Love it when I guess right
10-02-12, 10:56 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: London
Posts: 2,421
Bikes: Baum Romano, Brompton S2, Homemade Bamboo!
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 474 Post(s)
Liked 204 Times
in
129 Posts
Love it when I guess right
The bike has been making a 'tick' sound at times during the pedal stroke. Not all the time. Not always in the same conditions. Slightly annoying.
So, I put a bit of thought into it and tried to isolate it. Tested things like: in saddle and out of saddle, focus on one leg or the other, different cadences, leaning the bike either side - and so on.
Usually there are any number of possible causes. Folks often think it must be the crank, but more often than not it is something silly like the seatpost, rear quick release and so on.
I guessed pedals. Took them off, cleaned threads, added new grease and slapped them back on.
I love it when I guess right!
So, I put a bit of thought into it and tried to isolate it. Tested things like: in saddle and out of saddle, focus on one leg or the other, different cadences, leaning the bike either side - and so on.
Usually there are any number of possible causes. Folks often think it must be the crank, but more often than not it is something silly like the seatpost, rear quick release and so on.
I guessed pedals. Took them off, cleaned threads, added new grease and slapped them back on.
I love it when I guess right!
10-03-12, 03:44 AM
#4
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 41,630
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
Mentioned: 556 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 21161 Post(s)
Liked 7,672 Times
in
3,607 Posts
10-03-12, 07:39 AM
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: South Florida
Posts: 1,104
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
pedel grease and skewer tightness is the two things you always check first when someone is complaining about their crank clicking.
10-03-12, 07:42 AM
#7
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: London
Posts: 2,421
Bikes: Baum Romano, Brompton S2, Homemade Bamboo!
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 474 Post(s)
Liked 204 Times
in
129 Posts
Can you ride safely in HK?
Well, I've been here 6 years and I'm not dead yet. I even commute to work - but most folks do think I'm nuts.
I think the discussion in A&S about odd regional driving behaviours sums it up. HK drivers are bad in certain way, but once you know what to expect you can live with it. You do pick your training times and locations, but overall it is safe enough.
Drivers here have poor 'road-craft', but are not aggressive.
Well, I've been here 6 years and I'm not dead yet. I even commute to work - but most folks do think I'm nuts.
I think the discussion in A&S about odd regional driving behaviours sums it up. HK drivers are bad in certain way, but once you know what to expect you can live with it. You do pick your training times and locations, but overall it is safe enough.
Drivers here have poor 'road-craft', but are not aggressive.
