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  1. Original post
    harper
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    For the last couple of days I have had a creaking sound coming from my
    Coker when I pedaled it hard. This was, of course, infrequent for me.
    Usually the Coker is very stealthy, much more so than a bicycle,
    because there is no chain or derailleur noise. I thought at first that
    it might be spoke tension but I tested that and it was OK. The pedals
    are new and I didn't check them. The bearings turn freely and
    noiselessly. I ride curbs on my daily commute and hop off frequently
    (I, of course, mean to do that) but didn't think that I stressed the
    cranks enough to loosen them. My cranks have been on for a couple
    thousand miles and, after the first few days of pedaling and
    retightening, they have given me no audible problems. I broke down and
    checked them last night. Sure enough, there was some play when I really
    pushed hard on the cranks by hand. I retightened them with a 14mm
    socket and both sides advanced more than a half turn. Today the Coker
    was its old stealthy self again. I spent my commute today sneaking up
    on pedestrians and more advanced wildlife and scaring the bejeesus out
    of them. I'd forgotten how fun that was.

    Moral: It could be anything but it's always the last thing you check.

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  2. thejdw
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    Sounds like you've damaged your hub slightly, you can try putting paper
    over the interface and putting the crank on.

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  3. JustOneWheel
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    I recently had the same experience after a few thousand miles with the
    same cranks.

    I threw a new pair of cranks on and it's just like new.

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    I love creeping up on cats. Their eyes always shoot out of their orbits
    when they see me.

    Silly animals...

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    I always manage to surprise squirrels when riding through the forest.
    It's funny to see them shoot up a tree in a spiral pattern.

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  6. harper
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    Same thing today only about two months later. I was gone most of July. I
    would say I only have another 100-200 miles on the Coker since I posted
    about this problem June 22nd.

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    A situation like this calls for a bit of anti-seize...

    ...drink two quarts before your next ride and you'll be dead silent!

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    maestro8 said:

    A situation like this calls for a bit of anti-seize...

    ...drink two quarts before your next ride and you'll be dead silent!

    Excellent advice. 😄

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  9. harper
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    maestro8 said:

    A situation like this calls for a bit of anti-seize...
    ...drink two quarts before your next ride and you'll be dead silent!

    That would be a solution of MgSO4 in water, eh?

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  10. bob1993
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    it could be the spokes and not the cranks my KH spokes are creaking but
    i do really big drops and stuff like that

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  11. harper
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    bob1993 said:

    it could be the spokes and not the cranks my KH spokes are creaking but
    i do really big drops and stuff like that

    It's been the cranks both times. The symptoms and cure were the same in
    June and just now. The cranks were loose and the bolts could be turned
    more than half a revolution.

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