Questions tagged [noise]
Questions referring to the cause and cessation of creaks, squeaks and other abnormal bike noises
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Visual chain identification
I have a second hand bike and the chain doesn't seem to work well with the 11 speed cassette fitted.
It almost seems too wide to fit in the sprocket gap. Are there any visual signs on a shimano chain ...
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How can I reduce Chordal Action
I have an indoor, wheel on trainer - while indoors I notice the Chordal Action in the chain.
The Bike is a couple of years old now - I have replaced most consumable parts except, chainrings, bottom ...
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First time repairing a rear wheel hub, I am hearing bearing on bearing rattle/clicks when spinning
For the sake of doing a restoration I just serviced a rear wheel: new bearings, new grease, new axle and new dust caps.
I think I have put enough grease. When spinning the wheel before putting it on ...
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Bike creaking when pedaling hard
I bought my bike just 2 weeks ago and I always hear a creaking noise coming from the bottom bracket area. I can hear it only when I press hard on the right pedal on the downstroke. It sounds like a ...
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Clank when starting to pedal
Recently I noticed that my bike makes a loud clanking sound when I start pedalling, both from a stand still and after freewheeling. If I remember correctly the problem started after I washed the bike, ...
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What is making my tire squeak without riding it?
I have a Skullbone (HBB) bike. I aired up my tires and now it’s making this squeaking noise when I turn the wheel right to left (not when riding it). I’ve never had this problem before. I aired the ...
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mtb hubs why is his hubs louder but on paper they are the same
My mate and I purchased bikes. I got a Norco HT 2 and he has a Norco FS 3.
On paper we have the same hubs but mine is silent, and his is decently loud when coasting. Why is that?
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Shimano Nexus 8 internal hub skip/clacking noise when under torque
Hello fellow cycling enthusiasts.
Intro
I have bought, just 2 months ago, a new Cube Hyde Pro 2020 bicycle with belt drive (Gates, rear cassette out of metal, CDC with 22 teeth) Shimano Nexus 8 ...
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Clanking sound from the bottom bracket when I pedal
My MTB, having not received much TLC lately, was making a lot of squeaks and noises.
After a long-overdue clean-up and lubrication of the drivetrain, most have gone away.
However there's something ...
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Clicking Sound with the Bike Stopped
I have a Giant E-Bike and I've just noticed that it makes a clicking sound when it is stopped, the front brake is applied and it's being pushed/pulled with the handlebars.
I've removed the brake ...
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Clicking noise from drivetrain under load
So when I pedal under high pressure, one crank arm loudly clicks one time at position 1 or 2 (non-repeatable click) and when I continue, the other arm does the exact thing at the same position.
The ...
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New bike disc brake noise
I have just bought a brand new bike which was put together in the store and the disc brakes, which I have never had before, make a very slight scratching noise. Does this need altering or is it fine ...
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Grinding noise from headset
I have a 5 year old Merida Ride 100, which has done about 5000km. It mostly has been in dry conditions, but has seen some wet conditions once in a while. After the last ride, I noticed some grinding ...
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Noise from bottom bracket
I'm getting a strange cracking noise out of my bottom bracket. It started after I tried to pedal harder on a higher gear. What might be causing the sound? The bike is new and can it be the bearing?
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Popping/clicking noise from road bike
first posting here. I bought a second hand Madone 4.5 which makes this weird popping/clicking noise on a few gears, here’s a video to better describe. This happens on my stand or while riding. I ...
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Recently washed road bike now squeaks when pedaling or coasting
I just did a wash in what I felt was the proper way (I've watched the tutorials lol) of my Cannondale CAAD12 roadie. I lubed it up like I normally do with some dry teflon lube on the chain and some ...
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Hearing a consistent high pitch noise that matches my cadence
I've been cycling on my Trek Emonda S4 for about 530 km so far and I've noticed a high-pitched but quiet sound while I'm out. It increases in volume and pitch as I increase my cadence. I'm concerned I ...
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Hard to diagnose noise/squeaking
So I've been on a journey to fix a worrying squeaking noise that is impossible to replicate on a stand. When I am cycling, the rhythmic squeaking noise seems to come from the front on the bike, but I ...
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How to remove non drive side cap on Vision 35 wheel
There is an annoying squeak coming from the bearing on the non-drive side of my Vision 35 wheel. I had the lbs replace the bearings 4 months ago (the wheel was only 5 months new at that time) at ...
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Unidentified clicking sound coming from front wheel area when performing an endo
I have recently bought a Canyon Strive CF and have had no problems or crashes on it. However, there is an unpredictable clicking sound coming from the front wheel area (not sure whether it's from the ...
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New chain, new cassette, new trainer…new noises
I recently got a Tacx Flux 2 Smart trainer (because lockdown) and decided to get a new cassette and chain as well, since I won't be doing any riding anytime soon and would like to keep everything nice ...
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Mountain bike crank hits derailleur cable
Just bought my first bike and it was put together by the store. I was wondering if this little cable/wire is okay, it's hitting my pedal every time I’m riding. It doesn’t really bother me, but I don’t ...
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Bike attached to TACX flux smart trainer makes a clunking house and chain feels like skipping
I have a bike which I use as normal as well as cycling indoors with my tacx flux smart trainer (direct drive, take the back wheel off). Without the trainer, my bike runs smoothly with no issues.
When ...
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Squelching noise from back wheel
My bike is making a weird squelching sound from the back wheel. Any idea what it might be? I made a video of the sound, it's at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zt_DAa2avX9bhJ4E-...
