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I have a set of Mavic Cosmos wheels on the Litespeed that I bought
this year. The rear wheel started making a rythmic rubbing noise, not
unlike what a dragging brake sounds like (it's not rubbing anything).
It does not make the noise un-loaded, but I can replicate it by
pressing down on the seat and pushing the bike along. I had my LBS
tighten the spokes (the mechanic said he added almost 2 turns to each
spoke to get them up to tension), which cured it for maybe 30 miles.
Recently the front wheel has started to creak when I stand up on the
peddles. At first I thought it was the bottom bracket, so I removed it
and put new Teflon tape on the threads. I also greased the seal and
checked the peddles, which are nice and lubed, just to make sure. I
checked the headset and headset bearings as well, just in case. I'm
now about 93.7% sure it's the front wheel.
I took the whole bike into my LBS (same mechanic that re-tensioned the
spokes) Saturday, and he checked the spoke tension of both wheels,
stating they were fine. He heard the noise when rolling it on the
floor while putting weight on the seat. He told me that this is pretty
common with Mavic wheels, that there is a pin in the rim used to hold
the wheel together for welding that can get loose and make noise, and
the alluminum eyelets get loose and make noise. I did some research on
Monday on the net, and found that noisy Mavic rims were not unusual. I
found that I might be able to remove the pins, and that cleaning and
oiling the eyelets might help with the noise, but it was usually a
short lived fix. My rims have about 1,500 miles on them.
My GF has a set of Rolf Sestiere wheels she took off because the rims
are getting pretty scored. Well, that and she wanted new wheels (Rolf
Prima Vector's). Sunday I mounted up new Michlen ProRace tires with
new tubes onto the old Sestiere wheels. I have not ridden the bike yet
with the Rolf's, but they look nice and are nice and light (compared
to the Mavic's). I'm a little concerend about the brake area; although
they are not that thin yet, they are groved pretty bad.
Questions:
1) Is it normal for Mavic rims (or just low-end Mavic rims) to get
noisy and stay that way? Are there any that are better than others?
(i.e., would putting Open Pro rims on my Cosmos hubs be worthwhile?)
Currently, I'm not impressed with the Mavics if they get this noisy
after only 1,500 miles. I am going to de-mpunt the tires and try all
the fixes I found on the web.
2) Can I get new rims for the Rolf's? These are the ones built by
Trek, and Rolf Prima does not service them according to their website.
Trek now does Bontrager wheels (the Race Xlite are very like these
Rolf's). The Rolf's use "paired spokes" and are 20/24 spoke. If I am
going to invest money, my preference would be to get the Rolf's
re-rimmed, and either sell the Cosmos or keep them for winter spares.
Thanks, Ken
Newbie Roadie
this year. The rear wheel started making a rythmic rubbing noise, not
unlike what a dragging brake sounds like (it's not rubbing anything).
It does not make the noise un-loaded, but I can replicate it by
pressing down on the seat and pushing the bike along. I had my LBS
tighten the spokes (the mechanic said he added almost 2 turns to each
spoke to get them up to tension), which cured it for maybe 30 miles.
Recently the front wheel has started to creak when I stand up on the
peddles. At first I thought it was the bottom bracket, so I removed it
and put new Teflon tape on the threads. I also greased the seal and
checked the peddles, which are nice and lubed, just to make sure. I
checked the headset and headset bearings as well, just in case. I'm
now about 93.7% sure it's the front wheel.
I took the whole bike into my LBS (same mechanic that re-tensioned the
spokes) Saturday, and he checked the spoke tension of both wheels,
stating they were fine. He heard the noise when rolling it on the
floor while putting weight on the seat. He told me that this is pretty
common with Mavic wheels, that there is a pin in the rim used to hold
the wheel together for welding that can get loose and make noise, and
the alluminum eyelets get loose and make noise. I did some research on
Monday on the net, and found that noisy Mavic rims were not unusual. I
found that I might be able to remove the pins, and that cleaning and
oiling the eyelets might help with the noise, but it was usually a
short lived fix. My rims have about 1,500 miles on them.
My GF has a set of Rolf Sestiere wheels she took off because the rims
are getting pretty scored. Well, that and she wanted new wheels (Rolf
Prima Vector's). Sunday I mounted up new Michlen ProRace tires with
new tubes onto the old Sestiere wheels. I have not ridden the bike yet
with the Rolf's, but they look nice and are nice and light (compared
to the Mavic's). I'm a little concerend about the brake area; although
they are not that thin yet, they are groved pretty bad.
Questions:
1) Is it normal for Mavic rims (or just low-end Mavic rims) to get
noisy and stay that way? Are there any that are better than others?
(i.e., would putting Open Pro rims on my Cosmos hubs be worthwhile?)
Currently, I'm not impressed with the Mavics if they get this noisy
after only 1,500 miles. I am going to de-mpunt the tires and try all
the fixes I found on the web.
2) Can I get new rims for the Rolf's? These are the ones built by
Trek, and Rolf Prima does not service them according to their website.
Trek now does Bontrager wheels (the Race Xlite are very like these
Rolf's). The Rolf's use "paired spokes" and are 20/24 spoke. If I am
going to invest money, my preference would be to get the Rolf's
re-rimmed, and either sell the Cosmos or keep them for winter spares.
Thanks, Ken
Newbie Roadie
