tick...tick tick tick...tick tick....AARGH!

[swee'pea99]

Thanks Betty, I'll check that at the weekend. Thanks also for other suggestions. Much appreciated.

 

[Gerry Attrick]

It may be worth putting up with the ticking for a couple of hundred miles as I have experienced similar noises on nw bikes before which have disappeared after "running in".

 

[Fnaar]

On a fixed ? I think that can be ruled out

Oh yeah... hadn't spotted that

 

[Rob3rt]

Bottle cage bolts? I had that, now I dont!

 

[Scoosh]

Nice respray ? Tick
Comfy saddle ? Tick
Bling wheels ? Tick
....


Can you see where this is going ?? Tick

It's 'cos your 'new' fixie is so good

 

[lordjenks]

i have this problems as well, ws sugested on another forum that it could be that chain?

 

[swee'pea99]

I'm pretty sure it's not the chain. And I'm afraid my efforts to ride standing on the pedals came to embarassing nought. Just can't do it! I have a feeling it's headset, and I've a fiver's worth of ebay Campagnolo heading my way. Fingers x'd...

 

[kewb]

i had an annoying tick , couldnt for the life of me figure it out ,
turned out it was the magnet for the computer tapping the receiver at higher speeds as it twisted round on the spoke wee drop of superglue fixed it ,

on another occasion it turned out to be the toggle off my jkt hitting seat post ,
only discovered after riding along with an ear cocked up for about 2 miles trying to locate the source of the noise .

 

[swee'pea99]

I had a really irritating squeak once - took ages and loads of trial & error changing bits on the bike before I suddenly realised it was my left shoe. Incidentally, I finally managed to ride standing on the pedals, while going up a steep hill, and lo & behold, it stopped! So it seems pretty much certain to be seat post and/or saddle. I'm hoping to do some fettling tonite...

 

[Kablinsky]

Very similar problem to one I had even down to the sound disappearing when out of the saddle. One click on every pedal rotation. Turned out to be the pedals themselves(Shimano M540). I was out of ideas and getting a bit frustrated so basically chucked a load of dry lube over them and hey presto. Clicking gone.

 

[swee'pea99]

It's sorted! It was the saddle after all. Thanks Betty. Makes such a difference. It shouldn't, but it does. Silence is golden...

 

[fossyant]

Sorted.......

 

[rb58]

My knees squeek when they see a big hill. Then they scream when I get out of the saddle....