A clicking from down below!!!
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alasdairgf
New Member
- Location
- Liverpool
I had very similar symptoms - but on a very cheap bike. I ignored the clicking - which I initially thought was perhaps a loose spoke on the front wheel - until yesterday, when the whole wretched bike came to a halt on my way to an important appointment.
Turned out to the be bearings on the rear wheel, had to buy a new wheel. Fortunately, bloke at LBS took one my bike, declared it a P.O.S. (I already knew that!), and suggested cheapest poss option was a reconditioned wheel at £23. Much cheaper than I had feared! Props to the guys at Picton Cycles who dealt with me just as attentively as the guy at the counter blowing £1,500 in readies on a fancy new MB.
Missed the freakin' appointment of course. Oh well, teach me to ignore ominous creakings & clickings!
Turned out to the be bearings on the rear wheel, had to buy a new wheel. Fortunately, bloke at LBS took one my bike, declared it a P.O.S. (I already knew that!), and suggested cheapest poss option was a reconditioned wheel at £23. Much cheaper than I had feared! Props to the guys at Picton Cycles who dealt with me just as attentively as the guy at the counter blowing £1,500 in readies on a fancy new MB.
Missed the freakin' appointment of course. Oh well, teach me to ignore ominous creakings & clickings!
Today I've had a go at my click- don't know if I've solved it yet (need a longer test ride with a hill in it!)
Pedals off, cranks off, chainrings dismantled, all bits cleaned and greased and reassembled. A couple of the chainring bolts were a bit dirty and had some light corrosion on the outside where they meet the chainrings. We'll see..
Pedals off, cranks off, chainrings dismantled, all bits cleaned and greased and reassembled. A couple of the chainring bolts were a bit dirty and had some light corrosion on the outside where they meet the chainrings. We'll see..
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
I had a similar clicking noise that only happened it fastest gear ratio that could not be replicated unless under load.
Seems the freehub had worn and was twisting under load on the gear furthest away from the spokes.
Seems the freehub had worn and was twisting under load on the gear furthest away from the spokes.
Update
I stripped the chainset again good clean and grease, put back together and the click was still there but quiter. Did the Loughborough ride on Saturday and all was well. Yesterday worse than ever sounded like something was about to cease up so a quick spray with GT85 and got home and halfway to work today. Guess I will be stripping the whole bike down to component parts tonight and replace, clean, grease any suspect parts. or I could just buy another bike cause this one is clearly worn out
Do you think the wife will believe me? No me neither.
I stripped the chainset again good clean and grease, put back together and the click was still there but quiter. Did the Loughborough ride on Saturday and all was well. Yesterday worse than ever sounded like something was about to cease up so a quick spray with GT85 and got home and halfway to work today. Guess I will be stripping the whole bike down to component parts tonight and replace, clean, grease any suspect parts. or I could just buy another bike cause this one is clearly worn out
Do you think the wife will believe me? No me neither.
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
My annoying click turned out to be the valve stem on the innertube'My new Michelin tubes have smooth stems and no lock ring nut.bike is almost on silent running now first time sinse I bought it.
