A car clipped my rear wheel the other day. There didn't appear to be any damage apart from a slight buckle which I fixed. I have noticed a slight clicking noise coming from the back now though.
This click seems to happen once per wheel revolution and happens whether I am pedalling or not. It also doesn't happen when I am off the bike (trying to see where the problem is), only when there is a substantial amount of weight on it.
Anyone got any suggestions as to what the problem is? My guess is the hub is damaged but that's just a guess. If it is the hub how seriously does it require fixing/replacement? Performance doesn't seem effected but I don't want the axle to break sending me head over heels in to traffic...
A car clipped my rear wheel the other day. There didn't appear to be any damage apart from a slight buckle which I fixed. I have noticed a slight clicking noise coming from the back now though.
This click seems to happen once per wheel revolution and happens whether I am pedalling or not. It also doesn't happen when I am off the bike (trying to see where the problem is), only when there is a substantial amount of weight on it.
It's not something daft like a broken spoke, is it?
Whip the wheel off, hold the axle and spin it. You may be able to identify a bent axle or "feel" any internal damage to the bearings.
"Eric Nolan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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A car clipped my rear wheel the other day. There didn't appear to be any damage apart from a slight buckle which I fixed. I have noticed a slight clicking noise coming from the back now though.
This click seems to happen once per wheel revolution and happens whether I am pedalling or not. It also doesn't happen when I am off the bike (trying to see where the problem is), only when there is a substantial amount of weight on it.
Anyone got any suggestions as to what the problem is? My guess is the hub is damaged but that's just a guess. If it is the hub how seriously does it require fixing/replacement? Performance doesn't seem effected but I don't want the axle to break sending me head over heels in to traffic...
Thanks for any help.
Eric.
its not your seatpost is it?
i had a bump, and thought it was my wheel, as when there was any weight on the bike, i heard a clicking noise
took the seat off cleaned it, and put it back on and clicking stopped
[email hidden] (Eric Nolan) wrote in news:[email hidden]:
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A car clipped my rear wheel the other day. There didn't appear to be any damage apart from a slight buckle which I fixed. I have noticed a slight clicking noise coming from the back now though.
This click seems to happen once per wheel revolution and happens whether I am pedalling or not. It also doesn't happen when I am off the bike (trying to see where the problem is), only when there is a substantial amount of weight on it.
Sounds like a problem I had some months back. After the odd few fall-offs during the winter, my back wheel went slightly out of true and I was plagued with clicking and clunking. I took the wheel to the shop to be re- trued and it's been silent ever since.
Unlikely as the OPsaid it was independent of pedalling. One possibility is something loose inside the rim. Shaking or gently rotating the wheel while off the bike should be able to detect that.
-- Dave...
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it. If you live. - Mark Twain
"Iain Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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[email hidden] (Eric Nolan) wrote in news:[email hidden]:
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A car clipped my rear wheel the other day. There didn't appear to be any damage apart from a slight buckle which I fixed. I have noticed a slight clicking noise coming from the back now though.
This click seems to happen once per wheel revolution and happens whether I am pedalling or not. It also doesn't happen when I am off the bike (trying to see where the problem is), only when there is a substantial amount of weight on it.
Sounds like a problem I had some months back. After the odd few fall-offs during the winter, my back wheel went slightly out of true and I was plagued with clicking and clunking. I took the wheel to the shop to be re- trued and it's been silent ever since.
I've had a case where a new wheel had one spoke that was curved slightly out of its correct line to outboard. When the chain was on the large rear sprocket, that spoke would touch the mech (Tink!), but only when I was on the bike.
Is your (Eric's) problem gear-dependent?
In my case, checking tension and adjusting the spoke line fixed the problem. It also made me mildly obsessive about the lower limit screw on the mech, since the spokes eating the mech can make a good day into a bad one. -- Mark South: World Citizen, Net Denizen
I found the problem and fixed it. A helpful person here suggested I should check for broken spokes, and while I was doing that I found that one of them was really loose. Looks like I stupidly assumed that just because the wheel was straight again all the spokes were tight.
I tightened this one up, which threw off the balance so I had to fiddle with a bunch of other spokes, and no more noise.
I found the problem and fixed it. A helpful person here suggested I should check for broken spokes, and while I was doing that I found that one of them was really loose. Looks like I stupidly assumed that just because the wheel was straight again all the spokes were tight.
I tightened this one up, which threw off the balance so I had to fiddle with a bunch of other spokes, and no more noise.
Thanks again for all the helpful suggestions!
Eric.
Glad to hear that you've solved the problem.
I had a similar noise on my last bike which I eventually traced to a pair of spokes which had worn nice grooves at the point where they cross. Every time the wheel flexed the spokes would click as the grooved edges crossed each other. Only happened with weight on the wheel so it was a bugger to find.
I include this information in the hope that it might help someone else.
Terry Duckmanton
-- Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
