droo Posted March 14, 2018 Share Spent 2 hours hunting creaks on a Scalpel yesterday, it was the chainring. Plenty threads around with lists of stuff to check, and you get to ignore half of them cos you're on a HT... As for that mark, I'll put a sixer of your favourite beer on it being a dent from an overtorqued FD clamp. So don't panic unless it looks like it's moving. Andrew_Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Smith Posted March 14, 2018 Share Finding the creak on a bicycle is a pain in the butt... It can be anything. I used elimination to find my creak. Ended up being my pedals which needed new grease. As s14phoenix said, it can be the chainrings bolts too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouxenator Posted March 14, 2018 Share oh yes... my selle saddle likes creaking where the rails go into the saddle base...The cheap ass (pun intended) Marvel saddle on their has some scuff marks on the rails where it goes on the seatpost. I cleaned it and greased it, might just swap it out for a spare Selle that is lying in the spares box. About the Revel, it got stolen way back, replaced it with a Talon, cracked it a year later, replaced the frame, cracked it 6 months later, replaced the frame and sold it. Bought this Sola used and have been happy ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnavel Posted March 14, 2018 Share What cassette are you using? If it's a normal splined freewheel for Shimano and not an XD driver, then put a little grease on the splines. I have found over the years that some cassettes tend to creak under load - the grease solves this problem. dasilvarsa and Rouxenator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s14phoenix Posted March 14, 2018 Share The cheap ass (pun intended) Marvel saddle on their has some scuff marks on the rails where it goes on the seatpost. I cleaned it and greased it, might just swap it out for a spare Selle that is lying in the spares box. About the Revel, it got stolen way back, replaced it with a Talon, cracked it a year later, replaced the frame, cracked it 6 months later, replaced the frame and sold it. Bought this Sola used and have been happy ever since. Daaaaaaamn... check bottle cage bolts also. On another note - dusty cleats a and shoes have creaked plenty also. Sounds like you need a full strip down wash and lube on everything. Have had cassettes creak also from dust - typically between the freebody and cassette itself. Ek smeer alles met grease ... marine waterproof grease - doesn't wash out but not cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s14phoenix Posted March 14, 2018 Share What cassette are you using? If it's a normal splined freewheel for Shimano and not an XD driver, then put a little grease on the splines. I have found over the years that some cassettes tend to creak under load - the grease solves this problem. oh snap. Another funny one is the headset spacer creaks... I thought I had a creaky steerer and then when it wasn't - yup - greased the spacers - no more creak. Edited March 14, 2018 by s14phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted March 14, 2018 Share I'm so glad i'm hard of hearing... My bike can be screaming at me 6 ways from Sunday and I wouldn't know. Patensie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s14phoenix Posted March 14, 2018 Share I'm so glad i'm hard of hearing... My bike can be screaming at me 6 ways from Sunday and I wouldn't know. my wife said the same thing about me... however I seem to hear every part squeak... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterF Posted March 14, 2018 Share Had a creak on a Cannondale Flash once that I struggled to find. Turned out to be one of the bottle cage bolts on the seat tube that was rubbing against the seatpost. Who would have thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket-Boy Posted March 14, 2018 Share grease the contact surface of quick release skewers, that was my problem at one stage. Aboslute last thing I thought of too Rouxenator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJ Posted March 14, 2018 Share Looks like a scratch. Cracks follow straight lines I'd imagine Rouxenator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberdrake Posted March 14, 2018 Share Its definitely a crack/snapped replace the frame with a shiny new one ASAP! Good luck finding that creak its a pain.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted March 14, 2018 Share so glad this story has A happy ending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durbanjacques Posted March 14, 2018 Share For me it was the seatpost creaking in the frame. I put some copperslip in there and it creaked no more. But yes a creak can come from anywhere and drive you insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerklong Posted March 14, 2018 Share When i get a creak I just take it apart and grease everything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2fly Posted March 14, 2018 Share Either replace BB bearings or pop the seals and push fresh grease.The second one solved my nearly new MTB from creaking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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