I cannot figure out what this creak is. I’ve swapped out my BB 3 times, torqued everything to spec on the rear end but cannot get ride of this. Sometimes it’ll go away for like 20-30 miles and come back. Please help. Also ignore my shitty bar taping.
by shir6685
19 Comments
Is it a
new chain on an old chain ring
or an old chain on a new chain ring?
pedals?
It’s your knees
Could be seat post or saddle. As your weight/body shifts during pedaling both can creak, if not torqued or set properly, and can sound like a bad bottom bracket.
Are your wheel spokes very loose?
Those are some crazy short cranks…! On topic: has it done it since new? Could be a BB shell that isn’t straight. Does it change frequency in proportion to your cadence?
Could be poor dimensionality/tolerancing of the bottom bracket or seatpost on a cheaply made frame. Yes that [Elves](https://youtu.be/Lme3521aL1o?si=NiZoSAiZ_o68RFk8) is a cheaply made frame.
It’s doing it every half rotation of each leg. The only thing that would point to would be your bottom bracket.
Omg fix your bar tape please
I had that same noise when my crank was loose.
I had this kind of creak on my trek mtb. Wasnt constant but cane and went , until it was constant. Rear hub was faulty and got a complete new wheel under warranty.
Comes from your bar tape !
My most recent creak like this was rear wheel skewer slightly too loose. Thought it was seat or bottom bracket.
It could be the cranks shaft: maybe is not straight and that’s why you hear this noise, as it pushes harder on the bearings of each side. It’s worth checking
tigth chain / no oil, loose motor, loose cranks, try spin the pedals without force, if its sound migth be motor or cranks, if only sound when you aply preassure maybe tigth chain
Putting my money on a poorly guided chain around the derailleur jockey wheels.
Is it in all gears? How is your chainline with that 1 by?
It sounds like a metal on metal noise. Post a Pic of your derailleur?
Many years ago, my pedals made the same noise. So I just bought new ones
Bullfrog in your water bottle