Rear spoke nipples squeaking???

[ed]

Hi,

I've got a fixie with a near true rear wheel. There is a squeaking
coming from somewhere... I think it is the spoke nipples, everytime
revolution. It has progressively gotten rather loud (for a fixie,
that is). Is this something that I should be worried about? I was
thinking of putting a little synth-lube on the spokes/nipples to see
if it would go away, but wasn't sure if that would have any other side
effects. Any thoughts??

 

[daveornee]

Hi,

I've got a fixie with a near true rear wheel. There is a squeaking
coming from somewhere... I think it is the spoke nipples, everytime
revolution. It has progressively gotten rather loud (for a fixie,
that is). Is this something that I should be worried about? I was
thinking of putting a little synth-lube on the spokes/nipples to see
if it would go away, but wasn't sure if that would have any other side
effects. Any thoughts??

Try one drop at the nipple/rim interface and wipe away any excess.
Some may migrate through to the rim tape.
While you are at it, take a close look for any cracks near the spoke holes.

 

[Qui si parla Campagnolo]

On Jun 18, 9:20 pm, ed <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've got a fixie with a near true rear wheel. There is a squeaking
> coming from somewhere... I think it is the spoke nipples, everytime
> revolution. It has progressively gotten rather loud (for a fixie,
> that is). Is this something that I should be worried about? I was
> thinking of putting a little synth-lube on the spokes/nipples to see
> if it would go away, but wasn't sure if that would have any other side
> effects. Any thoughts??

Mavic rim? Could be the wedge that holds it together for welding..a
puinch or drill and some glue but libe the nipple to rim interface as
well.

 

[[email protected]]

On Jun 18, 10:20 pm, ed <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've got a fixie with a near true rear wheel. There is a squeaking
> coming from somewhere... I think it is the spoke nipples, everytime
> revolution. It has progressively gotten rather loud (for a fixie,
> that is). Is this something that I should be worried about? I was
> thinking of putting a little synth-lube on the spokes/nipples to see
> if it would go away, but wasn't sure if that would have any other side
> effects. Any thoughts??

If you have a low tension spoke and a heavy rider, you might be
completely unloading a spoke.
*IF* this is the case, you might consider relacing the non-drive side
with reduced or no crossings.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html#half-radial

 

[still me]

On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:20:17 -0700, ed <[email protected]> wrote:

>I was
>thinking of putting a little synth-lube on the spokes/nipples to see
>if it would go away, but wasn't sure if that would have any other side
>effects. Any thoughts??

My girlfriend squeaks when I lube her nipples.

 

[Bill Sornson]

still me wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:20:17 -0700, ed <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I was
>> thinking of putting a little synth-lube on the spokes/nipples to see
>> if it would go away, but wasn't sure if that would have any other
>> side effects. Any thoughts??
>
> My girlfriend squeaks when I lube her nipples.

She squeaks when the 7th Fleet does it, too.

<eg>

 

[Johnny Sunset]

On Jun 19, 6:54 pm, Bill Sornson wrote:
> still me wrote:
> > On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:20:17 -0700, ed ? wrote:
>
> >> I was
> >> thinking of putting a little synth-lube on the spokes/nipples to see
> >> if it would go away, but wasn't sure if that would have any other
> >> side effects. Any thoughts??
>
> > My girlfriend squeaks when I lube her nipples.
>
> She squeaks when the 7th Fleet does it, too.
>
> <eg>

"Family newsgroup, buddy" - Bill Sornson

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

 

[jim beam]

ed wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've got a fixie with a near true rear wheel. There is a squeaking
> coming from somewhere... I think it is the spoke nipples, everytime
> revolution. It has progressively gotten rather loud (for a fixie,
> that is). Is this something that I should be worried about? I was
> thinking of putting a little synth-lube on the spokes/nipples to see
> if it would go away, but wasn't sure if that would have any other side
> effects. Any thoughts??
>
yes. figure out where the noise is actually coming from. speculating
about a cure when you don't know the cause is merely random.

 

[Bill Sornson]

Johnny Sunset wrote:
> On Jun 19, 6:54 pm, Bill Sornson wrote:
>> still me wrote:
>>> On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:20:17 -0700, ed ? wrote:
>>
>>>> I was
>>>> thinking of putting a little synth-lube on the spokes/nipples to
>>>> see if it would go away, but wasn't sure if that would have any
>>>> other side effects. Any thoughts??
>>
>>> My girlfriend squeaks when I lube her nipples.
>>
>> She squeaks when the 7th Fleet does it, too.
>>
>> <eg>
>
> "Family newsgroup, buddy" - Bill Sornson

Do I really need to explain when that's applicable and when it's not?

 

[still me]

On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:26:18 -0700, Johnny Sunset
<[email protected]> wrote:

>>
>> > My girlfriend squeaks when I lube her nipples.
>>
>> She squeaks when the 7th Fleet does it, too.
>>
>> <eg>
>
>"Family newsgroup, buddy" - Bill Sornson

Geez, I just meant that she gets all excited when I stop the creaking
in her wheels and her bike runs quietly, and you guys go interpreting
it as some sort of sexual comment!

 

[Bill Lloyd]

On 2007-06-18 20:20:17 -0700, ed <[email protected]> said:

> Hi,
>
> I've got a fixie with a near true rear wheel. There is a squeaking
> coming from somewhere... I think it is the spoke nipples, everytime
> revolution. It has progressively gotten rather loud (for a fixie,
> that is). Is this something that I should be worried about? I was
> thinking of putting a little synth-lube on the spokes/nipples to see
> if it would go away, but wasn't sure if that would have any other side
> effects. Any thoughts??

If it's a Mavic rim, it's probably just the rim. Those damned things
always end up creaking after 5000 miles, on the rear wheel.