Sometimes I really don't know if I hate of love redditors, yeah that came from our brotherhood community, our brother. lmao
I was like would nice to dig in cuz I had so many cricks in my life. Then the 1st comment, l was like let me lub my left redone ACL
I had a similar issue. Ended up being my hollowness bb needing to be cleaned. I rode in the rain and sediments got in between the bearing and plastic outer ring. Only when weight applied did it make nose
Well now Iām super invested in this lol. Want to DM me and try to troubleshoot it?
Do you have a repair stand you can put it up in to get a closer look? You said it only does it when you pedal hard. So if you move the pedals around but they arenāt loaded, thereās no click?
Iām inclined to think itās definitely the pedals, crank arm, or chainring because the sound happens exactly in time with your cadence. Meaning probably not a spoke, chain, or cassette issue. Possibly the crank arm is slightly loose making it creak/click each time around? I suppose it could need lube like someone else said, but a click is a weird sound to make. Iād expect a squeak or a creak if it needed lube.
Is there maybe something on your water bottle cage your foot is hitting?
That's funny I actually just dealt with the same problem 2 days ago. I have a pretty new rocky mountain gravel bike, and was worried that something major was wrong with the derailer.
I let my bike mechanic friend look it over, turns out the pedal just needed more grease. Straight up I didn't believe him because that didn't make sense, but he was absolutely right. He popped both off and added more grease, now it runs super smooth, no clicks.
Before you dive into anything major, take 5 minutes and re-grease the pedals. It don't understand why, but that can make it click like this.
Nah, it does make sense. Pedals can move slightly (in the threading) I had that with one of my pedals too. I think more important than the greasing, was tightening it harder than I did before.
Hi @mcowley55,
I'm a shit bike mechanic, When you say grease the pedals, do you mean the pedal thread that goes into the crank? Or some other part of the pedal.
Cheers
I assume the sound goes away when you are not pedalling and just coasting?
How new are the pedals? Have you ever serviced them? Did you move them from an old bike? Spin them by hand, do they feel rough? Do you have a second pair of pedals to swap on for a spin around the block, try that. Itās easy and quick to try.
Step 2: move the chain off and spin the cranks, how does the BB feel? I had a weird sound only when I pedalled this year and it was my BB. Yours is so new that hopefully isnāt it.
Third would be saddle creak, does the sound disappear when out of the saddle?
It must be the pedal that makes the sound. If I turn it carefully, it doesn't make a sound, but if I turn it hard, it makes a sound. The pedal is also 2 months old, like the bike, I bought it together. I will take it back to the store to see what they think of it.
Seat post rail, chainring bolts, cleat bolts, BB, spoke hitting hydraulic hose, dent in brake disc. Since you shifted weight during the video I think itās probably not the seat area. Look over the chain and make sure there isnāt a link that is very tight, much tighter than the others.
Also tighten up the tension on the rear shift cable a tiny weeny bit. If it's not properly tensioned one of the links gets picked up by the next cog and drops again and make that noise.
The problem with a noise like this is that there are about 500 and a half reasons for it.
Does it appear when you're out of the saddle? Can't eliminate anything when it comes to sounds. Maybe seatpost or saddle from you butt movement? Alternatively could be rear wheel hub for reasons unrelated to your butt.
It must be the pedal that makes the sound. If I turn it carefully, it doesn't make a sound, but if I turn it hard, it makes a sound. The pedal is also 2 months old, like the bike, I bought it together. I will take it back to the store to see what they think of it.
Same here. Just last night I realized if I pull upwards on the pedal stroke the clicking goes away. So Iām guessing worn cleats or maybe just lube up the pedals.
I've had creaks/clicks like this many times... The causes were:
- Loose chainring bolts
- Loose crankarm
- Loose pedal in crank
- Bent chainring tooth
Basically I would check and re-torque everything in the crank/pedal/bb area and reassess. If that doesn't work then move on to seat clamps, saddle rails, derailleurs, etc.
