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FuinFirith on July 20, 2024 8:28 am My exercise bike often makes a ton of noise, including grinding, rumbling, clicking, rattling, and loud knocking. Are there any obvious likely culprits? Bearings, lubrication, alignment, fractures? Something else? I’d sure appreciate any thoughts! Additional notes: * When I abruptly stop pedaling, the flywheel of course continues to spin, but the troublesome noises stop. * The crank arms appear to be securely attached to the axle, I don’t think the pedals are generating the noises, and the belt tension seems fine. * [Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2xqdHJKjMc)’s a version of the video with the hum of the freezer in the background roughly filtered out. * The bike is a Schwinn 170 upright (2016 model). The assembly manual is [here](https://download.bowflex.com/supportdocs/AM_OM/Schwinn/SCH.170.MY16.AM.OM.WARR.EN.pdf). I don’t see a service manual for this model, but the following year’s model (which is similar) does have one, [here](https://download.bowflex.com/supportdocs/AM_OM/Schwinn/SCH.170.MY17.SM.EN.pdf).
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My exercise bike often makes a ton of noise, including grinding, rumbling, clicking, rattling, and loud knocking.
Are there any obvious likely culprits? Bearings, lubrication, alignment, fractures? Something else?
I’d sure appreciate any thoughts!
Additional notes:
* When I abruptly stop pedaling, the flywheel of course continues to spin, but the troublesome noises stop.
* The crank arms appear to be securely attached to the axle, I don’t think the pedals are generating the noises, and the belt tension seems fine.
* [Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2xqdHJKjMc)’s a version of the video with the hum of the freezer in the background roughly filtered out.
* The bike is a Schwinn 170 upright (2016 model). The assembly manual is [here](https://download.bowflex.com/supportdocs/AM_OM/Schwinn/SCH.170.MY16.AM.OM.WARR.EN.pdf). I don’t see a service manual for this model, but the following year’s model (which is similar) does have one, [here](https://download.bowflex.com/supportdocs/AM_OM/Schwinn/SCH.170.MY17.SM.EN.pdf).