ant
July 21st 03, 07:17 AM
Howdy. It seems like everyday there is a new post about a frustrating
bike creak/tick/knock, and every other day a frustrating squealing
brake. The FAQ doesnt have much in teh way of practical advice here.
Yes, I know that it always boils down to 'find every possible
interface, starting with the big ones, and grease and tighten them',
but everyone always has such good things to say.
I would like to compile two new FAQ entries. Or actually, one new
entry on bike noise diagnosis, and an addition to the technical entry
on brake squeal. Would you help? If you post your weird bike noise,
and how you fixed it, ill compile a complete list and make it
coherent. any other thoguhts you have on the matter woudl be good too.
the more detail the better.
i know some, and have nailed quite a few noises in my time, but the
cumulative knolegde of this group out-diagnoses me a 100 to 1. things
to prod your electronic pen:
-what differentiates a tick, knock, or creak. causes.
-metal-metal combinations that are known for creaking and what to do
(Ti spindles, etc)
-priorities. what to check first
-weird noises that one might never think to check, like plastic/rail
interface in saddle and crossed spokes, etc
same for brake squeal. the current faq has a good technical article,
and words on toe in and rim machining/roughening. hwoever, ive heard
many good things about certain pads, certain brakes being predisposed,
certain combinations, certain riding habits that bring about squeal,
and an additional word on how to take care of disc squeal would be in
order, I think.
help me out? just take a sec to throw something onto the group, ill
write it all up in a week. i know that everything is all in the
archives somewhere, but sifting through hundreds and hundreds and
hundreds of redundant posts wont make this project go faster.
thanks,
anthony (who hopes there isnt an article covering all this in the faq
that he missed)
bike creak/tick/knock, and every other day a frustrating squealing
brake. The FAQ doesnt have much in teh way of practical advice here.
Yes, I know that it always boils down to 'find every possible
interface, starting with the big ones, and grease and tighten them',
but everyone always has such good things to say.
I would like to compile two new FAQ entries. Or actually, one new
entry on bike noise diagnosis, and an addition to the technical entry
on brake squeal. Would you help? If you post your weird bike noise,
and how you fixed it, ill compile a complete list and make it
coherent. any other thoguhts you have on the matter woudl be good too.
the more detail the better.
i know some, and have nailed quite a few noises in my time, but the
cumulative knolegde of this group out-diagnoses me a 100 to 1. things
to prod your electronic pen:
-what differentiates a tick, knock, or creak. causes.
-metal-metal combinations that are known for creaking and what to do
(Ti spindles, etc)
-priorities. what to check first
-weird noises that one might never think to check, like plastic/rail
interface in saddle and crossed spokes, etc
same for brake squeal. the current faq has a good technical article,
and words on toe in and rim machining/roughening. hwoever, ive heard
many good things about certain pads, certain brakes being predisposed,
certain combinations, certain riding habits that bring about squeal,
and an additional word on how to take care of disc squeal would be in
order, I think.
help me out? just take a sec to throw something onto the group, ill
write it all up in a week. i know that everything is all in the
archives somewhere, but sifting through hundreds and hundreds and
hundreds of redundant posts wont make this project go faster.
thanks,
anthony (who hopes there isnt an article covering all this in the faq
that he missed)