creaking

Could still be the cranks. Sometimes the only cure is to remove them
and refit.

It's unlikely to be the pedals.

If it's not the cranks, then next guess is it's the spokes bedding in.
Spokes change length with changes of temperature. Each spoke crosses
several others. The tension on each spoke changes in time with the
pedaling action and the change of load as the wheel turns. The friction
between the spokes can change with humidity (my KH24 creaks in the
rain). As long as all the spokes feel tight (do they ping when you
pluck them?) then a little bit of creaking isn't a problem.

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Don't be worried... I've got a Profile hub... now thats gonna be 10
times worse creaking than you've got! At least you can solve your
problem! 🙄

Basically, same as what the guy above said.. check spokes etc.. But
when does it creak exactly? When you pedal out of a drop? When you hop?
when your simply riding along? That will give us a big clue.

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yeah, i have the same problem. kind of a light creaking sometimes, but
there's no pattern to when it happens. it sounds like it's in the
cranks, but sometimes it even creaks when i just roll it along, so it
may be the spokes. however, i've tightened the cranks a few times, and
i just retrued the wheel (tensioned the spokes, etc) and it still
happens. what gives?

oh, and how do i know what a good tension for the spokes is? i have a
24" muni with a 45mm wide rim.

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All i have to do is ride normally for ten meters and the creaking
starts. im assuming it might be the cranks since it doesn't creak when
i just roll it along. ill have to check.

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oh, sorry. mine's a 24" qu-ax muni. are the qu-ax splined hubs known
to creak?

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mine is a 20" nimbus x 2006. i found nothing wrong with the cranks
(although i can't take them off cuz i dont have a crank extractor) i
also tightend my bearing holders. no use. the sound is driving me nuts
but maby im just worrying too much. oh and the sound i only on the
right side its probly not the spokes

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onelesscar said:

oh, and how do i know what a good tension for the spokes is? i have a
24" muni with a 45mm wide rim.

If you have access to a tuned guitar or piano, a keyboard or any other
musical instrument, (or a computer - use some free midi software to
make the note), you can use the pitch you hear when you twang the spoke
to get the right tension. You need to know how long and what type your
spokes are.

See here
http://www.bikexprt.com/bicycle/tension.htm

I build wheels next to the piano so I've got a note handy!

Joe

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Per previous post check out:
http://tinyurl.com/pwo76
This doesn't look like link works, it is terrybigwheels "Dualing Munis"

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jrdugueod said:

Per previous post check out:
http://tinyurl.com/pwo76
This doesn't look like link works, it is terrybigwheels "Dualing Munis"

i just watched that last night and OMG it made me laugh for ever!
terrybigwheel iis my new unicycling hero

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The only time either of my unis have creaked it's been the spokes. A
short time with a spoke wrench cleared that right up.

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