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  1. chdot
    Admin

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    34. Listen to Your Bike
    "A click or pop or scraping noise doesn't heal itself," says Calvin Jones, director of education at Park Tool. Pay attention to the sounds emanating from your ride and you'll know when it's time for some TLC.
     
    Noise: Rattling over bumps
    Common Culprit: Loose bottle-cage bolts or quick-release skewers
    Solution: Tighten them
     
    Noise: Thunk/shudder during braking or over bumps
    Common Culprit: Loose headset
    Solution: Adjust headset to remove excess play
     
    Noise: Squeaking while pedaling
    Common Culprit: Dry chain
    Solution: Lube
     
    Noise: Pop, followed by a skipping chain
    Common Culprit: Frozen chain link; worn cassette and chain
    Solution: Find and free frozen link…or replace chain, chainrings, and cassette
     
    Noise: Grinding noise during braking
    Common Culprit: Grit in brake pads
    Solution: Sand pads lightly to remove grit and grime
     
    Noise: Clicks, squeals, or whines
    Common Culprit: Could be any number of problems—from a loose stem to worn bottom-bracket bearings
    Solution: Head to the shop

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    One of "Bicycling's 50 Golden Rules"

    http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5249#post-56112

    Posted 13 years ago #

  2. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    Noise: Intemittent or continual hissing from tyre
    Common Culprit: Puncture
    Solution: Remove, repair and replace inner tube. Note: a tyre which appears to be flat only at the bottom may in fact be flat all the way round so do check.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  3. chdot
    Admin

    "
    Note: a tyre which appears to be flat only at the bottom may in fact be flat all the way round so do check.

    "

    Common conversation in schools -

    Where's your bike?

    At home

    Why?

    It's got a puncture

    How do you know?

    It's flat

    Have you got a pump?

    No

    Posted 13 years ago #

  4. wingpig
    Member

    Noise: Rattling over bumps
    Common Culprits: Some bits of U-lock rattling against other bits of U-lock, front blinker rattling slightly in its holder, pannier-clips rattling against pannier due to expected pannier rack tube diameter != actual pannier rack tube diameter, spare batteries rattling in battery box rattling against padlock in seat bag.
    Solution: Live with them

    Posted 13 years ago #

  5. splitshift
    Member

    noise, scraping and exhalation of air
    reason, youve just fallen off, again !

    Posted 13 years ago #

  6. crowriver
    Member

    Noise: Squealing sound when brakes applied
    Common Culprits: Slightly maladjusted rim brakes; Wet wheel rims; Brake pads slightly more worn than last time they were used, requiring slightly more pressure to engage; Oil or grease contamination on brake pads.
    Solution: Readjust brakes slightly; Clean wheel rims; Lightly sandpaper brake blocks; repeat ad infinitum until brake pads wear out.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  7. Uberuce
    Member

    Noise: intermittent shrill beeping/ringing
    Common Culprit: alarm clock
    Solution: get on bike, ride until at work.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  8. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Noise: increasing tractory rumble of a diesel engine followed by a loud honking sound when using the greenway
    Culprit: black cab
    Solution: ignore it and it will go away. Another will be along shortly

    Posted 13 years ago #

  9. ruggtomcat
    Member

    noise: rasping wheezing sound that seems to fill the entire world.

    culprit: interval training.

    solution: rule 5!

    Posted 13 years ago #

  10. Uberuce
    Member

    Noise: tinny techno remixes of already poor music, coughing, intermittent ding followed by loss of speed, bigotry.
    Common Culprit: been forced to take the bus
    Solution: wait for weather warning to pass, injury to heal or bike to be repaired.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  11. Min
    Member

    Noise: An irritating whining emanating from across the North Sea

    Culprit: Smug Dane(s)

    Solution: Envelop the whole of Copenhagen in a layer of industrial noise-proofing.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  12. kaputnik
    Moderator

    @min coffee out the nose laughter!

    Posted 13 years ago #

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