Click while climbing

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I've had my bike for about month now and just had it tuned up. During the first 250 miles or so
the clicking didn't seem to be there, then out of the blue the the left front shifter (sora)
started clicking when I was out of the saddle either climbing or just trying adjusting my
position. It seems like it may have something to do with tilting the bike to one side as one does
in climbing. I mentioned it to the shop I went to, but it was still audible after I got the bike
back. Any ideas what this might be?

Perhaps it's the chain ring bending under increased pressure, and the chain rubbing against the
deraileurerer.

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I've had my bike for about month now and just had it tuned up. During the first 250 miles or so
the clicking didn't seem to be there, then out of the blue the the left front shifter (sora)
started clicking when I was out of the saddle either climbing or just trying adjusting my
position. It seems like it may have something to do with tilting the bike to one side as one does
in climbing. I mentioned it to the shop I went to, but it was still audible after I got the bike
back. Any ideas what this might be?

Perhaps it's the chain ring bending under increased pressure, and the chain rubbing against the
deraileurerer.

Sorry, I think I misused the terminology (something I'm still utterly confused with). It's coming from the brake/shift lever thing.

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I've had my bike for about month now and just had it tuned up. During the first 250 miles or so the
clicking didn't seem to be there, then out of the blue the the left front shifter (sora) started
clicking when I was out of the saddle either climbing or just trying adjusting my position. It
seems like it may have something to do with tilting the bike to one side as one does in climbing. I
mentioned it to the shop I went to, but it was still audible after I got the bike back. Any ideas
what this might be?

Does it happen regardless of what gear you're in on that lever? Have you tried securing the cable
housings temporarily with a couple of rubber bands (or some such) to see if one of them's perhaps
shifting in the socket? Is there any slack in either of the cables on that side? Could the click be
coming from the front wheel?

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I've had my bike for about month now and just had it tuned up. During the first 250 miles or so
the clicking didn't seem to be there, then out of the blue the the left front shifter (sora)
started clicking when I was out of the saddle either climbing or just trying adjusting my
position. It seems like it may have something to do with tilting the bike to one side as one does
in climbing. I mentioned it to the shop I went to, but it was still audible after I got the bike
back. Any ideas what this might be?

i have two recurring handlebar area clicks. the first came from the handlebar-stem interface. it was
only felt during hard climbs, and was fixed by greasing between the stem and the handlebar. this
grease last for a few months on my bike, before the click returns.

the other one originates, as you mention, from the levers. again, it comes from hard climbing, and i
can replicate it at a standstill by tugging on my levers. i have fixed it a few times by tightening
the clamps with an allen key. when it is time to retape my bars, i will grease under those band
clamps, and then tighten, and i expect that to fix it for longer than these retighenings will do.

handlebar noises scare me, as ive heard more than one report of handlebars making noise just prior
to a catastrophic break. unlikely as that may be, it is something i hope to avoid, and i am always
very happy to have them quiet again.

anthony

and that noisy handlebars, should be replaced. The noise is generally caused by improper torquing of
the brake levers and/or the stem. Doing so, if it is too tight will damage your bars and cause weak
points which are prone to breakage, or too loose will cause rubbing, and overtime will wear away
your bars. If it is creaking, or clicking, I would just invest in some new bars. Worth the $20-30,
instead of face in the pavement...

david

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I've had my bike for about month now and just had it

tuned up. During

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the first 250 miles or so the clicking didn't seem to be

there, then out

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of the blue the the left front shifter (sora) started

clicking when I

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was out of the saddle either climbing or just trying

adjusting my

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position. It seems like it may have something to do with

tilting the

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bike to one side as one does in climbing. I mentioned it

to the shop I

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went to, but it was still audible after I got the bike

back. Any ideas

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what this might be?

i have two recurring handlebar area clicks. the first came

from the

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handlebar-stem interface. it was only felt during hard

climbs, and was

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fixed by greasing between the stem and the handlebar. this

grease last

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for a few months on my bike, before the click returns.

the other one originates, as you mention, from the levers.

again, it

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comes from hard climbing, and i can replicate it at a

standstill by

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tugging on my levers. i have fixed it a few times by

tightening the

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clamps with an allen key. when it is time to retape my

bars, i will

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grease under those band clamps, and then tighten, and i

expect that to

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fix it for longer than these retighenings will do.

handlebar noises scare me, as ive heard more than one

report of

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handlebars making noise just prior to a catastrophic

break. unlikely

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as that may be, it is something i hope to avoid, and i am

always very

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happy to have them quiet again.

anthony

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and that noisy handlebars, should be replaced. The noise is generally caused by improper torquing
of the brake levers and/or the stem. Doing so, if it is too tight will damage your bars and cause
weak points which are prone to breakage, or too loose will cause rubbing, and overtime will wear
away your bars. If it is creaking, or clicking, I would just invest in some new bars. Worth the
$20-30, instead of face in the pavement...

david

man... i *hate* hearing advice like this. 😉

not because its not reasonable.. but if i can make the click dissapear, i generally relax, and now i
get to start worrying again.

and rightfully so, i suppose. 'been meaning to take a gander at those bars for some time now, but
keep delaying. maybe you saved me a face plant!