a stand.
Omfg. It's 12 am for me so I can't do anything to my bike right now. Mine makes a click on the drive side when I get to the 12 o'clock position with my right pedal and apply pressure. My hanger isn't bent or anything. Do you know what else it could be?
My headset used to an issue for me until I got the one up EDC tool. Threading that steer tube and that plug for the fork did wonders for my bike. Still if I ride though a deep puddle, I'm cleaning my BB and crank spindle.
I saw another video where they warned against using car wash soaps that contain wax to wash your bike. I had been using said product to wash my bike, and it had waxed my rotors. I wiped them down good with some automotive brake cleaner and they are operating silently again.
Mysterious creaks show up in some weird places...I had one that drove me nuts for weeks...it took a long time to track it down, but it turned out to be a dry Allen bolt on my seat binder... A little grease on it every few weeks, and problem solved!
I thought I had a creaking bottom bracket I found out it was my lower pivot link on my 2017 santacruz tallboy. Rode the shit out of that bike in one year almost 2,000 miles on the dirt combined with winter rides.Now I'm rocking the Pivot 5.5 even better of a bike in my opinion.
I just got my first mtb a few days ago and the bottom bracket it already creaking but I don’t have the tools to take it off and put grease in it so I just have to deal with it
My cleats were creaking, was the last thing to check. Hours of fun to find it, new bottom bracket, regreased seat post, saddle clamps, regreased peddles. Only after fitting new cleats to my shoes did it disappear.
Mostly ride road. I had a creak and looked and swapped out a lot of parts. In the end it ended up being my quick release skewer. Not common on MTBs but may be worth checking out the axels.
This happened to me! My (walmart) bike was creaking and creaking l, I thought it was the BB but I replaced and cleaned like 4 times, It was actually a bent rear axle that caused creaking and clicking.
Ha, for some reason the eagle narrow wide rings always look work out. I assure you the drivetrain is fine as I measure and swap chains between 3 chains every month or so.
Those yeti SB dog-bone link bearings sure like to seize and creak. I've also cracked 3 Next G4 crank arms - the smallest crack makes a noticeable click.
For some reason my spokes always make pinging noises. Started of with a hardtail, and the spokes would ping, recently upgraded to a full suspension and the spokes on it are also pinging. I have tried tightening the spokes, but doesn't seem to help much.
I had an annoying noise when pedaling hard... I cleaned, grease and/or replaced bottom bracket, derailleur pulleys, derailleur hanger, chain, cassette, pedals, chainring, rear hub and nothing... At the end, the whole frkn issue was a worn out chainring... even though it didn't look bad at all. I discovered it after watching a Park Tool UA-cam video (rumble noise)... Duh!!!
Noticed you put the dpx2 on and 36 fork. Just did the same on my 4.5 how do you like it. I feel like it’s an incredible combo and best upgrade to the 4.5
MTB Savant right now I have an opportunity of getting a new bike from Specialized for a pretty big discount... or I could have my LBS talk with a Specialized rep and hope to get the frame replaced...
It won't if you torque it correctly. Friction paste is a good alternative if youre having issues, but if you dont use something your seatpost will eventually bond to the frame.
Had a similar creak that would only happen with a hard push on the crank. Turns out it was a crack on the swingarm, last time I buy a "budget fs bike", it was a diamondback recoil
I can't thank you enough. I have been chasing a clicking/creaking for months, even the local bike shop couldn't solve it. I just took off the derailleur hanger off and found the screws that attach it to frame were quite loose and it was seriously gunked up with dirt, grit and grime. Cleaned it up, greased it and now it is silent! THANK YOU!
I do quite well with maintenance, so everything gets inspected regularly, sadly most kids and parents don't do it, so bikes are death traps, they sohuld watch some videos like this. I've seen a lot of bike abuse. also having a multi tool with you is a must. I am prepared for most things, but my bike is a mess, so I would need bearing press to press bearings back into place, cus my bike sucks. another thing, dry seals, cracking and making squeaking and creaking scraping noises, but that means you neglected the bike absurdly long. another common mistake I see often is loose headset,stem, iahahaia knock knock. the saddle it self so clean and apply some lube. as you mentioned about the seatpost. tiny dirt/gravel/stones between chain,cassette,chainring rear dérailleur. a I ssue I had few moths ago with my old hardtail was seat post/seat tube knocking,creaking, but cleaning and applying assembly compound fixed that issue. Like shown here: ua-cam.com/video/vS812szCCUQ/v-deo.html
This is fake news!
