Squeaky spokes?

[Blueant]

So I received my Mtb yesterday. A 2nd hand hardtail 29er. Assembled and took it out for the obligatory up and down the road.

Under hard braking the spokes squeak, should I ignore or clean or lube where the spoke cross?

[TNT1]

You sure it's the spokes?

[DR ◣◢]

Now I've read it all.

 

Very good chance it's not the spokes. All the bolts torqued correctly and everything that needs a greasing, greased?

[King_Crispy]

Don't brake so hard...

[TNT1]

Rebuild the wheelset and tie and solder the spokes. Actually, only the rear. Rebuild the front radial, then this can never happen again.

[Aurora]

Did exactly what TNT1 said above and my squeak went away

[TNT1]

Did exactly what TNT1 said above and my squeak went away

 

A hamster with no squeak? I feel bad for you.

[Johan Bornman]

Radial spokes on a MTB is a very bad idea.

 

Tying and soldering is yesterday's poor science.

 

When you activate a disc brake, you transmit torque from the tyre to the hub. This means that the pulling spokes elongate and the pushing spokes shorten. At the cross-over point, they move against each other. This has to happen, is perfectly normal and completely harmless. However, if you have too little tension in the wheel, this movement will be excessive. Have the wheel retensioned.

 

A second possibility is that the disc-side spokes are laced wrongly and the spokes are pulled towards the left and they may hit the brake mount posts on the fork or even the calliper or calliper adapters. Have a look for evidence of chafing there. However, that makes more of a clunk clunk sound than squeaking.

[ThePubSA]

You sure it's the spokes?

Not Avid turkey squeal >?

[DR ◣◢]

Radial spokes on a MTB is a very bad idea.

 

Tying and soldering is yesterday's poor science.

 

When you activate a disc brake, you transmit torque from the tyre to the hub. This means that the pulling spokes elongate and the pushing spokes shorten. At the cross-over point, they move against each other. This has to happen, is perfectly normal and completely harmless. However, if you have too little tension in the wheel, this movement will be excessive. Have the wheel retensioned.

 

A second possibility is that the disc-side spokes are laced wrongly and the spokes are pulled towards the left and they may hit the brake mount posts on the fork or even the calliper or calliper adapters. Have a look for evidence of chafing there. However, that makes more of a clunk clunk sound than squeaking.

 

I have that exact clunk on the 29er XT wheels. Under very hard braking you can hear a clunk or two.

[Mojoman]

So I received my Mtb yesterday. A 2nd hand hardtail 29er. Assembled and took it out for the obligatory up and down the road.

Under hard braking the spokes squeak, should I ignore or clean or lube where the spoke cross?

On my new bike's wheels I had the same problem as well as on my last lot of (but they are cheapies) wheels.

I put a drop ( and I mean a drop!) of oil at the point where the spokes cross over, spin the wheel and wipe clean.

I also took a spoke spanner and made less than a 1/4 turn on each spoke.

Wheels are now quiet.

These are 26in wheels.

Edited October 12, 2012 by Mojoman

[Mojoman]

On my new bike's wheels I had the same problem as well as on my last lot of (but they are cheapies) wheels.

I put a drop ( and I mean a drop!) of oil at the point where the spokes cross over, spin the wheel and wipe clean.

I also took a spoke spanner and made less than a 1/4 turn on each spoke.

Wheels are now quiet.

These are 26in wheels.

And I think sqeeky spokes beats squealy brakes!

[TNT1]

Radial spokes on a MTB is a very bad idea.

 

Tying and soldering is yesterday's poor science.

 

 

I see you got your sense of humour at the same place as Oom H.