Creaking bottom bracket - a mystery?

Quoted message said:

I have an aluminium road bike and have almost continual
creaking noises which sound like there in the bottom
bracket (area). The bottom bracket has been in and out of
the frame several times, has had new bearings, grease and
shouldn't be the problem. Chainrings have been tightened
and so have the cranks - as much as I dare.

One thing that really bemuses me is that when riding in the
wet (and for a couple of hours afterwards when it's dried
up), then the creaking disappears!

Any ideas or suggestions?😕

Make sure the seat post isn't a bit undersized and grease it
when you reinstall. Phil Brown.

leslie-<< One thing that really bemuses me is that when
riding in the wet (and for a couple of hours afterwards when
it's dried up), then the creaking disappears!

Any ideas or suggestions?😕 >><BR><BR>

Warm some Lindseed oil and dribble down the inside of the
seattube, to lube the interfacers of the down, seat tubes
and BB shell..this has worked for a Pinarello, DeRosa,
Cannondale, Ellsworth..all aluminum.

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Leslie Reed said:

One thing that really bemuses me is that when riding in the
wet (and for a couple of hours afterwards when it's dried
up), then the creaking disappears!

Any ideas or suggestions?😕

It may be the seat post.
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Quoted message said:

I have an aluminium road bike and have almost continual
creaking noises which sound like there in the bottom
bracket (area). The bottom bracket has been in and out of
the frame several times, has had new bearings, grease and
shouldn't be the problem. Chainrings have been tightened
and so have the cranks - as much as I dare.

TEST MESSAGE

Assuming its a cartridge BB, remove it. Clean the outside of
BB casing and the inside of the BB shell of the frame with
scotchguard. Coat the inside of the shell with antisieze
compund available from any auto parts store, and reinstall
the BB. If you ride in the rain, contaminants can creep into
the BB shell. once it drys out, it will cause creaking. When
it's wet, the water acts as a lubricant and eliminates the
squeaking.

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Quoted message said:

I have an aluminium road bike and have almost continual
creaking noises which sound like there in the bottom
bracket (area). The bottom bracket has been in and out of
the frame several times, has had new bearings, grease and
shouldn't be the problem. Chainrings have been tightened
and so have the cranks - as much as I dare.

One thing that really bemuses me is that when riding in
the wet (and for a couple of hours afterwards when it's
dried up), then the creaking disappears!

Any ideas or suggestions?😕

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