Noise with new Zipps
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 135
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Noise with new Zipps
Finally tried my new wheels - got a great deal on Zedtech 3s off a Cannondale Supersix Ultimate. I had to switch the hub to Campy, then got Swiss Stops. Tried for the first time today, and I loved them. The ride is buttery with the tubulars, the braking with the Swiss Stops is great. My only issue - they make noise with each revolution. Don't know if it's from a slight out-of-round at the valve but it's definitely noticeable. While short of annoying, I'd definitely prefer to rid myself of it if possible.
#2
Dirt-riding heretic
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Gig Harbor, WA
Posts: 17,413
Bikes: Lynskey R230/Red, Blue Triad SL/Red, Cannondale Scalpel 3/X9
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 8 Times
in
7 Posts
Try undoing the rear skewer and make sure that the springs aren't catching anywhere. I have no idea why it makes a difference, but I had the same click-with-each-revolution problem, and I removed and reinstalled the rear skewer and it was fine.
__________________
"Unless he was racing there was no way he could match my speed."
"Unless he was racing there was no way he could match my speed."
#3
Carpe Diem
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: MABRA
Posts: 13,149
Bikes: 2007 CAAD9; 2014 CAADX; PedalForce CG1
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Pete you can't just keep popping into threads without formally announcing your return via a thread of your own.
__________________
"When you are chewing the bars at the business end of a 90 mile road race you really dont care what gear you have hanging from your bike so long as it works."
ΛΧΑ ΔΞ179 - 15% off your first Hammer Nutrition order!
"When you are chewing the bars at the business end of a 90 mile road race you really dont care what gear you have hanging from your bike so long as it works."
ΛΧΑ ΔΞ179 - 15% off your first Hammer Nutrition order!
#4
Dirt-riding heretic
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Gig Harbor, WA
Posts: 17,413
Bikes: Lynskey R230/Red, Blue Triad SL/Red, Cannondale Scalpel 3/X9
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 8 Times
in
7 Posts
And risk being called pretentious and self-important? Heavens no. This is BF, after all.
__________________
"Unless he was racing there was no way he could match my speed."
"Unless he was racing there was no way he could match my speed."
#5
Successful alcoholic
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Toronto
Posts: 981
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 21 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
If the noise is a clicking at each revolution, it could be as simple as a small diameter valve stem passing through a slightly larger hole in the rim. At each revolution, the slight flexing of the tire causes the valve stem to move back and forth in the rim just enough to make an audible clicking noise. I solved it on my old Corimas by cutting a small piece of a foam sleeve that the local stationery shop sells as pencil/pen grips and putting it around the stem and wedged into the rim.