Naterider

So my bike makes some kind of creaking noises when I am out of the saddle climbing. Anybody have any ideas on what it might be?

Mr.Barbeque!

Wow, I have the same problem, I thought I would be the only person. I thought it was the rim but could not exactly tell where it was coming from.

Naterider

Yeah. It's really hard to tell where the noise is coming from.

Farby

check your quick release skewers

Crash716

check your drop outs to make sure they are clean. clean your cleats and pedals. tighten your chainring bolts and your cassette.

make sure your crankset is tight also.

check all your steering related bolts (stem bolts from the expander plug to the handlebars are tight)

also be sure to check the frame over for cracks.


I have a set of Zipp 303's that if I get just a little dirt on the front drop outs you would swear my frame is self destructing.

Naterider

Thanks Crash! I will get on that and report back...

agoodale

I've had creaking problems due to:

freehub - fix: disassemble, clean & lube.
seat tube bottle cage - fix: remove, clean, install with properly torqued bolts

Naterider

So I just spent 20 minutes doing what crash suggested. I went for a test ride and the creaking noise is gone! Yeah baby!!!