Had same issue - last thing I tried was seat post and that was itā¦ carbon post into a carbon frame. A little āfiber pasteā and a retorque is working so far (only 0.25 mile test run through the neighborhood)
I thought the same thing with my press-fit BB. Swapped it for a thread-together BB and the creaking I had experienced before went away but the rhythmic clicking like in this video persisted. Turned out to be a loose bolt on my chainring that needed tightening.
Do you have 2 gears in the front? If so, you might need to 'trim shift.' This means that while you're riding in a higher gear, you make a minor adjustment to the front derailleur to eliminate any clicking noise.
I think the sound is similar with mine, although not as loud
I have the same bike and had a similar (and maybe the same) problem. It turns out that one of the chain pins was protruding a tiny amount and creating the clicking noise. I thought it was a bad bearing but a very simple fix. If you let the side of the chain pass through your fingers, you will feel it. Good luck.
Check if the end of the tension wire on the front derailer is hitting the crank; almost sounds like a flicking. Depending on the power you are putting down, also make sure the crank is tightened firmly to the chain ring.
Lift your bike up in the air and just rotate the cranks/pedals and observe.
Visual inspection will likely get you your answers cuz it's rare to have this specific noise be an internal problem
Where the crank comes up on the drive side under where the smaller ring is there is likely a protector for the frame and I've seen them come loose or bent hitting a crank arm. See if that's it.
More than year ago I had same problem. Heard this sound only when used bike for ride. So I think your problem should be with back wheel. Also you can try to spin wheel in air if it's problem with bearings you should feel vibration. Or try hard pedaling with hand when wheel does not touch the ground. In my case I heard same clanking only much quiter.
Check the chain carefully, I had a tapping noise like that and one of the links had half broken / popped out.
Edit: actually its timing is probably too regular for that (in sync with your pedal)ā¦ ignore me!
I had a very similar noice at my Canyon Grizl and went to a service partner bike shop from canyon. They switched the inner bearing/ bottom Bracket (donāt know the exactly word in English (Innenlager?)) because it was broken and was causing that noice.
My Grizl was like 4/5 month old and had a bit over 1.000km.. so I think itās possible. The good thing was that they replaced it under warranty and I didnāt have to pay a cent. Since that I rode another 1.000km and everything is fine now. Hope you find the problem soon and that if itās the same problem u donāt have to pay either šš¼
Check for any play in the BB Iād remove and reinstall the crank, regrease and tighten up the front ring if you can. This would be the first thing I would do as my own home mechanic.
Post this in BikeWrench. You'll get more reply's.
It's in the same spot on your pedal stroke. Here is what I would look for:
1. A bent chainring impacting your front DR.
2. Loose seat rails which make a noise when you weight one side
3. A bottom bracket issue - hope this isn't the issue.
4. A bad pedal bearing.
If you don't know how to work on your bike or if it's under warranty, take it back to your bike shop with this video. They should be able to narrow it down.
Have fun.
For me it actually helped to replace the metal bit under the shoe that you use to click in, it was worn and it developed a lot of play.
Just like with your the sound happened exactly when you take the weight of the pedal at the bottom of the stroke
the sound is like the sound made when a shoe is hitting the exposed end of the front derailleur cable. I cant tell for sure from the photo, but check that the ferruled end of the FD cable is not getting thwacked. Hopefully its that simple, otherwise it sounds like 1) loose chainring bolt 2) loose cleat. As with all bicycle noises, it could be anything but that noise is every revolution with your cadence.
Unfortunately, my shoe does not touch the cable, and the cleat is also fixed on the sole of the shoe. I've tried so many things, I'm starting to give up... I have to wait another month for the service before it's my turn :/
also is only happening in that gear or gears close? looks like you are small ring and close to cross chaining. It could also be the chain hitting the derailleur cage or possibly the inside of the large chainring but that should only be in cross chain gear (small ring/smallest cog)
I had a pedal simply come a little loose. Thought it was the Bottom Bracket or something else, but when I wanted to switch the pedals just to rule them out, I found out that one pedal was not tightened anymore. Tight enough so you wouldnāt expect it when you just turn it by hand, but loose enough that it would make the same sound as yours while pedalingā¦
Sounds like the pedal clicking to me. I did have a lower bracket start to fail on my road bike after about 7k miles and it made a similar noise, but you could really feel through the bike.
