click click click

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greggery peccary' .@. said:

Hi RBM, even the LBS cant help me with this because they dont believe it
isnt the end of the cable hitting my foot. it's not. im sure of it, but im
increasingly having a loud clicking sound about once per crank revolution
and only under load (so i cant test it on the stand). i cant really tell if
it's the chain or the cassette. any thoughts?

The last time I had anything like that, it was my computer's
cadence magnet on the crank hitting the pickup/transducer thingie.

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greggery peccary said:

Hi RBM, even the LBS cant help me with this because they dont believe
it isnt the end of the cable hitting my foot. it's not. im sure of
it, but im increasingly having a loud clicking sound about once per
crank revolution and only under load (so i cant test it on the
stand). i cant really tell if it's the chain or the cassette. any
thoughts? -alan

Bottom bracket, chainring bolt, crank bolt, cracked cleat...?

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Quoted message said:

Hi RBM, even the LBS cant help me with this because they dont
believe it isnt the end of the cable hitting my foot. it's not. im
sure of it, but im increasingly having a loud clicking sound about
once per crank revolution and only under load (so i cant test it
on the stand). i cant really tell if it's the chain or the
cassette. any thoughts? -alan

Tighten your pedal spindles in the crankarms.

--
Mike Nitabach

I've been getting the same thing on my MTB. but only under load and only
in the center ring. It's a new ring and new chain (they are correctly
matched). I've checked the ring for chipped teeth (none) and the
chainring bolts (they're all tight).

Since it's only while i'm in the center ring, I've ruled out the pedals,
cleats, spindle and bearings, as these are all used while I'm in the
other rings as well.

I've finally come to the conclusion that one of the shift pins must be
contacting the chain or something equally silly, and therefore it's
nothing ore than a harmless annoyance. Something similar might be what's
happening in your case too.

Use the process of elimination and check everything involved in the
crank, pedals (including shoes and cleats) and BB.

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In article <[email hidden]>,

greggery peccary' .@. said:

Hi RBM, even the LBS cant help me with this because they dont believe it
isnt the end of the cable hitting my foot. it's not. im sure of it, but

im

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increasingly having a loud clicking sound about once per crank

revolution

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and only under load (so i cant test it on the stand). i cant really tell

if

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it's the chain or the cassette. any thoughts?

The last time I had anything like that, it was my computer's
cadence magnet on the crank hitting the pickup/transducer thingie.

cheers,
Tom
--

def no that and only happens under load

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"greggery peccary" <.@.> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Hi RBM, even the LBS cant help me with this because they dont
believe it isnt the end of the cable hitting my foot. it's not. im
sure of it, but im increasingly having a loud clicking sound about
once per crank revolution and only under load (so i cant test it
on the stand). i cant really tell if it's the chain or the
cassette. any thoughts? -alan

Tighten your pedal spindles in the crankarms.

--
Mike Nitabach

new pedals. tight enough...

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Quoted message said:

greggery peccary said:

Hi RBM, even the LBS cant help me with this because they dont believe
it isnt the end of the cable hitting my foot. it's not. im sure of
it, but im increasingly having a loud clicking sound about once per
crank revolution and only under load (so i cant test it on the
stand). i cant really tell if it's the chain or the cassette. any
thoughts? -alan

Bottom bracket, chainring bolt, crank bolt, cracked cleat...?

chainring bolts tight. i just did a big overhaul to inspect, clean and try
to figure it out. one thing i noticed was that there seemed to be some
friction in the bottom bracket cartidge. i took it to the shop and the tech
there said it seemed OK. cleats & pedals are new. im thinking rear cassette
or chain?

Sorni said:

greggery peccary said:

Hi RBM, even the LBS cant help me with this because they dont believe
it isnt the end of the cable hitting my foot. it's not. im sure of
it, but im increasingly having a loud clicking sound about once per
crank revolution and only under load (so i cant test it on the
stand). i cant really tell if it's the chain or the cassette. any
thoughts? -alan

Bottom bracket, chainring bolt, crank bolt, cracked cleat...?

A bike of mine had the same problem with the mysterious clicking under
load (and not always at that!). Turned out it was the bottom bracket.

Sky

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I've been getting the same thing on my MTB. but only under load and only
in the center ring. It's a new ring and new chain (they are correctly
matched). I've checked the ring for chipped teeth (none) and the
chainring bolts (they're all tight).

Since it's only while i'm in the center ring, I've ruled out the pedals,
cleats, spindle and bearings, as these are all used while I'm in the
other rings as well.

