Any one on here ride pedal bikes??

[doogie]

Of course now that I am starting to break it in I am already am having some issues with annoying clicking noise. The first ride was flawless which was around 8 miles, but while we were out yesterday on a local trail I started hearing a rythmic clicking noise that was occurring at the same place whenever pedaling (1 click per full sprocket rotation). I assume it is probably just a rear derailuer adjustment now that the bike is getting settled in, but since I did not buy it at a local shop, no warranty labor (parts are covered though). When the tech calls today to discuss the front fork replacement, I plan to see if there is simple adjustment I can try to make this annoying sound go away. Worse case, I will just take into a local bike shop and pay to get this adjustment completed as the click is driving me nuts!

 

[TenSpeed]

Seatpost might need to be greased. That gets annoying. If it is only when you pedal, I bet that is it. Get some grease from the bike shop, and you might want to pick up a bike repair guide as well. Invaluable, especially with the rates that some shops charge. You might not be able to do everything yourself, but most of it you can.

 

[doogie]

I would have never thought about the seat post causing this type of noise, but I will definitely give the grease a shot and search out a repair guide.

 

[ridenfish39]

Do you have a front derailleur? check the cable that comes off of it.....it could be sticking out and hitting the crank arm on every rotation

 

[doogie]

I checked both derailleur cables first and neither are even close to touching anything like the crank arm. I plan to do some tests during our ride tonight like pedaling while standing to see if I can isolate it to the seat/seatpost.

 

[doogie]

After some testing during our ride tonight, fairly sure I found the click as the left pedal seems to be the root cause. These are just a cheap set I picked up to get it on the road since the bike did not come with a set. I pulled it off and hit the open side that was capped with a little grease and also loosened, then retightened the bearing bolt... And a quick test drive was click free. If it starts up again, I will just return these and start looking for a better set.