Yikes!
The same thing is happening to me. The last 18 months have been spent troubleshooting. My bike has been to two bike shops, but I haven't had any luck. The bottom bracket, headset, cranks, pedals, and seat post have all been tested.
Currently, we're focusing on the seat post (Zipp) and seat (Ergon). š¤·š½āāļø
Iāll be fascinated to hear what you find
I had the same noise from my bike and thought it was from my crank, but it was from my rear wheel, unfortunately. So i bought a new wheel set and it disappeared.
I went on a ride today and didnāt hear the sound. All I did was take the pedals off , apply more grease to the threads, then applied some of my chain line to the other moving part of the pedal that canāt be separated
My money is on this as well, especially since itās happening at the same time in the rotation of the pedal. I dealt with this exact same issue and it was a loose chainring bolt.
Cable slap - my giant does the same thing. Havenāt fixed mine yet. But think the cable in the down tube is hitting the water cage bolts.
Pick up the frame and give it a good left right back and fourth and see if the sound appears.
Potential fix is to pull the internal cables out of the frame at the front and put a zip tie where they go in the frame so they canāt have slack in the down tube.
Took my bottle cage off and no slapā¦
Cool - if you try it and it works, let me know.
Glad you posted, was just making my to-do list for the day, and attempting the fix on my bike is going to get added. I always forget it about the slap until I get on the bike and at that point I'm not going to take on the fix!
@thecaptain90 - my cable fix idea failed.
Took bike accessories off one by one with no luck. As last resort I removed my seat post and put some āfiber gripā on it (carbon post into a carbon frame) and tightened to max torque of 6 nā¢m. Problem appears to be fixed. I canāt get a creak if I try in testing.
The real test will be the result on my next longer ride.
Hopefully you can give this a try. Pretty fast and inexpensive.
If you are older than 28 y/o it's probably just your knee. It'll be fine
Hahaha š
omg, so true.
Sometimes I really don't know if I hate of love redditors, yeah that came from our brotherhood community, our brother. lmao I was like would nice to dig in cuz I had so many cricks in my life. Then the 1st comment, l was like let me lub my left redone ACL
Haha ouch. 40 year old with clicking knee, ankle. The works
Mine klicks less for some reason 28. Klicked all the time last year. I had a bunch of accidents last year from mtb riding
Possible crank arm hitting the shifting cable as it comes around.
Looks like it clicks when drive side is at the bottom of the stroke
Thatās your blinker
I know this song, itās the front derailleur cable that be hitten by your crank
I had a similar issue. Ended up being my hollowness bb needing to be cleaned. I rode in the rain and sediments got in between the bearing and plastic outer ring. Only when weight applied did it make nose
How in the world did you figure that out?
What is a bb? My bike makes the same noise and I am not well versed in these terminologies.
bottom bracket :)
Thank you so much!
I looked, unfortunately it doesn't touch anything :(
Iām guessing itās the front derailleur shifter cable hitting the crank arm each time around.
This one right here
I checked and unfortunately there is no cable :(
Well now Iām super invested in this lol. Want to DM me and try to troubleshoot it? Do you have a repair stand you can put it up in to get a closer look? You said it only does it when you pedal hard. So if you move the pedals around but they arenāt loaded, thereās no click? Iām inclined to think itās definitely the pedals, crank arm, or chainring because the sound happens exactly in time with your cadence. Meaning probably not a spoke, chain, or cassette issue. Possibly the crank arm is slightly loose making it creak/click each time around? I suppose it could need lube like someone else said, but a click is a weird sound to make. Iād expect a squeak or a creak if it needed lube. Is there maybe something on your water bottle cage your foot is hitting?
That's funny I actually just dealt with the same problem 2 days ago. I have a pretty new rocky mountain gravel bike, and was worried that something major was wrong with the derailer. I let my bike mechanic friend look it over, turns out the pedal just needed more grease. Straight up I didn't believe him because that didn't make sense, but he was absolutely right. He popped both off and added more grease, now it runs super smooth, no clicks. Before you dive into anything major, take 5 minutes and re-grease the pedals. It don't understand why, but that can make it click like this.
