[dazzle]

Wasn’t expecting to hear such a nasty sounding creaking noise on my colnago c60, sounds like its coming from the bottom bracket under load possibly, only seems to do it in the small ring at the front, and the 3 biggest cogs in the cassette. Only had it 2 weeks, set off on a big ride today and it sounded so bad I turned back, rode through a small section of mud and then the noise just got worse, I’ve washed and cleaned the bike just in case it was the mud or some grit but its still there http://youtu.be/MwcNr_G_X7I

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[vinner]

As someone else mentioned,
As someone else mentioned, try tightening your chain-ring bolts

[David Arthur @davearthur]

Have you tried taking it back
Have you tried taking it back to the shop you bought it from? that’s the first thing I’d be doing personally

[Nick T]

It’s probably your rear
It’s probably your rear wheel, either you didn’t tighten the cassette lockring enough or the hub preload is loose, or – most likely – you’ve got some shit external cam skewers that aren’t tight enough.

[Flying Scot]

Dip the complete bike in a
Dip the complete bike in a vat of gearbox oil, wipe off the rims and tyres, silencio…….

[matthewn5]

Lube the seat where the metal
Lube the seat where the metal stays join the plastic upper. Often squeak like a nightmare and you can’t work it out.

[Nixster]

Its a common problem with
Its a common problem with C60s. Dodgy Italian rubbish really, I’d get a good ole’ Merkin bike made out of metal if I were you, something like a CAAD 8.

I’ll save you the bother of getting rid of the C60 if you like? Tell you what, I’ll even come and pick it up for only the petrol money. B-)

[Sidi 700c]

Yup.
Take stuff apart and
Yup.

Take stuff apart and grease them where applicable to find the culprit.

[ajmarshal1]

So you have a creaky C60
So you have a creaky C60 which you also need advice on for a wheelset and a V1R which you need advice on a cockpit for…..

Something here is awry.

As an aside I live near you so can reccomend a good mechanic to help you out and give you some tips. haven’t seen any C60s or VR1s round our way yet so I’ll keep an eye out for you. 😉

[pants]

crikey wrote:It’s actually

crikey wrote:

It’s actually spelled miaow.

said who? a cat?

[pants]

http://www.bikeradar.com/road
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/angryasian-the-ultimate-creaky-bottom-bracket-fix-42884/

great article on creaky BBs. Good to see someone saying it as it is, everyone knows about how many alloy cannondale have creaky BBs, yet if you look for reviews the vast majority of bike websites or magazines never mention it.

[therevokid]

pressfit bottom bracket ….
pressfit bottom bracket …. Now there’s yer problem ….. 😀

[crikey]

As you get older, your
As you get older, your hearing will deteriorate and I think you’ll find that your bikes get quieter… 😉

[dazzle]

You wouldn’t believe it but I
You wouldn’t believe it but I walk down that exact street everyday! Seriously weird stuff, and yes I’m MR. UNLUCKY.

[crikey]

You must be Unlucky Alf then.
You must be Unlucky Alf then.

[dazzle]

Appreciate the advice but
Appreciate the advice but your so wrong, I’ve been cycling many years and had lots of entry level bikes and worked my way up to the creaky/clicking/ticking garbage I’ve got now. I’m not one of these people that over wash there bikes at all, too much hassle. 8}

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