Thanks dude. Fixed my creak on my new bike. So many things I’ve found now 😅

@farfrompkin

27 күн бұрын

@@Tom-hl7wc wicked 🤘What did you get for a new bike ?!?

@Tom-hl7wc

26 күн бұрын

@@farfrompkin Santa Cruz Hightower 3. Not the bikes fault. Ordered it online and it’s been built badly. All bolts under torqued.

@farfrompkin

26 күн бұрын

That's deadly! You must be pumped to rip that thing 💪 And you're totally right most times it's the person building it unfortunately, had the same thing happen on the fatbike I ordered online 👎

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@farfrompkin

3 ай бұрын

Thanks man ! What are you riding for a bike these days ?

My mtb bike also makes a creaking noise, ive cleaned/greased the headset, ordered a new headset, greased it etc and i still hear creaking. I mostly hear it when i peddle. Not sure what else to do but take it to my local bike shop, but i'd rather exhaust all options and fix it myself. Any thoughts or ideas?

@farfrompkin

2 ай бұрын

Are you sure it's your headset ? What you're describing almost sounds like it might be related to your bottom bracket. Try taking your crank apart, remove the bottom bracket , BB area on the frame, re grease , inspect your bottom bracket before re installing it , make sure to clean any dirt and such. Re- install everything, torque to spec and test it on a ride.

@masanchez34

2 ай бұрын

The creaking is coming from the front. I just took it for a ride around my neighborhood and again the creaking sound is whilst I’m pedaling, and it sounds like it’s coming from the front part of the bike. I’ll clean the bottom bracket like you recommended but I don’t think the creak is coming from there. Thank you for replying, it’s a pain trying to figure this out 😆

@farfrompkin

2 ай бұрын

@@masanchez34 how old is the headset ? And what kind of headset style is it ? Threaded , press fit , integrated? You could essentially do the same steps mentioned for the bottom bracket but for the headset. Another thing to check might be to put your fingers around the lower headset area / fork crown , hold the front brake and rock the bike back and fourth . If you feel loads of play you'll likely need to replace bearings or the entire headset depending on what you have . Or it could simply be a little loose which could make noise when pedaling perhaps. And no problem at all , I know it's hard to diagnose noise problems at times !