I've finally come to the conclusion that one of the shift pins must be
contacting the chain or something equally silly, and therefore it's
nothing ore than a harmless annoyance. Something similar might be what's
happening in your case too.

Use the process of elimination and check everything involved in the
crank, pedals (including shoes and cleats) and BB.

- -
Comments and opinions compliments of,
"Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

i had been thinkin harmless annoyance, but after a major crash last week &
close inspection of all components it's only gotten worse, in fact the click
has turned into click click. i would try to ignore it but its getting
louder. it almost sounds like a crack in the frame! can an aluminum frame
make noises like that just before failure?

greggery peccary said:

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greggery peccary said:

Hi RBM, even the LBS cant help me with this because they dont
believe it isnt the end of the cable hitting my foot. it's not. im
sure of it, but im increasingly having a loud clicking sound about
once per crank revolution and only under load (so i cant test it on
the stand). i cant really tell if it's the chain or the cassette.
any thoughts? -alan

Bottom bracket, chainring bolt, crank bolt, cracked cleat...?

chainring bolts tight. i just did a big overhaul to inspect, clean
and try to figure it out. one thing i noticed was that there seemed
to be some friction in the bottom bracket cartidge. i took it to the
shop and the tech there said it seemed OK. cleats & pedals are new.
im thinking rear cassette or chain?

Seat rails? Post? Try standing and see if it stops. (You can check chain
for a stiff link and make sure the cassette's on tight, but those don't
usually make a "clicking" sound and only under load, AFAIK.)

Did you snug up the crank bolts? (Can also remove the cranks, clean and
lube* the interfaces and reinstall.)

* WWIII material.

Good luck; you'll find it!

BS (no, I mean it 🙂 )

greggery peccary said:

"Chris Z The Wheelman" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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I've been getting the same thing on my MTB. but only under load and
only in the center ring. It's a new ring and new chain (they are
correctly matched). I've checked the ring for chipped teeth (none)
and the chainring bolts (they're all tight).

Since it's only while i'm in the center ring, I've ruled out the
pedals, cleats, spindle and bearings, as these are all used while
I'm in the other rings as well.

I've finally come to the conclusion that one of the shift pins must
be contacting the chain or something equally silly, and therefore
it's nothing ore than a harmless annoyance. Something similar might
be what's happening in your case too.

Use the process of elimination and check everything involved in the
crank, pedals (including shoes and cleats) and BB.

- -
Comments and opinions compliments of,
"Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

i had been thinkin harmless annoyance, but after a major crash last
week & close inspection of all components it's only gotten worse, in
fact the click has turned into click click. i would try to ignore it
but its getting louder. it almost sounds like a crack in the frame!
can an aluminum frame make noises like that just before failure?

Yup. (Not to freak you out, but inspect it /closely/.)

They don't /usually/ fail catastrophically, but it's still obviously
important to find.

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greggery peccary said:

"Chris Z The Wheelman" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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I've been getting the same thing on my MTB. but only under load and
only in the center ring. It's a new ring and new chain (they are
correctly matched). I've checked the ring for chipped teeth (none)
and the chainring bolts (they're all tight).

Since it's only while i'm in the center ring, I've ruled out the
pedals, cleats, spindle and bearings, as these are all used while
I'm in the other rings as well.

I've finally come to the conclusion that one of the shift pins must
be contacting the chain or something equally silly, and therefore
it's nothing ore than a harmless annoyance. Something similar might
be what's happening in your case too.

Use the process of elimination and check everything involved in the
crank, pedals (including shoes and cleats) and BB.

- -
Comments and opinions compliments of,
"Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

i had been thinkin harmless annoyance, but after a major crash last
week & close inspection of all components it's only gotten worse, in
fact the click has turned into click click. i would try to ignore it
but its getting louder. it almost sounds like a crack in the frame!
can an aluminum frame make noises like that just before failure?

Yup. (Not to freak you out, but inspect it /closely/.)

They don't /usually/ fail catastrophically, but it's still obviously
important to find.

PS: You didn't MENTION any "major crash", silly! Kind of a key detail 🙂

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greggery peccary said:

"Chris Z The Wheelman" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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> I've been getting the same thing on my MTB. but only under load and
> only in the center ring. It's a new ring and new chain (they are
> correctly matched). I've checked the ring for chipped teeth (none)
> and the chainring bolts (they're all tight).
>
> Since it's only while i'm in the center ring, I've ruled out the
> pedals, cleats, spindle and bearings, as these are all used while
> I'm in the other rings as well.
>
> I've finally come to the conclusion that one of the shift pins must
> be contacting the chain or something equally silly, and therefore
> it's nothing ore than a harmless annoyance. Something similar might
> be what's happening in your case too.
>
> Use the process of elimination and check everything involved in the
> crank, pedals (including shoes and cleats) and BB.
>
> - -
> Comments and opinions compliments of,
> "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"
>

i had been thinkin harmless annoyance, but after a major crash last
week & close inspection of all components it's only gotten worse, in
fact the click has turned into click click. i would try to ignore it
but its getting louder. it almost sounds like a crack in the frame!
can an aluminum frame make noises like that just before failure?

