ebenvn Posted January 10, 2012 Share I used my time trial bike on the indoor trainer, and from then it developed a creek (sounds like its the carbon on the bottom tube, near the BB). What causes this and how can I remove it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barend de Arend Posted January 10, 2012 Share Start by cleaning it. Especially near the rear derailleur/hanger. Take the hanger off, wash it, grease it, but it back on, and clean the skewer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenvn Posted January 10, 2012 Share Thanks, I will give it a go. Someone suggested that they will have to remove the BB and replacve it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minion Posted January 10, 2012 Share Thanks, I will give it a go. Someone suggested that they will have to remove the BB and replacve it... It might just be the BB threads. You can remove it, clean it and the put grease, Loctite or thread tape (depending on what the manual says) on the threads before reinstalling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas M3 Posted January 10, 2012 Share I also had an incredibly loud, irritating creaking sound on my road bike. I resolved it in two steps. First I found that my skewer wasn't very tight. After adjusting it to clamp harder, the noise was reduced a lot. Next, I applied a thin layer of Copper Slip between the frame and the hub. After that the bike was silent. Putting your bike on a trainer meant that you had to fiddle with the skewer, so maybe the above applies to your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOOK695 Posted January 10, 2012 Share I also had an incredibly loud, irritating creaking sound on my road bike. I resolved it in two steps. First I found that my skewer wasn't very tight. After adjusting it to clamp harder, the noise was reduced a lot. Next, I applied a thin layer of Copper Slip between the frame and the hub. After that the bike was silent. Putting your bike on a trainer meant that you had to fiddle with the skewer, so maybe the above applies to your problem.That is a good possibility. It is amazing how the creek from a skewer can "travel" through thr frame and make it sound like it is coming from the headset or BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenvn Posted January 10, 2012 Share Awesum, will loosen the wheel and retighten it... Hopefully that solves it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeabre Posted January 10, 2012 Share From spending months trying to sort a BB noise, going to multiple LBS's etc, I can confirm that a BB creak is almost NEVER the BB . As with the suggestions above, check: seatpost (even down to paste on the carbon ones), pedal and skewers. Â My BB noise ended up being the seatpost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Lizard Posted January 12, 2012 Share I also had this irritating noise on my carbon bike, turned out to be that the rear drop-outs were just dry and needed a bit of oil spread over them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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