Clicking noise on my new V

[ratz]

Thread like this tend towards selection-bias.

For the most part you shouldn't have clicks and creaks. Basing that on the 16 frames that have passed through my garage; and the 8 we had on RAAM; if there's a "clicking" sound there's a solution. Just depends on your level of tolerance and hopefully they aren't tied to anything that will cause pre-mature wear.

further complicated by what's a click and what's a creak.

 

[LarryOz]

My first Cruzbike - a used Silvio was clicking and clicking. I looked at about everything and tore everything down and put it all back together - still not change. Finally "BentAero" went riding with me and rode really close to the "noise". It ended up not being a clicking after all. It was a creaking! One spoke. I never would have thought it was that until we found it.

 

[hoyden]

One spoke. I never would have thought it was that until we found it.

Front or rear wheel? I imagine front, but just covering the bases. Is a loose spoke obvious? I put my spoke tightening tool on each spoke front and rear; a few tightened a little but without any effect on creaking. How tight do spokes have to be to prevent creaking? I will revisit the spokes or maybe take the bike to the LBS and let folks who know what they are doing tighten them.

 

[1happyreader]

where is a wheel builder when you need one ?????
as a newbie I just made sure all the same side spokes were tensioned about the same.
I found an outlier and that got rid of my noise.
Btw I have inexpensive wheels with out any fancy tension schemes.

 

[LarryOz]

Front or rear wheel? I imagine front, but just covering the bases. Is a loose spoke obvious? I put my spoke tightening tool on each spoke front and rear; a few tightened a little but without any effect on creaking. How tight do spokes have to be to prevent creaking? I will revisit the spokes or maybe take the bike to the LBS and let folks who know what they are doing tighten them.

It was the front if I remember right, and now that my memory is coming back: It was not that there was actually a really loose spoke. It was just a spoke "rubbing/scrapping" against another. It was very odd. I truthfully cannot remember what I did to fix it. Maybe put a touch of grease between the spokes?

 

[hoyden]

Maybe put a touch of grease between the spokes?

I will try that. I would not have thought to do that. It's suppose to warm up tomorrow to outdoor S30 riding temperature.