Me: "Honey, my bike is creaking... I need a new one!" 🤘🏼😂🤘🏼
Sheyn to potential buyer - "This bike is perfect, no creaking whatsoever, I swear!"
Had a bad creak, thought it was BB.. found your video, checked my pedals and one of those suckers was the problem! Thank you!
Yeah! That's what it's all about right there
Also, cleaning and regreasing the rear axle/dropout. I've had more than a sounds that mimic a BB creak come from there.
Yeah I dropped the ball on that one.
Never thought about drop out ? I’m assuming where the frame touches spacer ?
I've found that Led Zepellin through ear buds on full volume eliminates all creams.
Right on!
Touché
Wouldn't want any creams, would we
Funny, that's exactly what I do and also to Led Zepellin.
Chamois?
I once had a mysterious creak that took me a month to track down. After a fresh drivetrain cleaning and lube (which is like every other ride for me), it would be silent - until 20 minutes into the ride. So annoying! I finally tracked it down to insufficient grease on the inner part of the Eagle cassette.
Boom!
Yeah, I have a creak on a brand new carbon YT that I only hear 20 mins into each ride that I swear is coming from the bottom bracket. Started only on right pedal strokes under load, now on both sides. Think maybe its cassette related?
@@jmhagle Hi! Did you find a solution? Mine doing the same.
rageF My new carbon YT also the same. Any intel?
@@jmhagle Update?
What an awesome and helpful video! I've fixed all sorts of creaks using the tips in this video. Can't wait for part 2!! I don't know who would dislike this video..🤷♂️
Thanks!
This is helpful! I'm trying to isolate a creak. I just took the seat apart and regreased and cleaned all the parts. I'll see if I can isolate it.
I had a mysterious creak once which I couldn’t seem to get rid of. Checked everything on the bike, though didn’t actually replace loads of stuff. Turned out to be my shoes. No, not the cleats, (I tried changing those) one of the shoes creaked on every pedal stroke! I only found out when they started falling to bits and I bought another pair. I only bought them in the first place because they were cheap!
lol. That's a first. Thanks for sharing that hilarious story.
My bones creak
You and me both.
Simply remove the lims and clean before re-instaling
Great video. Super helpful. My creak ended up being my adjustable dropouts (loose) on my '21 Chameleon R (Raspberry Sorbet). Tightened em' up to specified torque after removing, cleaning, and greasing. Creak free baby! BOOOOLT CHECK!! LOL. Thank you for posting these. Cheers from the Beastcoast.
Yep creaks are usually anything BUT the bottom bracket
I've wasted lots of money replacing perfectly good BB's in my day ;)
Well thats why im here so...
Working in a shop I can confirm. 9 times out of 10, it's not the bb.
Boom!
Thanks for the vid as it helped me. I've had bad creaking when peddling on my 27'5 and it was my dropper post and saddle.
my last creak was stone stuck between seat stay and chain stay before that it was steerer play in the fork. loosened chainring.
I had the same problem and rebuilt my whole rear triangle, bottom bracket, and derailieur mechanism, but apparently it was just a worn out chain all along😂
Ha. Thanks for sharing!
I also get a creak when pedaling hard. It usually comes from my butt-cheeks, especially after TacoBell... lol!!!
Great video Savant! You are telling me that my bike will creak if I don't maintain it???!!!! NO!!!! lol I had a creak on my SB6 a year ago and I thought it was the bottom bracket, the sound was coming from the BB but it ended up being the steer tube on my fox fork. I solved the problem by selling my fox 36, replacing it with another fox 36 and not then buying anymore fox components lol. And I've had too many other issues with PF bb's until I swapped it out with a Wheels threaded cup bb. The was one of the greatest purchases I've ever given to my SB6. Sorry, had to write you a book, I hate bike creaking with a passion.
Thanks for sharing your experiences dude! I ran a wheels manufacturing BB on my old SB5 and it stayed quiet for as long as I owned that bike.
