It could be a number of things. Check to see if your front wheel is wobbling. If it is, it could either need to be tightened to the forks or your hub could be loose, in which case you’ll need to tighten the bolts that sit on the inside of the fork. If it’s neither of those things, check your headset/steer tube
No_Wrangler_7443 on
I think it’s normal. My bikes do it too. Not sure what causes it, but seems like fork vibrations. As long as nothing’s loose, should be fine.
Major_Ad_1980 on
Sounds pretty dialed to me. Only sounds you should be worried about are pinging, crackling and rattling.. that just sounds like normal vibrations going through the steel.
dvinrak on
Almost 15 years tinkering on bikes my immediate thought was its just the cranks moving when you drop it. After listening multiple times, the clicking and rattling sounds like it’s just the chain. It especially happens when your chain is tight, causes the rings to rattle between the joints. Sounds super clean to me.
MjDenni86 on
Just make sure everything is tight and you should be good. It almost sounds like a pedal rattling around? It doesnt sound like metal on metal to me, hence the suspected pedal. Make sure you check your spokes too. If ones extra loose maybe its causing some ruckus.
mattogeewha on
Pedals
beanthepiggy on
Either your headset is loose, the front wheel is loose or a cable is rattling. I’d go for the headset first.
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It could be a number of things. Check to see if your front wheel is wobbling. If it is, it could either need to be tightened to the forks or your hub could be loose, in which case you’ll need to tighten the bolts that sit on the inside of the fork. If it’s neither of those things, check your headset/steer tube
I think it’s normal. My bikes do it too. Not sure what causes it, but seems like fork vibrations. As long as nothing’s loose, should be fine.
Sounds pretty dialed to me. Only sounds you should be worried about are pinging, crackling and rattling.. that just sounds like normal vibrations going through the steel.
Almost 15 years tinkering on bikes my immediate thought was its just the cranks moving when you drop it. After listening multiple times, the clicking and rattling sounds like it’s just the chain. It especially happens when your chain is tight, causes the rings to rattle between the joints. Sounds super clean to me.
Just make sure everything is tight and you should be good. It almost sounds like a pedal rattling around? It doesnt sound like metal on metal to me, hence the suspected pedal. Make sure you check your spokes too. If ones extra loose maybe its causing some ruckus.
Pedals
Either your headset is loose, the front wheel is loose or a cable is rattling. I’d go for the headset first.