Yup. (Not to freak you out, but inspect it /closely/.)

They don't /usually/ fail catastrophically, but it's still obviously
important to find.

PS: You didn't MENTION any "major crash", silly! Kind of a key detail 🙂

yes, but the crash happened just last week the noise started a couple of
months ago. because of the crash i had to closely inspect everything (and
replace the fork which was sheared off!) which is why i am surprised to
still have this blasted clicking going on! 🙂

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Sorni said:

greggery peccary said:

"Chris Z The Wheelman" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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> I've been getting the same thing on my MTB. but only under load and
> only in the center ring. It's a new ring and new chain (they are
> correctly matched). I've checked the ring for chipped teeth (none)
> and the chainring bolts (they're all tight).
>
> Since it's only while i'm in the center ring, I've ruled out the
> pedals, cleats, spindle and bearings, as these are all used while
> I'm in the other rings as well.
>
> I've finally come to the conclusion that one of the shift pins must
> be contacting the chain or something equally silly, and therefore
> it's nothing ore than a harmless annoyance. Something similar might
> be what's happening in your case too.
>
> Use the process of elimination and check everything involved in the
> crank, pedals (including shoes and cleats) and BB.
>
> - -
> Comments and opinions compliments of,
> "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"
>
i had been thinkin harmless annoyance, but after a major crash last
week & close inspection of all components it's only gotten worse, in
fact the click has turned into click click. i would try to ignore it
but its getting louder. it almost sounds like a crack in the frame!
can an aluminum frame make noises like that just before failure?

Yup. (Not to freak you out, but inspect it /closely/.)

They don't /usually/ fail catastrophically, but it's still obviously
important to find.

PS: You didn't MENTION any "major crash", silly! Kind of a key detail 🙂

I had the same thing about a month ago and it was.......my shoe lace
hitting once every turn. Things can be not what you would think.
Bill Baka

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Sorni said:

Sorni said:

greggery peccary wrote:
> "Chris Z The Wheelman" <[email hidden]> wrote in
> message news:[email hidden]...
>> I've been getting the same thing on my MTB. but only under load and
>> only in the center ring. It's a new ring and new chain (they are
>> correctly matched). I've checked the ring for chipped teeth (none)
>> and the chainring bolts (they're all tight).
>>
>> Since it's only while i'm in the center ring, I've ruled out the
>> pedals, cleats, spindle and bearings, as these are all used while
>> I'm in the other rings as well.
>>
>> I've finally come to the conclusion that one of the shift pins must
>> be contacting the chain or something equally silly, and therefore
>> it's nothing ore than a harmless annoyance. Something similar might
>> be what's happening in your case too.
>>
>> Use the process of elimination and check everything involved in the
>> crank, pedals (including shoes and cleats) and BB.
>>
>> - -
>> Comments and opinions compliments of,
>> "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"
>>
> i had been thinkin harmless annoyance, but after a major crash last
> week & close inspection of all components it's only gotten worse, in
> fact the click has turned into click click. i would try to ignore it
> but its getting louder. it almost sounds like a crack in the frame!
> can an aluminum frame make noises like that just before failure?
Yup. (Not to freak you out, but inspect it /closely/.)

They don't /usually/ fail catastrophically, but it's still obviously
important to find.

PS: You didn't MENTION any "major crash", silly! Kind of a key detail

🙂

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I had the same thing about a month ago and it was.......my shoe lace
hitting once every turn. Things can be not what you would think.
Bill Baka

i thought if that too! i have watched down while riding many times & it is
also related to load.

greggery peccary said:

"Sorni" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Sorni said:

greggery peccary wrote:
> "Chris Z The Wheelman" <[email hidden]> wrote in
> message news:[email hidden]...
>> I've been getting the same thing on my MTB. but only under load
>> and only in the center ring. It's a new ring and new chain (they
>> are correctly matched). I've checked the ring for chipped teeth
>> (none) and the chainring bolts (they're all tight).
>>
>> Since it's only while i'm in the center ring, I've ruled out the
>> pedals, cleats, spindle and bearings, as these are all used while
>> I'm in the other rings as well.
>>
>> I've finally come to the conclusion that one of the shift pins
>> must be contacting the chain or something equally silly, and
>> therefore it's nothing ore than a harmless annoyance. Something
>> similar might be what's happening in your case too.
>>
>> Use the process of elimination and check everything involved in
>> the crank, pedals (including shoes and cleats) and BB.
>>
>> - -
>> Comments and opinions compliments of,
>> "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"
>>
>
> i had been thinkin harmless annoyance, but after a major crash last
> week & close inspection of all components it's only gotten worse,
> in fact the click has turned into click click. i would try to
> ignore it but its getting louder. it almost sounds like a crack in
> the frame! can an aluminum frame make noises like that just before
> failure?

