Tick, tick, tick . . . HELP!!

Quoted message said:

I'm really starting to get annoyed at this (nearly) constant ticking
sound on my bike when pedaling. (Every once in a blue moon it
mysteriously stops for 5 - 10 pedal strokes.) I thought it may have
been the pedals or shoes, but changing both did nothing. Guess that
leaves the drivetrain . . . thing is, though, I did some single-leg
pedaling, and it only occurs when pedaling with the right leg.
Wouldn't it also do it, at least to some extent, with the left leg if
it was the drivetrain? (It also does it pedaling in reverse.) Any
ideas . . . ?

Try removing your chainrings and cleaning the chainring bolts (and all
the other parts too) very throughly. I had a click similar to yours
and it was caused by tiny bits of dirt that had worked their way into
the bolts.

Does it stop when you coast?

2 thoughts...

Bearings in the right pedal or spoke issues. I have had both.

Let us know!

Kyle
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'm really starting to get annoyed at this (nearly) constant ticking
sound on my bike when pedaling. (Every once in a blue moon it
mysteriously stops for 5 - 10 pedal strokes.) I thought it may have
been the pedals or shoes, but changing both did nothing. Guess that
leaves the drivetrain . . . thing is, though, I did some single-leg
pedaling, and it only occurs when pedaling with the right leg.
Wouldn't it also do it, at least to some extent, with the left leg if
it was the drivetrain? (It also does it pedaling in reverse.) Any
ideas . . . ?

Try removing your chainrings and cleaning the chainring bolts (and all
the other parts too) very throughly. I had a click similar to yours
and it was caused by tiny bits of dirt that had worked their way into
the bolts.

KM said:

Does it stop when you coast?

2 thoughts...

Bearings in the right pedal or spoke issues. I have had both.

Let us know!

Kyle
"tiborg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'm really starting to get annoyed at this (nearly) constant ticking
sound on my bike when pedaling. (Every once in a blue moon it
mysteriously stops for 5 - 10 pedal strokes.) I thought it may have
been the pedals or shoes, but changing both did nothing. Guess that
leaves the drivetrain . . . thing is, though, I did some single-leg
pedaling, and it only occurs when pedaling with the right leg.
Wouldn't it also do it, at least to some extent, with the left leg if
it was the drivetrain? (It also does it pedaling in reverse.) Any
ideas . . . ?

Try removing your chainrings and cleaning the chainring bolts (and all
the other parts too) very throughly. I had a click similar to yours
and it was caused by tiny bits of dirt that had worked their way into
the bolts.

The seatpost is a good place to look. Sometimes they creak as you shift
with pedal load. Remove it, clean it, put it back in.

Dorf

tiborg said:

Quoted message said:

I'm really starting to get annoyed at this (nearly) constant ticking
sound on my bike when pedaling. (Every once in a blue moon it
mysteriously stops for 5 - 10 pedal strokes.) I thought it may have
been the pedals or shoes, but changing both did nothing. Guess that
leaves the drivetrain . . . thing is, though, I did some single-leg
pedaling, and it only occurs when pedaling with the right leg.
Wouldn't it also do it, at least to some extent, with the left leg if
it was the drivetrain? (It also does it pedaling in reverse.) Any
ideas . . . ?

Try removing your chainrings and cleaning the chainring bolts (and all
the other parts too) very throughly. I had a click similar to yours
and it was caused by tiny bits of dirt that had worked their way into
the bolts.

Same here: Clicking solved by tightening the chainring bolts. A good
cleaning sounds even better.
Dave

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Quoted message said:

I'm really starting to get annoyed at this (nearly) constant ticking
sound on my bike when pedaling. (Every once in a blue moon it
mysteriously stops for 5 - 10 pedal strokes.) I thought it may have
been the pedals or shoes, but changing both did nothing. Guess that
leaves the drivetrain . . . thing is, though, I did some single-leg
pedaling, and it only occurs when pedaling with the right leg.
Wouldn't it also do it, at least to some extent, with the left leg if
it was the drivetrain? (It also does it pedaling in reverse.) Any
ideas . . . ?

Many of the suggestions are to disassemble some
component, clean, lubricate, and reassemble.

I suggest a thoroughgoing diagnosis. You could
save yourself some time.

--
Michael Press

Michael Press said:

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Quoted message said:

I'm really starting to get annoyed at this (nearly) constant ticking
sound on my bike when pedaling. (Every once in a blue moon it
mysteriously stops for 5 - 10 pedal strokes.) I thought it may have
been the pedals or shoes, but changing both did nothing. Guess that
leaves the drivetrain . . . thing is, though, I did some single-leg
pedaling, and it only occurs when pedaling with the right leg.
Wouldn't it also do it, at least to some extent, with the left leg if
it was the drivetrain? (It also does it pedaling in reverse.) Any
ideas . . . ?

Many of the suggestions are to disassemble some
component, clean, lubricate, and reassemble.

I suggest a thoroughgoing diagnosis. You could
save yourself some time.

--
Michael Press

I have a QR issue - if I remove my rear wheel and put it back in with
the QR nut 1/2 to 1 revolution too loose - tick, tick, tick....

May or may not be your problem.

D'ohBoy

Quoted message said:

I'm really starting to get annoyed at this (nearly) constant ticking
sound on my bike when pedaling. (Every once in a blue moon it
mysteriously stops for 5 - 10 pedal strokes.)

I was getting a faint tick on what seemed to be every revolution (but
the tick would disappear at times). Turned out to be the zippers on
my (new) cycling jacket clinking together. The old jacket used fabric
as a zipper pull...

Quoted message said:

I'm really starting to get annoyed at this (nearly) constant ticking
sound on my bike when pedaling. (Every once in a blue moon it
mysteriously stops for 5 - 10 pedal strokes.) I thought it may have
been the pedals or shoes, but changing both did nothing. Guess that
leaves the drivetrain . . . thing is, though, I did some single-leg
pedaling, and it only occurs when pedaling with the right leg.
Wouldn't it also do it, at least to some extent, with the left leg if
it was the drivetrain? (It also does it pedaling in reverse.) Any
ideas . . . ?

I once chased a tick, tick, tick for a couple of weeks. I was
convinced it was in the drivetrain. While out on a ride suddenly my
saddle tipped back. I readjusted it and tightened the rail clamp bolt
and the ticking was gone.

I'm not suggesting this is your problem, just that finding the source
of noises on a bike isn't always easy.

--
jeverett3<AT>sbcglobal<DOT>net (John V. Everett)

John Everett said:

I once chased a tick, tick, tick for a couple of weeks. I was
convinced it was in the drivetrain. While out on a ride suddenly my
saddle tipped back. I readjusted it and tightened the rail clamp bolt
and the ticking was gone.

LOL! The *exact* same thing happened to me about a week ago. And of
course this was the one day I left my multi-tool at home b/c I had never
used it before on the road. Whoops.

\\paul

John Everett said:

I once chased a tick, tick, tick for a couple of weeks. I was
convinced it was in the drivetrain. While out on a ride suddenly my
saddle tipped back. I readjusted it and tightened the rail clamp bolt
and the ticking was gone.

LOL! The *exact* same thing happened to me about a week ago. And of
course this was the one day I left my multi-tool at home b/c I had never
used it before on the road. Whoops.

\\paul