Creaking and rattling bike driving me nuts

[Milosh]

When you are slowly grinding up that long long hill in the heat you can hear your own heartbeat ;-) 

[EmptyB]

Money spent on creaks and rattles is an investment in your own sanity.

 

Couldn't agree more, just sorted mine out!

 

It almost puts me off getting on the bike

[dev null]

Hubbers, I feel like screaming hallelujah!

 

I found the source of my squeak, creaks and rattle.  And it was all just one guilty bugger. And that bugger was a seized and broken bearing in one of my suspension pivots.

 

Now I am going to replace all of them, just for my own sanity.

 

What a joy to cycle a completely quiet steed.  Whilst I was feeling frisky in the replacing bearings department, I also cleaned my free-hub and replaced it's bearings with some Enduro bearings.

[AlanD]

Hubbers, I feel like screaming hallelujah!

 

I found the source of my squeak, creaks and rattle. And it was all just one guilty bugger. And that bugger was a seized and broken bearing in one of my suspension pivots.

 

Now I am going to replace all of them, just for my own sanity.

 

What a joy to cycle a completely quiet steed. Whilst I was feeling frisky in the replacing bearings department, I also cleaned my free-hub and replaced it's bearings with some Enduro bearings.

Fantastic, well done. Amazing how that satisfaction of resolving a creak, squeek and rattle is the best feeling ever...like the earth can revolve again.