Yup. (Not to freak you out, but inspect it /closely/.)

They don't /usually/ fail catastrophically, but it's still obviously
important to find.

PS: You didn't MENTION any "major crash", silly! Kind of a key
detail 🙂

yes, but the crash happened just last week the noise started a couple
of months ago. because of the crash i had to closely inspect
everything (and replace the fork which was sheared off!) which is why
i am surprised to still have this blasted clicking going on! 🙂

Oh, wow. I thought *I* was the only person who thinks that way! LOL (I
used to have some neck problems, and after doing one of many "endos" on the
mountain bike I remember actually hoping it would fix my neck!)

Did your bike shop guy get ON the bike and apply some torque to the pedals?
(BTW, can you reproduce the sound while just sitting or standing on the
bike -- holding on to something while jamming down on stuff -- or is it only
in "real world" scenarios?)

OK, now you're getting ME obsessed with this clicking...

BS (a bit)

greggery peccary said:

"Bill" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Sorni said:

Sorni wrote:
> greggery peccary wrote:
>> "Chris Z The Wheelman" <[email hidden]> wrote in
>> message news:[email hidden]...
>>> I've been getting the same thing on my MTB. but only under load
>>> and only in the center ring. It's a new ring and new chain (they
>>> are correctly matched). I've checked the ring for chipped teeth
>>> (none) and the chainring bolts (they're all tight).
>>>
>>> Since it's only while i'm in the center ring, I've ruled out the
>>> pedals, cleats, spindle and bearings, as these are all used while
>>> I'm in the other rings as well.
>>>
>>> I've finally come to the conclusion that one of the shift pins
>>> must be contacting the chain or something equally silly, and
>>> therefore it's nothing ore than a harmless annoyance. Something
>>> similar might be what's happening in your case too.
>>>
>>> Use the process of elimination and check everything involved in
>>> the crank, pedals (including shoes and cleats) and BB.
>>>
>>> - -
>>> Comments and opinions compliments of,
>>> "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"
>>>
>> i had been thinkin harmless annoyance, but after a major crash
>> last week & close inspection of all components it's only gotten
>> worse, in fact the click has turned into click click. i would try
>> to ignore it but its getting louder. it almost sounds like a
>> crack in the frame! can an aluminum frame make noises like that
>> just before failure?
> Yup. (Not to freak you out, but inspect it /closely/.)
>
> They don't /usually/ fail catastrophically, but it's still
> obviously important to find.

PS: You didn't MENTION any "major crash", silly! Kind of a key
detail 🙂

I had the same thing about a month ago and it was.......my shoe lace
hitting once every turn. Things can be not what you would think.
Bill Baka

i thought if that too! i have watched down while riding many times &
it is also related to load.

Quicklink on the chain? (Sometimes the plates can hit the chainrings.)

In article <[email hidden]>,

greggery peccary' .@. said:

Hi RBM, even the LBS cant help me with this because they dont believe it
isnt the end of the cable hitting my foot. it's not. im sure of it, but im
increasingly having a loud clicking sound about once per crank revolution
and only under load (so i cant test it on the stand). i cant really tell if
it's the chain or the cassette. any thoughts?

Do you have long presta stems without the threads? I did, and I was
hearing this annoying click just as you described. It was the stems
hitting the rim. A bit of tape wrapped around the stem fixed it.

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I had a similar once/rev last week....after fitting new pedals.....drove me
nuts trying to find it. It turned out that one of the pedals was just not
quite tight enough so that under load there was a slight movement. Tightened
it up, end of problem. I guess its because the thread depth is shallow
compared to the diameter. Might use some threadlock next time......

"greggery peccary" <.@.> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi RBM, even the LBS cant help me with this because they dont believe it
isnt the end of the cable hitting my foot. it's not. im sure of it, but im
increasingly having a loud clicking sound about once per crank revolution
and only under load (so i cant test it on the stand). i cant really tell
if
it's the chain or the cassette. any thoughts?
-alan