Why creaking noise while in highiest gears?
05-09-06, 09:56 PM
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 40
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Why creaking noise while in highiest gears?
It's coming from the rear and I assume it's the cassette, but not %100. Anyways, if i'm in one of the highest few gears(top 2 or 3 only) and I attempt to sprint while at a higher speed then normal I hear a loud noise on each revoloution. I have a feeling it's just part of the deal, but thought i'd ask?
05-09-06, 10:32 PM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: silicon valley
Posts: 1,774
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by lancewho05
It's coming from the rear and I assume it's the cassette, but not %100. Anyways, if i'm in one of the highest few gears(top 2 or 3 only) and I attempt to sprint while at a higher speed then normal I hear a loud noise on each revoloution. I have a feeling it's just part of the deal, but thought i'd ask?
i've found that it's my XTR derailleur fixing bolt. the bolt is ti and so is my frame. i greased the threads where it screws in the frame and i dripped some oil around where the bolt is housed in the derailleur.
i've never had a cassette creak.
erader
05-10-06, 04:36 AM
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Beaufort, South Carolina, USA and surrounding islands.
Posts: 8,521
Bikes: Cannondale R500, Motobecane Messenger
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Could also just be plain old frame flex.
05-10-06, 08:11 AM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: silicon valley
Posts: 1,774
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by DieselDan
Could also just be plain old frame flex.
erader
05-10-06, 10:05 AM
#6
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 40
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
what is frame flex? also, if anyone feels like it explain how to tighten the cassette lock-ring's. But like i said it only occurs when i'm mashing at high speeds in my top gears. Thanks.
08-10-06, 11:45 AM
#7
Cadence Schmadence!
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Folsom, CA
Posts: 371
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Locating creaks while riding is frustrating. I have a loud creaking noise that is synchronized with pedal strokes. the noise occurs only under heavy load like hill climbing on or off the saddle. It sounds like it is coming from the pedals or the bottom brackets. All components are new (Shimano 105) and the the LBS who installed the components re-checked everything and can't find the source. Can it be the cassette? I haven't changed that in about 1 year, the chain is fairly new.
Please help.
Please help.