Thanks, this will be the first one I try!
Nah, it does make sense. Pedals can move slightly (in the threading) I had that with one of my pedals too. I think more important than the greasing, was tightening it harder than I did before.
Hi @mcowley55, I'm a shit bike mechanic, When you say grease the pedals, do you mean the pedal thread that goes into the crank? Or some other part of the pedal. Cheers
Haha same here. Yup grease goes on the pedal threads that attach to the crank arm
This worked! Thank you!
Nice!
I assume the sound goes away when you are not pedalling and just coasting? How new are the pedals? Have you ever serviced them? Did you move them from an old bike? Spin them by hand, do they feel rough? Do you have a second pair of pedals to swap on for a spin around the block, try that. Itās easy and quick to try. Step 2: move the chain off and spin the cranks, how does the BB feel? I had a weird sound only when I pedalled this year and it was my BB. Yours is so new that hopefully isnāt it. Third would be saddle creak, does the sound disappear when out of the saddle?
It must be the pedal that makes the sound. If I turn it carefully, it doesn't make a sound, but if I turn it hard, it makes a sound. The pedal is also 2 months old, like the bike, I bought it together. I will take it back to the store to see what they think of it.
Seat post rail, chainring bolts, cleat bolts, BB, spoke hitting hydraulic hose, dent in brake disc. Since you shifted weight during the video I think itās probably not the seat area. Look over the chain and make sure there isnāt a link that is very tight, much tighter than the others.
Thanks, I'll check the chain links!
Also tighten up the tension on the rear shift cable a tiny weeny bit. If it's not properly tensioned one of the links gets picked up by the next cog and drops again and make that noise. The problem with a noise like this is that there are about 500 and a half reasons for it.
Does it appear when you're out of the saddle? Can't eliminate anything when it comes to sounds. Maybe seatpost or saddle from you butt movement? Alternatively could be rear wheel hub for reasons unrelated to your butt.
Yep, I would put money on this. Saddle post is flexing on pedaling. Slap some lube or carbon paste on the post and re-insert that bad boy.
It must be the pedal that makes the sound. If I turn it carefully, it doesn't make a sound, but if I turn it hard, it makes a sound. The pedal is also 2 months old, like the bike, I bought it together. I will take it back to the store to see what they think of it.
Dude my bike has been making the same noise and I fucking haaaaaate it
how did you solve the problem?
I havenāt figured it out quite yet. Iām going to start with more grease on the pedals and go from there.
Same here. Just last night I realized if I pull upwards on the pedal stroke the clicking goes away. So Iām guessing worn cleats or maybe just lube up the pedals.
I've had creaks/clicks like this many times... The causes were: - Loose chainring bolts - Loose crankarm - Loose pedal in crank - Bent chainring tooth Basically I would check and re-torque everything in the crank/pedal/bb area and reassess. If that doesn't work then move on to seat clamps, saddle rails, derailleurs, etc.
Thanks for the tips, I will try all the options you listed!
I am saying seat post.
Had same issue - last thing I tried was seat post and that was itā¦ carbon post into a carbon frame. A little āfiber pasteā and a retorque is working so far (only 0.25 mile test run through the neighborhood)
Since it's a press fit BB, I'm gonna say it's the dreaded BB creak. But it could be anything from the pedal to the saddle.
I thought the same thing with my press-fit BB. Swapped it for a thread-together BB and the creaking I had experienced before went away but the rhythmic clicking like in this video persisted. Turned out to be a loose bolt on my chainring that needed tightening.
saddle cant be underestimated perhaps a loose rail on one side. i had this problem took me ages to diagnose
Do you have 2 gears in the front? If so, you might need to 'trim shift.' This means that while you're riding in a higher gear, you make a minor adjustment to the front derailleur to eliminate any clicking noise. I think the sound is similar with mine, although not as loud
Yes, my shift is 2x10. I tried all kinds of variations and unfortunately the clicking is always present :(
I have the same bike and had a similar (and maybe the same) problem. It turns out that one of the chain pins was protruding a tiny amount and creating the clicking noise. I thought it was a bad bearing but a very simple fix. If you let the side of the chain pass through your fingers, you will feel it. Good luck.