I can confirm. I replaced my bb and thought it was over. After 1 hr creaking started all over again. Still have to find the source.
Grease on your saddle mounting and saddle post? I used loctite and carbon paste instead in order to prevent it gets loose
This looks like a lot of work.... i'm not sure the creaking is all that bad. haha 😜
Lol. Headphones ftw
I listen to regular creaking, from my own body, any tips on lubrication? I don't think eating bearing grease will help.😜sounds like crunchy bearings or snapping carbon sometimes. another reason I can't get carbon frame, cus sounds coming from myself sounds like breaking bike.😜 but seriously my neck sounds like crunchy bearings.☹
Another reason to run I9 hubs - drown out factor.
@@tomaeschliman5475 😀 but one bad thing about it is you hear the tyres and surface less. so silent hubs will give benefit of hearing the tyres reacting to the surface. some claim it's a benefit, but my hope pro 4 get pretty silent in the winter, even running on Sram butter, or lube, but in the summer loudness is back. but it's not crazy loud, but I9 seems to be very loud.
@@tomaeschliman5475 but if you got more silent components, then you can easier tell what's wrong with the bike, which is a great benefit to have.
Thank you. Never thought it could be the hanger! I was about the pull crankset all off and saw your video. Saved me a lot of headache
where is part 2?
I was convinced my BB was bad because there was a creak every time my right pedal hit about 6 o'clock. So after I had it replaced you could imagine my frustration when it still creaked. I later realized it was one of my suspension bearings, a little bit of cleaning and grease fixed it.
Yup I see that all the time!
I have a Trek EX 5 and it was creaking, took it to my local bike shop and they could not repair, I then contacted Trek and got it looked at under warranty, they claimed of resolved the creak but when I got the bike home it still creaked. I tighten up the wheels and creak disappeared, some times the most obvious solution is right in front of you....
I will do all that one day! Until then I’m just gonna turn my headphones up !
Word
I have a SAVA Pioneer 26' MTB, and a few weeks ago a chain link broke and a friend of mine just cut that broken chain link and since then the bike started making a creaky sound whever I rode it while on the 7th gear (its a 9 speed bike) and so i replaced the chain thinking it was the chain, but it still does that creak everytime i ride it in the 7th gear, it doesnt do it in any other gear just the 7th gear. What can I do or what do i need to replace? Its really annoying
Exactly like your experiences, creaking when heavy load paddling had related to cassette being loose and dried. That save my bottom bracket. Thank you.
if we have a crappy chainring and or crank arm could that be a factor
just built an IBIS Ripmo with all brand new parts. Xt8100, I9 wheels with hydra hubs, Deity compound pedals. chris king thread 24 BB. Keep bike super clean and lubed. Been getting terrible creaking and grinding noise from BB area. I am so frustrated right now cause i really don't want to pay a bike shop to figure out
Start with the pedals/crank/chainring interface area first. Very common to have noise there first.
Must be a pain to clean that infinity link...
Not as bad you think
Sick build 🤘🏼! Nobl wheels, Enve stem, race-face bars, wtb volt saddle, fox 36 I assume, a chris king 👑 headset and xx1 cranks on a Yeti. That’s like the top end of the top end components.
It's my dream build ;)
After checking and lubing everything (twice!), I still had a creak. Turned out to be the rear brake hose moving as the suspension compressed. All it needed was a little grease and it was gone. Sometimes it is something so simple.
Glad you got that one nailed. That feeling when you finally solve a creak is the best!
rear quick release not tight enough will creak
Indeed!
Which grease do you use for the parts?
so i bought a brand new 2021 merida one forty 600 a few weeks ago and have noticed a creak when i put the power down at the front wheel which is odd because once i get to crusing speed it sounds fine unless the sound is traveling oddly and its from the bb.
Kurwa mac. I wanted find solution For fucking botombracket. Not listen to sad story.
Lol!
To be fair I do need to upgrade my bb anyway as the crank arm keeps nearly falling off but it does sound like it creaks
The first thing to check on the next video ha
@@mtbsavant5414 also having looked up the sort of bottom bracket it is quite common for it to creak as it is a square taper bb
A man who gives lube advice for free is a must subscribe
Words to live by
Great tips.
Might I suggest.
Green lock-tight works much better on chain ring to crank interface than grease.
