_ I have a wheel that I build up last summer that is suddenly making spoke pinging noises very similar to the kind you get when the wheel is first built and weight on the wheel takes the windup out of spokes. If I had just built this wheel I wouldn't be too concerned, but I can't figure out why I should start hearing those kinds of noises now. The wheel has more than a thousand miles on it and the spoke tension seems balanced and the wheel is as true now as when built. I looked for cracks in the rim or on the hub and can't see anything. Any suggestions as to what else to check?
_ I have a wheel that I build up last summer that is suddenly making spoke pinging noises very similar to the kind you get when the wheel is first built and weight on the wheel takes the windup out of spokes. If I had just built this wheel I wouldn't be too concerned, but I can't figure out why I should start hearing those kinds of noises now. The wheel has more than a thousand miles on it and the spoke tension seems balanced and the wheel is as true now as when built.
Aluminum nipples? Especially after a wet ride mine get a little corrosion or something in there so I oil the threads and spoke holes and give each one a twist and untwist and that takes care of it for about 6 months. The sound is more like chain rub on the front derailleur but it could be a ping.
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Diablo Scott said:
Booker C. Bense said:
_ I have a wheel that I build up last summer that is suddenly making spoke pinging noises very similar to the kind you get when the wheel is first built and weight on the wheel takes the windup out of spokes. If I had just built this wheel I wouldn't be too concerned, but I can't figure out why I should start hearing those kinds of noises now. The wheel has more than a thousand miles on it and the spoke tension seems balanced and the wheel is as true now as when built.
Aluminum nipples? Especially after a wet ride mine get a little corrosion or something in there so I oil the threads and spoke holes and give each one a twist and untwist and that takes care of it for about 6 months. The sound is more like chain rub on the front derailleur but it could be a ping.
_ I poked around some more and it appears to be some kind of crud causing some of the spokes to "stick" where they cross. I can duplicate the noise by squeezing spoke pairs.