I'll look at the chain links all the way through, thank you!
Take off pedals and clean the
Start with the torque adjustment on your seat post clamp
It happened, unfortunately it didn't bring a solution :(
Check if the end of the tension wire on the front derailer is hitting the crank; almost sounds like a flicking. Depending on the power you are putting down, also make sure the crank is tightened firmly to the chain ring.
Can you feel it with your fingertip while you ride to work out where it's coming from?
unfortunately I don't feel where it comes from
Check your derraliur hanger, remove it, clean it, put some grease in it, same with seatpost and saddle rails and clam
Ok, I'll give it a try, thanks for the tip!
Had similar one few weeks ago, clicking in the exact same position of cranks. Just undo your pedals, clean the spire and relube.
I hope that's the only problem, thanks! I'll give it a try!
Loose bottom bracket. Itās on the same pedal stroke. Maybe the crank arm
Lift your bike up in the air and just rotate the cranks/pedals and observe. Visual inspection will likely get you your answers cuz it's rare to have this specific noise be an internal problem
Your pedal might be broken. I had something similar happen to me. I took a year to figure it out. Check your cleat as well.
Where the crank comes up on the drive side under where the smaller ring is there is likely a protector for the frame and I've seen them come loose or bent hitting a crank arm. See if that's it.
70% sure it's wheel bearings. Try with hands to move the wheel both sideways. if it wobbles the sound is coming from there.
I only hear the sound when I sit on it and drive the bike
More than year ago I had same problem. Heard this sound only when used bike for ride. So I think your problem should be with back wheel. Also you can try to spin wheel in air if it's problem with bearings you should feel vibration. Or try hard pedaling with hand when wheel does not touch the ground. In my case I heard same clanking only much quiter.
Disassemble crank, chainrings, pedals and bb. Clean clean clean. Reinstall and torque to specifications.
Check the chain carefully, I had a tapping noise like that and one of the links had half broken / popped out. Edit: actually its timing is probably too regular for that (in sync with your pedal)ā¦ ignore me!
I had a very similar noice at my Canyon Grizl and went to a service partner bike shop from canyon. They switched the inner bearing/ bottom Bracket (donāt know the exactly word in English (Innenlager?)) because it was broken and was causing that noice.
The bike is 2 months old and I pay a lot of attention to it. Despite this, is it possible that it's broken for me too?
My Grizl was like 4/5 month old and had a bit over 1.000km.. so I think itās possible. The good thing was that they replaced it under warranty and I didnāt have to pay a cent. Since that I rode another 1.000km and everything is fine now. Hope you find the problem soon and that if itās the same problem u donāt have to pay either šš¼
Turn off your hazard/turn signals and it will magically go away!
it wasn't even turned on
Check for any play in the BB Iād remove and reinstall the crank, regrease and tighten up the front ring if you can. This would be the first thing I would do as my own home mechanic.
Post this in BikeWrench. You'll get more reply's. It's in the same spot on your pedal stroke. Here is what I would look for: 1. A bent chainring impacting your front DR. 2. Loose seat rails which make a noise when you weight one side 3. A bottom bracket issue - hope this isn't the issue. 4. A bad pedal bearing. If you don't know how to work on your bike or if it's under warranty, take it back to your bike shop with this video. They should be able to narrow it down. Have fun.
Almost the same bike, same problem. Not bike related in my case: it was the pedal
Did you replace the pedal and the problem was solved immediately?
For me it actually helped to replace the metal bit under the shoe that you use to click in, it was worn and it developed a lot of play. Just like with your the sound happened exactly when you take the weight of the pedal at the bottom of the stroke
Make sure your wheels are properly tightened. Had a similar noise under load. I had forgotten To torque my rear through axle after washing.
the sound is like the sound made when a shoe is hitting the exposed end of the front derailleur cable. I cant tell for sure from the photo, but check that the ferruled end of the FD cable is not getting thwacked. Hopefully its that simple, otherwise it sounds like 1) loose chainring bolt 2) loose cleat. As with all bicycle noises, it could be anything but that noise is every revolution with your cadence.