Same same as when installing the actual press fit bottom bracket bearings.
Fills the small voids. Grease will push out eventually and your creak will return with the little bit of movement between the two surfaces.
Great tip. Thanks for sharing
As you said seat tubes and seat clamps are notorious for creaking but pedals as well my hardtails all have creaky panels if I don't clean them at on a normal basis
Yup especially clipless pedals.
I accidentally sprayed wd40. And it is only 2 months.. now its creaking. What to do?
Late to this party. But i had this horrendous creak that was driving me legit insane(OCD about having a quiet bike too)
Stripped down the whole bike, regreased all the frame bearings, cleaned the headset, did everything , the whole 9000 yards. Turns out, my chain needed to be cleaned and relubed :/............................................least the bike runs real good now lmao
Lol, wouldn't have thought about the chain
i had a CREAK @$##$#$#%$%$#@%$#$%%^$&
in my RIM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EASTON EA70 xct at the WELDED SEAM !!!!!
Drove me NUTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had a noise that only clicked 2 times per complete full cycle, on riding uphill or first few cranks starting out from a complete stop; HARD to find on the stand with no stress!
I just bought for my brother, a practically new bike from someone that never found time to ride it. I knew it was not a tired bottom bracket or anything serious of course; I found it was a loose nut on the back wheel; looks like it never got assembled right; there's only 300 miles on this bike, and it has a loose wheel nut? Not tightened to spec from the bike shop or factory. It was only on the left side away from the gears; was quite loose, without much play in it however; but not even finger tight.. 3/4 inch nut, or mm equiv.
The loud click was from the loose nut and the lock washer caught between nut and main washer. Wheel did not come off when riding; but I'm amazed original owner did not see that, before selling it to me. It made all the difference to fix one thing at a time; test ride it, and I could tell instantly I had my culprit!
Had to re-align the back caliper too; glad I just purchased a rotor alignment shoe that fits over the rotor when adjusting; worked like a charm; I find them difficult to adjust properly otherwise. It was definitely out of alignment once the wheel was on tight; it would not spin for long when on a stand, without realignment, and when I loosened the caliper, took it out of the equation; all was well... nice to have a bike stand, can't recommend it enough; if you like bikes, get a stand.
Finally, glad I did not just assume it was my bottom bracket first!
CAN ANYONE HELP PLZ. I have a rei co-op drt 2.2. It’s almost brand new and after a muddy ride and a good clean after, I felt a little clicking feeling when pedaling. Keep in mind it’s not a noise it’s only a feeling when you pedal. I have no idea where it’s coming from.
Can anyone help.
I had a noise that only clicked 2 times per complete full cycle, on riding uphill or first few cranks starting out from a complete stop; HARD to find on the stand with no stress!
I just bought for my brother, a practically new bike from someone that never found time to ride it. I knew it was not a tired bottom bracket or anything serious of course; I found it was a loose nut on the back wheel; looks like it never got assembled right; there's only 300 miles on this bike, and it has a loose wheel nut? Not tightened to spec from the bike shop or factory. It was only on the left side away from the gears; was quite loose, without much play in it however; but not even finger tight.. 3/4 inch nut, or mm equiv.
The loud click was from the loose nut and the lock washer caught between nut and main washer. Wheel did not come off when riding; but I'm amazed original owner did not see that, before selling it to me. It made all the difference to fix one thing at a time; test ride it, and I could tell instantly I had my culprit!
Had to re-align the back caliper too; glad I just purchased a rotor alignment shoe that fits over the rotor when adjusting; worked like a charm; I find them difficult to adjust properly otherwise. It was definitely out of alignment once the wheel was on tight; it would not spin for long when on a stand, without realignment, and when I loosened the caliper, took it out of the equation; all was well... nice to have a bike stand, can't recommend it enough; if you like bikes, get a stand.
Brand new bike. Took it one week to start creeking in several places. Hate this Fn shit. So much for going out to ride..
My crank part always make that creaky sounds and now I know how to solve it....thank you....useful content
Glad you found this useful.
Every giant anthem I have owned has had the hanger as the cause of creaking whilst applying power on the drive side.
Great tip
Omfg. It's 12 am for me so I can't do anything to my bike right now.
