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    Any guesses what this clicking/creaking sound is? Details on what I’ve already tried in comments

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    1. nut_hoarder on

      I’ve regreased and reinstalled BB, crank, chainrings, and pedals with no change. I’ve also tried other pedals, which is the only thing I can easily swap out (no other compatible wheels). I haven’t reproduced the noise without actually riding.

      I mostly notice this noise when I’m in the small ring, but it does happen in the big ring as well.

      Seems to be tied to crank revolutions but not 1:1.

      Sometimes, I get a much more pronounced creak (longer creaking noise, less clicky), which turns back into this normal click after brief backpedaling.

      It’s a thread-together BB86 bottom bracket, am I wrong that replacing the BB is a reasonable next step at this point? The bearings don’t feel bad in my hands.

    3. Muddydogcx on

      Can you throw in a different rear wheel and listen? If it remains, swap the bb

    5. fidelcastrol06 on

      In my case, one of the derailleur hanger had a loose screw.
      Battled with that noise for months, eventually had to bring the bike to my LBS.
      They found it quite fast. Fixed everything !

    6. JohnnyLitespeed on

      It’s a long shot, but if you have a SRAM chain, make sure the master link is not upside down.

    7. delta_2k on

      Believe it or not I had a two creaks I could not locate. I started systematically greasing.

      1st went on the rear derailleur hanger

      2nd – was the water bottle screws. Enough flex in the carbon to create a click on the pedal strokes under load.

      Crazy – but did find them.

    8. Fjellsvejs on

      Crazy, i have the exact same sound/pattern, though mostly in the big chainring.

      The bike is basically brand new, and it started after mounting new carbon wheels, with new centerlock rotors and mounting the old cassette.

      I have no idea what it could be so far.

    10. Scharco_de_la_Marf on

      I also had a one-sided clicking noise and it almost drove me crazy.
      The solution was to completely remove the seatpost, clean everything thoroughly, put it back together, and then apply a thick layer of grease to protect it from dirt.

    11. guywithaplant on

      I can’t tell what crank that is. Any chance that’s one of the Ultegra that was recalled? I remember they sent out an audio file with a clicking as a diagnostic.

      Probably not that but idk.

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