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Schwinn Johnny Pro Stationary Loud Noise Near Sprocket
I have an older Johnny Pro. All of a sudden it began making a loud noise, like a bang, from the area near the sprocket. this occurs approximately every 1.5-2 revolutions of the pedals.
I have ...
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Why is my front crank clicking/creaking?
I've purchased a new bike. Carrera Hellcat is the model.
I'm getting a click noise from the front crank but only when the middle sprocket has the chain on it, there are 3 at the front. There are ...
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What is wrong with my bike? Where is this sound coming from?
My mountain bike has 3 sprockets in the front and 7 in the back. Whenever I use the center sprocket in the front there is a clicking sound. I cannot identify exactly where it is from, I don't see the ...
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Weird whistling from the rear derailleur
Shimano Deore xt, 10sp. The noise happens only when I change gears for the short period of time when the chain is moving from one sprocket to another. While pedaling on one gear it works well and ...
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Pedal doesn't rotate freely; occasionally comes with grinding / clicking
Apologies if that has been asked before; the search function shows up related but ultimately different issues. Here's what's going on:
As I pedal along, occasionally the left pedal will be reluctant ...
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Square taper bottom bracket noise from street riding fixed gear
I’ve been trying to eliminate crank/bb noise in several different Sugino RD2 cranksets over the years with no luck. Always a faint click, once per revolution on the crankarms.
I’ve tightened ...
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AXA bottle dynamo noise
I'm looking for advice on AXA HR Traction bottle dynamos and others like it if there are any, as I have seen others on this forum discuss them specifically on other threads. My partner is running it ...
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Chainring just don't know when to let go
My chain needed to be replaced for half a year ago and I've finally replaced it. But after replacing it, I've notice a lot of clicking noise from the chainring area. and when I go check it, I saw the ...
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Chain cassette noise
Hello fellow cyclists,
I just bought a new Home Trainer that has a Shimano 105 Cassette.
My Bike has an Ultegra drivetrain with less than 600km (375mi).
I have checked the wear of the chain which ...
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What is this aluminum plate that started rattling inside my Ksyrium rims?
During my last ride I noticed a rattle coming from the rear wheel at slow speeds.
I removed the wheel but shaking and rotating it did no good. After some head scratching I thought about inserting ...
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Silent kick stand? How to?
Is there any way to make a kick stand silent during riding on uneven, stone roads and paths? I am actually refering to the "cube kick stand" for the "cube acid, kick stand ready, 2017" mtbike.
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Squealing/whistling noise that gets higher-pitched the faster I'm moving
My bike has started making a high-pitched whistling noise when I get moving and I'm not sure what's causing it, though I have a suspicion.
It starts happening after a few seconds of pedalling
It gets ...
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Any hints at this noise?
Cannondale supersix:
Tried to replace the crankset
Replaced the bottom bracket with a new one
replaced the pedals
overhauled the headset
The noise only manifests ...
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Bike makes noise while 2 out of 3 gears
I assembled a new bike. It rides smooth in first gear but makes a particular noise in 2nd and 3rd gear. It doesn't seem to be from the wheel because it's not there if I turn the wheels in air, but it ...
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Rattling bottom bracket
I broke my chain catcher, so i replaced it. but after assembling everything back on to the bike, i noticed that there's some rattling noises in the bottom bracket. Does that mean that i should buy a ...
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Hard and noisy Shimano ST-EF29 front shifter with brake lever
I bought brand new Shimano ST-EF29 (3x8 Speed) Shifter + Brake Lever (both left and right) for my MTB which I installed some 3 months ago. But it is very noisy (especially when shifting from 3rd to ...
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Are more expensive chains/casettes more quiet?
If we ignore the lower end products and compare mid and high end products. Is there a noticeable difference between the sound produced while pedaling in the same gear (Not the shifting sound)?
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How do I know what gear combinations should work without chain rasp on front derailleur?
I tried adjusting the front derailleur on a 3x10 trekking bike. After fiddling around a long time, I concluded that is probably not possible to make all cogs work with all chainrings. How do I know ...
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How can one stop brakes from screeching?
I'm hearing that annoying sound when you use your brakes and you get the chills from the screeching sound.
I have disk brakes and a relatively new bike.
It happens to be front tire shown below. I ...
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Bike making random noises after being lubricated
I bought a second-hand bicycle two weeks ago. Everything seemed to work like a charm; smooth rides; no noises whatsoever. However, lately I decided to oil it. I think that I put excessive amounts of ...
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Clicking noise when cranks rotate
I've got an old `86 Raleigh fixed gear bicycle that is making a loud clicking noise when the cranks rotates. It seems to have just started doing this today. I'm looking for someone who, maybe has ...
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Loud cracking/creaking sound only when cycling uphill
I've bought a new road bike with disk brakes from Canyon (Endurace AL Disc 8.0) and have it now for a month.
Since the beginning it makes a loud cracking/creaking noise. It sounds metallic, almost ...
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Hole in fork crown welding seam
Some time ago I noticed a clicking noise somewhere in headset area. Noise appears under pressure, also it clicks when I tightening the headset. First thought was that problem is with headset bearings, ...
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Rear wheel wobbles with periodic sound
My road bike currently has a nagging wobble in its rear wheel that I've been unable to determine the source of. I probably would not have noticed this had it not been for an unusual (and annoying) ...
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Bicycle noise when pedaling
When I pedal my bike, it make a very loud noise.
I put a video so you can hear what it sound like:
https://streamable.com/e5jl8
Further info: I tried all these steps to try to fix the problem ...
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How long does a freewheel cog last?
4 months I asked this question when I changed my chain:
What can be done wrong changing the chain in a single speed? and the solution was to change the freewheel cog.
I decided to "invest" in the not ...
