This creaking sound happened after I washed my front tire. What’s going on, did I wash some lubricant away?
This creaking sound happened after I washed my front tire. What’s going on, did I wash some lubricant away?
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by YaBooiiiiiii
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Maybe you should not only clean your front tire, maybe try to wash the whole bike as a whole. The noise may come actually from that. Do also clean your disc brakes, maybe some dirt is stuck there in the mount
Speaking of, I don’t think you washed some lubricant away, since you only washed the tires as far as I’ve understood.
Sounds like your hub bearings might need servicing.
Your bearings are shot
Third vote for shot bearings.
Sounds like you rinsed some grits into your bearings, yeah –
Bearings are wearing out, bike is still ridable, I’ve ridden mine like that for years. To repair it, the bearings will at least need adjustment, probably need a repack of grease, and if that doesn’t fix it, then needs new bearings.
It is ridable as-is.