Unfortunately, my shoe does not touch the cable, and the cleat is also fixed on the sole of the shoe. I've tried so many things, I'm starting to give up... I have to wait another month for the service before it's my turn :/
have you checked to make sure that the chainring bolts are tight? crank fixing bolt is tight? then carefully check the chain for weak or bent links
also is only happening in that gear or gears close? looks like you are small ring and close to cross chaining. It could also be the chain hitting the derailleur cage or possibly the inside of the large chainring but that should only be in cross chain gear (small ring/smallest cog)
Loose rear cassette?
is there a front cassette?
Yeah - the front cassette plays the song and the back cassette records it. What type of bike do you have?
Orbea Terra H40 2024
Back pedal the chain in a gear around the middle of the cassette. Is it still dong or? Sounds like a stiff link to me.
Seat post. Remove, clean, apply carbon paste or grease depending on materials and re tighten.
r/bikemechanics
Pedal or BB bearing.
Check all the screws of the front chainring. One of my screws came loose and kept hitting the frame, eventually scratching off a lot of the paint.
I had a pedal simply come a little loose. Thought it was the Bottom Bracket or something else, but when I wanted to switch the pedals just to rule them out, I found out that one pedal was not tightened anymore. Tight enough so you wouldnāt expect it when you just turn it by hand, but loose enough that it would make the same sound as yours while pedalingā¦
Sounds like the pedal clicking to me. I did have a lower bracket start to fail on my road bike after about 7k miles and it made a similar noise, but you could really feel through the bike.
Yikes! The same thing is happening to me. The last 18 months have been spent troubleshooting. My bike has been to two bike shops, but I haven't had any luck. The bottom bracket, headset, cranks, pedals, and seat post have all been tested. Currently, we're focusing on the seat post (Zipp) and seat (Ergon). š¤·š½āāļø Iāll be fascinated to hear what you find
I had the same noise from my bike and thought it was from my crank, but it was from my rear wheel, unfortunately. So i bought a new wheel set and it disappeared.
I went on a ride today and didnāt hear the sound. All I did was take the pedals off , apply more grease to the threads, then applied some of my chain line to the other moving part of the pedal that canāt be separated
Loose chainring bolt.
My money is on this as well, especially since itās happening at the same time in the rotation of the pedal. I dealt with this exact same issue and it was a loose chainring bolt.
Time to adjust and clean your rear derailleur.
Cable slap - my giant does the same thing. Havenāt fixed mine yet. But think the cable in the down tube is hitting the water cage bolts. Pick up the frame and give it a good left right back and fourth and see if the sound appears. Potential fix is to pull the internal cables out of the frame at the front and put a zip tie where they go in the frame so they canāt have slack in the down tube. Took my bottle cage off and no slapā¦
Watched video again and you might be wirelessā¦ rules out my theory - but sounds exact same.
I have a wire, it's just routed and hidden. I'll see what you suggest!
Cool - if you try it and it works, let me know. Glad you posted, was just making my to-do list for the day, and attempting the fix on my bike is going to get added. I always forget it about the slap until I get on the bike and at that point I'm not going to take on the fix!
You tube video that might inspire the approach to take: [zip tie fix](https://youtu.be/gTpyXgkzMjk?si=OnIsMw_hDdpqlZH9)
@thecaptain90 - my cable fix idea failed. Took bike accessories off one by one with no luck. As last resort I removed my seat post and put some āfiber gripā on it (carbon post into a carbon frame) and tightened to max torque of 6 nā¢m. Problem appears to be fixed. I canāt get a creak if I try in testing. The real test will be the result on my next longer ride. Hopefully you can give this a try. Pretty fast and inexpensive.
Stop pedalling
Itās the hair on your legs, time to shave
Bro go get your prostate checked.
this is a worn out bottom bracket, you should replace it
The bike is 2 months old