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  1. #1
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    I have had that happen twice. Once it was the rear wheel, which I hadn't put back on tightly enough, but you have checked that. The other time it was the bottom bracket, which needed to be replaced. Good luck.


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  2. #2
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    DBF thought it was a loose bottom bracket too, but I *think* I fixed it.

    I think it was a loose bolt on the saddle clamp thing, combined with a slightly loose rear wheel. I double checked that after I got home (tightened things up a bit more), and then tightened up the bolt on the clamp (since I needed to adjust the saddle tilt anyway), and took it for a little spin, and haven't heard a peep out of it since.
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  3. #3
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    Owlie, you might also want to clean and lube your seat post.
    Marcie

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    My handlebars have been creaking on climbs ever since the last time I swapped stems. I put a torque wrench on it as always, but I probably torqued the bolts to the lower end of their range (don't recall specifically). I think I'll just live with the creaking, actually, as long as the bars aren't moving around - lower torque means less chance that they will break or bend in a crash.
    Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler

  5. #5
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    my "bebe" has several creaks and clicks which have been with me almost since I started riding in spite of having been taken apart, checked, relubed, rechained, regeared, re derailleiur etc. I have decided it is just the bike talking to me, and functioning happily. I start to worry when I don't hear the familiar litany or hear anything new. I gues it's one her "endearing qualities." :0
    marni
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  6. #6
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    heheh, when I saw this thread title my mind went to physical creaking, not bike creaking...obviously more caffeine is needed this morning so I can read straight Owlie, glad to learn I was wrong

  7. #7
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    Occasionally I'll misread what section threads are in, so I'm not surprised. But no, nothing's making noise here. I'm a little young for that, statistically speaking!
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