Mine makes a click on the drive side when I get to the 12 o'clock position with my right pedal and apply pressure. My hanger isn't bent or anything. Do you know what else it could be?
Not a single Q-tip was harmed in the making of this video.
Lol
My headset used to an issue for me until I got the one up EDC tool. Threading that steer tube and that plug for the fork did wonders for my bike. Still if I ride though a deep puddle, I'm cleaning my BB and crank spindle.
Yeah always good to get ahead of that crank area. Lucky for you your BB is threaded ;)
Where can I find that exact saddle color you have?
I have a yeti sb5 and my front brake makes a fluttering or pulsing sound under braking on big downhills, any tips?
I saw another video where they warned against using car wash soaps that contain wax to wash your bike. I had been using said product to wash my bike, and it had waxed my rotors. I wiped them down good with some automotive brake cleaner and they are operating silently again.
Common issue with SRAM brakes which I assume you're running?
Just bought a new bb and after 100km the creaking appers again :( now I'm trying to figured out how can I solve this
Mega annoying🤣
@@hartleyhare561 btw I found out a week later that was the rear derailleur hanger bolt.So if u have the same problem check that bolt
Mysterious creaks show up in some weird places...I had one that drove me nuts for weeks...it took a long time to track it down, but it turned out to be a dry Allen bolt on my seat binder... A little grease on it every few weeks, and problem solved!
That feeling when you finally nailed the creak is the BEST!
Dude thank you so much. I had a squeek and didn't know where it came from. Turns out it was the seat 😭
Glad I could help
I thought I had a creaking bottom bracket I found out it was my lower pivot link on my 2017 santacruz tallboy. Rode the shit out of that bike in one year almost 2,000 miles on the dirt combined with winter rides.Now I'm rocking the Pivot 5.5 even better of a bike in my opinion.
Part 2 will cover this area. Congrats on the new bike
I just got my first mtb a few days ago and the bottom bracket it already creaking but I don’t have the tools to take it off and put grease in it so I just have to deal with it
So essentially a full bike tune ;)
Hopefully you find the culprit earlier than later lol
My cleats were creaking, was the last thing to check. Hours of fun to find it, new bottom bracket, regreased seat post, saddle clamps, regreased peddles. Only after fitting new cleats to my shoes did it disappear.
Ouch, at least you have a handful of spare parts now.
MTB Savant yep, enough to upgrade wife’s bike. Lol
What Grease recommended???
Take your pick. I use park lube and it works well.
Mostly ride road. I had a creak and looked and swapped out a lot of parts. In the end it ended up being my quick release skewer. Not common on MTBs but may be worth checking out the axels.
Good tip!
This happened to me! My (walmart) bike was creaking and creaking l, I thought it was the BB but I replaced and cleaned like 4 times, It was actually a bent rear axle that caused creaking and clicking.
Haha yup!
I'm more concerned about the shape of that chainring. Time for a new drive train buddy!
Ha, for some reason the eagle narrow wide rings always look work out. I assure you the drivetrain is fine as I measure and swap chains between 3 chains every month or so.
Those yeti SB dog-bone link bearings sure like to seize and creak. I've also cracked 3 Next G4 crank arms - the smallest crack makes a noticeable click.
Indeed cracks can creaky as well. This will be covered in part 2
I thought mine was breaking but after cleaning and regressing ervery moving part in my rear triangle it was my bottom pivot !!
Yup pivots are the next thing to check.
Creaks are the worst :(
Tell me about it. Makes me almost want to cut the ride short and head back home ;)
how about spokes? have u ever considered them as a culprit for creaking also?
You guys are stealing all my good ideas!
awesome dude, creaks and noises drive me mental!
Glad I'm on the only one!
I have a noisy creaky bottom!
For some reason my spokes always make pinging noises. Started of with a hardtail, and the spokes would ping, recently upgraded to a full suspension and the spokes on it are also pinging. I have tried tightening the spokes, but doesn't seem to help much.
I get a clicking noise when I lift up my bike by the top tube after compressing rear suspension, somebody help please
Check the fork for a "top out clunk" or sounds like it could be suspension pivot related.
