Gixxerman
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For the last 2 years or so, a have had a ticking noise from my front wheel, which is really annoying. If the wheel is rotated (in or out the bike) it sounded like something rattling round in the tyre. However, I could find nothing. I stripped, cleaned and reassembled the front axle, checked for loose spokes, oiled the spokes where the cross over, tightened the valve base nut. Nothing fixed the issue, so I just gave up and accepted it. I was adjusting my brakes today and had the wheel out. I could hear the noise as usual. Then as I went to hang the inner tube up, I heard something rattle in the tube. As I rotated the tube there was something rattling round in it. Feeling the tube, I could feel a small hard object about the size of half a grain of rice. This is what was making the noise. I have never seen this before and I never would have suspected the inner tube. One for the experience book.