Noise diagnosis?

Quoted message said:

I have a squelch/chirp/creak sound coming from approximately the rear
hub area. It's there when both coasting or pedaling, and its frequency
is in proportion to the speed of travel. However it does not sound when
I'm walking alongside the bike, or if I spin the rear wheel while it is
off the ground.

An ideas? The rear hub?

Spoke reflectors? Spoke protector? Valve nut? Noisy joint where the rim's
put together? Just a few things that people don't always think of.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

Baka Dasai said:

I have a squelch/chirp/creak sound coming from approximately the rear
hub area. It's there when both coasting or pedaling, and its frequency
is in proportion to the speed of travel. However it does not sound when
I'm walking alongside the bike, or if I spin the rear wheel while it is
off the ground.

An ideas? The rear hub?
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Try braking the rear wheel and putting some force on the pedals while
it's off the ground (I'll leave it up to you how to do that). That way
it simulates a "load" on the drivetrain without full rider weight on
the bike and wheels.
Or maybe you could swap a wheel with a buddy for a test?
Probably helps to narrow it down.

Loose strokes, buckled wheel...?

Baka Dasai said:

I have a squelch/chirp/creak sound coming from approximately the rear
hub area. It's there when both coasting or pedaling, and its frequency
is in proportion to the speed of travel. However it does not sound when
I'm walking alongside the bike, or if I spin the rear wheel while it is
off the ground.

An ideas? The rear hub?

Baka Dasai said:

I have a squelch/chirp/creak sound coming from approximately the rear
hub area. It's there when both coasting or pedaling, and its
frequency is in proportion to the speed of travel. However it does
not sound when I'm walking alongside the bike, or if I spin the rear
wheel while it is off the ground.

An ideas? The rear hub?

Seat rail, skewer lever, spoke nipple, spoke crossing, valve nut, bearing.
Pebble imbedded in tread.

Bill "that's all I got" S.

Mike Jacoubowsky said:

>I have a squelch/chirp/creak sound coming from approximately the rear

Quoted message said:

hub area. It's there when both coasting or pedaling, and its frequency
is in proportion to the speed of travel. However it does not sound when
I'm walking alongside the bike, or if I spin the rear wheel while it is
off the ground.

An ideas? The rear hub?

Spoke reflectors? Spoke protector? Valve nut? Noisy joint where the rim's
put together? Just a few things that people don't always think of.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

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This article has been a help to me to solve many noise issues.
It helps to know the brand of hub too, as some are known for these kinds of issues.

Bill Sornson said:

Baka Dasai said:

I have a squelch/chirp/creak sound coming from approximately the rear
hub area. It's there when both coasting or pedaling, and its
frequency is in proportion to the speed of travel. However it does
not sound when I'm walking alongside the bike, or if I spin the rear
wheel while it is off the ground.

An ideas? The rear hub?

Seat rail, skewer lever, spoke nipple, spoke crossing, valve nut,
bearing. Pebble imbedded in tread.

Bill "that's all I got" S.

Oh, and cassette lockring slighly loose or grit-violated.

Baka Dasai said:

I have a squelch/chirp/creak sound coming from approximately the rear
hub area. It's there when both coasting or pedaling, and its frequency
is in proportion to the speed of travel. However it does not sound when
I'm walking alongside the bike, or if I spin the rear wheel while it is
off the ground.

An ideas? The rear hub?

Squirrels!

On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:49:55 -0000, Baka Dasai

may have said:

I have a squelch/chirp/creak sound coming from approximately the rear
hub area. It's there when both coasting or pedaling, and its frequency
is in proportion to the speed of travel. However it does not sound when
I'm walking alongside the bike, or if I spin the rear wheel while it is
off the ground.

An ideas? The rear hub?

One possibility: Spoke creak. Try a small drop of oil on each spoke
nipple where it comes through the rim. Don't overdo this; you don't
want the oil to soak through the tape inside.

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Could be your saddle making the noise.

a noise to beware off: wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh

stop when you hear that.

datakoll said:

a noise to beware off: wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh

stop when you hear that.

During winter here, I hear that sound very often. "Cupped" snow tires ... on a
junky pickup-truck, usually.

---
Michael

Michael ? said:

datakoll said:

a noise to beware off: wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh

stop when you hear that.

During winter here, I hear that sound very often. "Cupped" snow tires ... on a
junky pickup-truck, usually.

Or a late model Ford Ranger.

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