Mountain Biking - Clicking...Somtimes Clunking, DRIVING ME INSANE!!!

when i pedal this clicking sound is being made. And in some cases, clunking. Now, i cant seem to figure it out, because when i put the bike on a stand, to get upclose, and i turn the crank nothing happens. Because it only clicks when i put pressure on the pedals. Not alot of pressure, just a bit. Now it doesent click if i pedal backwards, or bike really slow on a low gear. But it's driving me insane!!!
PLEASE HELP! IM DESPERATE!

its tough to tell people whats wrong with their bike purely based on a description...

but then again, ive seen it and still have no idea :P

where's the clunking comming from? need new bearing or something?

try regreasing your bearings in your bottombracket.

try regreasing your bearings in your bottombracket.


I did...hmmm, danka was telling me something about a freewheel

What bike do you have? it could be lots of things. Do you feel this in your pedals? It could be loose crank arms, it could be a spent freewheel of freehub body, it could be worn derailleur pulleys etc, you need to check your drivertrain for loose whatever or worn whatever.

Sounds like your pedals or your bottom bracket.

Try pedaling with one foot at a time to see if it's in the pedals.

To check the bb, grab each crank arm and torque them sideways. If they wiggle significantly, your BB is shot!

On less expensive bikes, they usually put the cheapest crapiest BB they can buy. They are usually the first things that go!

L8R

Ok, ok, i think it's a loose cassette. So how do you tighten it??

http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/index.shtml

It sounds like the pedals to me, often a worn bearing with result in a clicking sound with weight applied.

ITS FIXED! Ok, here's what happend...

I brought it to my LBS and he said it was the pedals, or the bottem bracket. Needing new pedals anyway, i bought some, and installed them at the shop. It still clicked. :( So i asked them how much it would be to get a new bottem bracket, and they said 60$ and it's gunna take about a week. (im gettin off topic but trust me...it's going somewhere) So i went to this other LBS called Spoke O' Motion. I asked them how much it would cost, and i just about flipped when he said this... "Bottem bracket is gunna cost you 30$, we'll install it free, and give you a free full tune up. We'll install right now, it'l only take 15 mins" :) WOW! They trued both my rims, adjusted my brakes, installed the bracket, changed my brake pads, straighted my crooked rotor on my rear wheel, adjusted my gears, and it only took 15-20 mins! AND it was free! I just had to pay for the bottem bracket (30$) Hehehe, i just thought i would share that experince with you guys.

wait.. REPLACED your brake pads? for FREE? wow.

Spoke O' Motion rules all

^^ooooh yes, yes it does!!

Sounds like your pedals or your bottom bracket.

Try pedaling with one foot at a time to see if it's in the pedals.

To check the bb, grab each crank arm and torque them sideways. If they wiggle significantly, your BB is shot!

On less expensive bikes, they usually put the cheapest crapiest BB they can buy. They are usually the first things that go!

L8R


You must all bow down to the Supreme A2PSYKLNUT!

Nailed it!

L8R

hahahaha... you ARE god.

ITS FIXED! Ok, here's what happend...

I brought it to my LBS and he said it was the pedals, or the bottem bracket. Needing new pedals anyway, i bought some, and installed them at the shop. It still clicked.

sounds like a scheme to noob you into buying pedals, Which ones did you buy from them?

ROFL I laff at all of you. This entire thread becomes more of a joke with every post. BTW, kool that u fixed it. Now...to find a local spok o motion around here.