My left tire has started making this loud creaking/ticking sound every few seconds. What's the problem and what should I do about it?? Do I need to take it to a bike shop?? Would getting spoke guards help prevent this in the future?? I think it's from my tire getting caught up on the control box for the seat in my van from time to time (so I guess that might be a question about the guards). THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!
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Noisy Spokes
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Brokeback Brenda
, Sep 13 2009 11:21 PM
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Posted 14 September 2009 - 12:48 AM
Did you gat a tool kit with your chair? if so, you could check the spokes, but its best to take the wheel to a shop. O fyou get he tension wrong wou could distort the wheel even more
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Posted 14 September 2009 - 03:02 PM
You probably need to tighten a few spokes. A spoke wrench is by far the easiest way, I tighten mine until they have a similar sound when you pluck em like a guitar.
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Posted 14 September 2009 - 07:20 PM
LuckyinKentucky, on Sep 14 2009, 08:02 AM, said:
You probably need to tighten a few spokes. A spoke wrench is by far the easiest way, I tighten mine until they have a similar sound when you pluck em like a guitar.
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Posted 16 September 2009 - 03:27 AM
well I tried to tighten them and it's still doing it. I don't think I did it right. I'm gonna bring it to a bike shop and get some spoke guards. Thanks for the replies!!
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Posted 16 September 2009 - 03:54 PM
This is really common, it's loose spokes. Take it to a bike shop. They'll fix it up for you. It requires a few special tools. Many bike shops will even do this for chairs for free.
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Posted 23 September 2009 - 11:49 AM
Brokeback Brenda, on Sep 16 2009, 04:27 AM, said:
well I tried to tighten them and it's still doing it. I don't think I did it right. I'm gonna bring it to a bike shop and get some spoke guards. Thanks for the replies!!
The noise could also be coming from your push rims, as the wheel flexes.
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Posted 29 January 2010 - 06:13 PM
I had a couple of loose spokes and took it in to a bike shop. They didn't have the right size of tool, so they just used pliers to tighten them. And they did it for free.
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Posted 29 January 2010 - 06:44 PM
If the spokes are just loose, then sure tightening them as others suggested could work? Not sure as when mine are just loose they've never made those sounds. Normally that starts to occur when your spokes and wheel get out of tune and it's not rolling straight. There is more pressure on one side then another. To fix the sound the wheels need to be tuned, if you don't know how, then as some one else said, by just tightening things down, you could make it worse. Take it to a bike shop and they'll be able to fix it up for you.
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Posted 30 January 2010 - 11:20 AM
Loose spokes - cracked spokes - spokes hitting somin on the chair - solid tyres=uneven pressure on wheel rim - loose push rims - wheel spindle not fully engaged in slot - damaged wheel rim - basicaly anything that can happen to our wheels, has happened to mine
Beware of spoke tightening, espesually with solid tyres, proper bike shop your best bet
Where they balance and true the wheel on a spindal jig
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Beware of spoke tightening, espesually with solid tyres, proper bike shop your best bet
Where they balance and true the wheel on a spindal jig
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