New Bike noise!!

Jonnykitedude

Hi All

Long time reader first time posting.

Bit of a silly question for ya.

Bought a new road bike and there is that awful clicking noise coming from the rear wheel when im free wheeling.Now i know the bike is ment to be making this noise but how can i stop it!!

Cheers

Morgan

Apply the front and rear brakes firmly.

alfalad

is the wheel a Fulcrum 7?

kenmc

Morgan wrote: »

Apply the front and rear brakes firmly.

Either that, or the only other solution is to get a fixie.

concussion

Is it the exact same noise you get when you rotate the pedals backwards with the bike stopped?

Thomas_S_Hunterson

A friend of mine has a freewheel on a bike and it's silent. I'll as him the next time I see him.

+1 on the fixie idea.

rob1891

the best freewheels make the loudest noise!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y6biHbovCI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mdg7-Zj6Cw

Chips Lovell

The noise is the ratchet which allows the bike to freewheel. In other words, it's meant to click. You can always open up the freehub and grease up the mechanism, which will quieten down for a while, but if you don't know how to do that, I'd leave well enough alone.

Home:Ballyhoura

FIRST OF ALL: (before I get slagged!): I know all about this noise and why its there, I've worked in bike shops!

Is it just me or do higher end wheels make a louder click? I've seen guys with expensive carbon mavics's and zipp's which make a really loud click when freewheeling! The best example was my friends carbon disc tt wheel...it was so loud!

Anyway, is it because these wheels are made for people who pedal the whole time and don't freewheel? I doubt it! Or is it that they are lacking a bit of grease in the hub? I also doubt it!!

Basically, what I am saying is why is it louder in some wheels than others?

IM0

yeah I noticed that too, the better the wheel the louder it is...maybe its a bit like cars (the 'look at me' factor to draw attention..:D) but I do actually think it does have something to do with less grease like you mentioned...as the top end wheels are more weight weenie focused so saving 30-50g of grease is a big deal in their marketing hype about weight!

Ive heard of a few guys re-greasing their freewheels and hubs (FnB) after they buy higher end wheels as manufac are skimpy with amount of grease they put in them..

IM0

Sean_K wrote: »

A friend of mine has a freewheel on a bike and it's silent.

yeah I had one like that on a mtb I had years ago. shimano 'silent clutch' it was called...great for sneaking up on people though ridin behind them!