Brett Eloff Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 39 minutes ago, Eugene said: Almost every creak sounds like it is coming from the bb and almost every creak happens on the pedal stroke. There are so many things that could cause it. Process of elimination is the only way to go. I once had a creak that drove me nuts, I could not find the problem 2am in the morning, I suddenly had a thought. Jumped out of bed, went to the garage, tossed the bike upsidedown and there it was, a crack in the shell of the saddle. Another saddle and the problem was solved. 😆
Brett Eloff Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 Thinking of renaming this topic "The Creak Epic"!
Martin PJ Posted February 4 Posted February 4 I have had creak coming from cracked rear axle, it was snapped through. Also a loose chain master link, changed the BB three times before realising it's not the BB.
MarcoDeS Posted February 4 Posted February 4 On 2/3/2026 at 12:31 PM, Brett Eloff said: Having some trouble with a creaking around the BB area - on my Scott RC Pro with Raceface ring & carbon cranks. Bike shop replaced BB with pricey Token Ninja product. Creaking is back after less than 100km riding. And exact same noise as experienced before the bearing was replaced. Now they want to replace a big pivot bearing. But the creaking only happens when pedalling. So surely the pivot can't be the problem? Any advice most welcome. Brett Which shop is this?
Brett Eloff Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 1 minute ago, MarcoDeS said: Which shop is this? I'd rather not say for now; wanna give them a chance to get this right... Mook 1
Brett Eloff Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 7 minutes ago, Martin PJ said: I have had creak coming from cracked rear axle, it was snapped through. Also a loose chain master link, changed the BB three times before realising it's not the BB. Crikey. Creakey! I'm gonna make a note to check the chain (master link). Creaking & squeaking is no good. I had a hip replaced a few years back. The ball (that fits into the socket) is made from ceramic, but the acetabulum (socket) is made from a specially treated polyethylene (the inexpensive stuff they make canoes from). Why not make the socket from a ceramic as well? Because it will squeak. Other people will hear you coming. That's a much bigger problem than a squeaky, creaky bicycle! Zebra 1
Dusty Posted February 5 Posted February 5 8 minutes ago, Jbr said: it's never the bottom bracket If it's a press fit bb, it may be.........😀
Alouette3 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Why did you only replace 6 of the pivot bearings? If you going to replace one, replace them all, usually 10 or 11 of them.
michaelbiker Posted February 5 Posted February 5 2 hours ago, Dusty said: If it's a press fit bb, it may be.........😀 Maybe I'm just lucky, but I've never had a pressfit BB creak in the 10 years I have been riding them across 6 different carbon frames. I think PF BB issues are a bit overblown. I have had a threaded BB creak though because it worked itself loose.
Brett Eloff Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 59 minutes ago, Alouette3 said: Why did you only replace 6 of the pivot bearings? If you going to replace one, replace them all, usually 10 or 11 of them. It was six other bearings that were replaced - not any of the pivots - yet. You are correct; there seem to be 10 pivot bearings in total on the Scott RC 900 Pro (it's the 2020 bike - without the integrated shock design). Bike shop guy probably wants to do the four main pivot bearings, but I'm first waiting to see how they get on with replacing the cranks & ring.
Brett Eloff Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 14 minutes ago, michaelbiker said: Maybe I'm just lucky, but I've never had a pressfit BB creak in the 10 years I have been riding them across 6 different carbon frames. I think PF BB issues are a bit overblown. I have had a threaded BB creak though because it worked itself loose. 14 minutes ago, michaelbiker said: Maybe I'm just lucky, but I've never had a pressfit BB creak in the 10 years I have been riding them across 6 different carbon frames. I think PF BB issues are a bit overblown. I have had a threaded BB creak though because it worked itself loose. The bike in question has a pressfit BB92
Martin PJ Posted February 5 Posted February 5 23 minutes ago, Brett Eloff said: The bike in question has a pressfit BB92 My son had a BB92, whatever we did it creaked, eventually fitted a BB which tightened in the middle. There are these designs which join at a thread in the middle. Token make them and others. Dusty 1
droo Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Early pressfit designs creaked, newer ones very rarely. If it's been creaking for a while it can wear out the BB shell, at which point the thread-together models solve this problem. In the OP's case, the BB that fits a 30mm spindle into a 41mm BB shell is a horrible thing - expensive and prone to wearing out much quicker than it should. The Shimano crank transplant will definitely eliminate the BB as the source of the creak, but will involve another new BB cos it's 24mm. OP - did they by any chance replace your chain at the same time?
RobynE 🚵♀️ Posted February 5 Posted February 5 My creak (which I would have sworn was coming from the BB/crank/seat tube area) came from the cassette (Sunrace I think) where the rivets had worked loose over time, though you couldn’t feel it by hand. Every time I pedalled it would creak. Changed to a SRAM 10-50 cassette and the creak was instantly gone. This was after much stripping and lubing and checking of a mountain of other things.
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