I had an annoying noise when pedaling hard... I cleaned, grease and/or replaced bottom bracket, derailleur pulleys, derailleur hanger, chain, cassette, pedals, chainring, rear hub and nothing... At the end, the whole frkn issue was a worn out chainring... even though it didn't look bad at all. I discovered it after watching a Park Tool UA-cam video (rumble noise)... Duh!!!
Yah grinding noises are usually the chainring. Glad you found it
Ive had one of the jockey wheel cause creaking disassembled both cleaned lubed and all is good.
That's a new one for me! Thanks for sharing.
other things: worn bushings in linkage or in fork.
spoke nipples or spokes.
stones in pivots.
weak BB dying
dirt and stones between chainring & bb.
great advice, nicely done.
Thanks!
I have a Sram DUB drivetrain on my trials bike and it drives me nuts. Creaks, strip, re-grease, assemble, no creak and 30 minutes later it's back 😫
@Hartley Hare Pain in the ass since it came with the bike 🤔
Noticed you put the dpx2 on and 36 fork. Just did the same on my 4.5 how do you like it. I feel like it’s an incredible combo and best upgrade to the 4.5
I love it. Adds more capability while still maintains the classic 4.5c snapiness
MTB Savant just rode mine for the first time with the new suspension feels like a whole new bike
I just noticed a crack in my frame... creaks are not the slightest of my worries rn (my bike creaks all the time cus it’s a budget XC hardtail).
Ouch dude. Hope you have warranty still.
MTB Savant right now I have an opportunity of getting a new bike from Specialized for a pretty big discount... or I could have my LBS talk with a Specialized rep and hope to get the frame replaced...
@@killingaurapvp3178 Tough choice
I've even had it where the seat rails go into the seat creak with weight shift... Drove me crazy. Great video with top tips!
Stop stealing my thunder for part 2. lol
Neve use grease on your seatpost, it will cause it slipping.
CF grip paste is better .
It won't if you torque it correctly. Friction paste is a good alternative if youre having issues, but if you dont use something your seatpost will eventually bond to the frame.
Had a similar creak that would only happen with a hard push on the crank. Turns out it was a crack on the swingarm, last time I buy a "budget fs bike", it was a diamondback recoil
Bike creaks when putting weight on pedal up hill,sounds like cracking at about 12coclock on left side.any tips
I can't thank you enough. I have been chasing a clicking/creaking for months, even the local bike shop couldn't solve it. I just took off the derailleur hanger off and found the screws that attach it to frame were quite loose and it was seriously gunked up with dirt, grit and grime. Cleaned it up, greased it and now it is silent! THANK YOU!
QR springs are another top 10 creak producer.
Good call
What is the biggest chainring you can put on the 4.5 ?
I wanna say 34t
what is the best greese for bikes?
I like the Park Tool 1000 grease.
My bike creak only when put force on my left crank is it the bottom bracket?
So if I push down on the crank arms and it creaks could it still be something else
Check pedals and chainring interface first
Right side of my dub bb wasn’t tight enough. Torqued up now and quiet, 👍
@@sparkymark1980 nice!
I do quite well with maintenance, so everything gets inspected regularly, sadly most kids and parents don't do it, so bikes are death traps, they sohuld watch some videos like this. I've seen a lot of bike abuse. also having a multi tool with you is a must. I am prepared for most things, but my bike is a mess, so I would need bearing press to press bearings back into place, cus my bike sucks.
another thing, dry seals, cracking and making squeaking and creaking scraping noises, but that means you neglected the bike absurdly long.
another common mistake I see often is loose headset,stem, iahahaia knock knock.
the saddle it self so clean and apply some lube. as you mentioned about the seatpost.
tiny dirt/gravel/stones between chain,cassette,chainring rear dérailleur.
a I ssue I had few moths ago with my old hardtail was seat post/seat tube knocking,creaking, but cleaning and applying assembly compound fixed that issue. Like shown here: ua-cam.com/video/vS812szCCUQ/v-deo.html
IT WAS MY REAR WHEEL SPOKES RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER
What grease should I use?
I use the park polylube 1000. Love it.
Concise
Short and straight to the point video. Great work :)
it could also just be the chain!
great vid mate did not think of most of them
Glad you found it useful
@@mtbsavant5414 yeah good content mate done well
Bolts on the linkages
Part 2 ;)
very useful
Excellant video!!
Thanks!
Awesome!
Thanks!