Hey, 2003 gary fisher sugar creaks when pedaling hard. Changed the pedals and changed the hollowtech bottom bracket and used grease on all threads. All bolts should be in momentum. I greased the rear suspension pivots and the sound got almost away when pedalin uphills. It only creaks when im on the bike, so i think its the rear suspension pivots. There is no play anywhere on the bike, why does it sound like this?
+ The sound comes even if i stand on the pedals
+ On the video i press pedals with rear brake on
Because the sound only appears when im on the bike, i think it has something to do with rear suspension bushings/pivots. But there is no play, should i try to buy new bushings?
Update: i think i found it, ill put a picture in comments
Creaking sound… Any suggestions?
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by Mammoth_Wonder_2603
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Saddle?
Saddle rails or seatpost?
Because the sound only appears when im on the bike, i think it has something to do with rear suspension bushings/pivots. But there is no play, should i try to buy new bushings? I already greased the bushing axles on every pivot and the sound got little milder when pedaling uphils but still sound like this.
I would guess BB and it sounds like rubbing so I’m going to guess cranks rubbing on the BB cups, but’s just a guess. I’m guessing that that BB is a probably a replacement from the original BB which may have been a octalink or something similar. Did it creak before?
Update: when i loosen this screw the creaking stops! I already added a thin layer of ptfe grease to that bushing, should i get new bushings or is this noise normal lol?
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