Hello all, While I've been reading all of these suggestions as they came through, it's not until now that I'm replying. Sorry. I am dumbfounded by all the the great ideas and thought people have put into helping me with my problem -- THANK YOU! So... just yesterday afternoon I removed and reinstalled the cassette. I also added a small touch of grease to the splines, as suggested. I wasn't able to take it out do to a day full of rain, but I hope to tomorrow. I'll report back on my findings.
I ended up just making the one "adjustment" so I would be able to determine if it, and not any other adjustments, was the real solution. I fit doesn't work, I'll move onto the BB. To answer a few of the questions here..... all components including chain are in great, lightly used, condition. This is the bike that sees the least use, even more so after a year of the pandemic, and I would imagine that everything has less than 1,000 miles on it. I don't keep track of my mileage, and am a really bad estimator of it, so it could be even quite a bit less than this. Definitely not more. I did remove and reinsert the seat post, and loosen and re-tighten the saddle bolt. This has traditionally been the number one source of mysterious noises for me, but my fiddling had no effect this time. Which I kind of suspected, given that the noises also occur when I'm out of the saddle. Regarding the construction of the cassette... the 3 largest cogs are indeed on a "sub cluster assembly," which I found to be quite interesting given that it is only these three that make this noise. Seems like the rivets or just the construction of this part as a whole, could be the culprit, as suggested. Maybe my locking was a little on the loose side, and maybe there was some play between this cluster and the rest of the cogs? I sure hope so! Anyways, that you all for your time and the thoughtful replies -- they mean a lot! I have another, unrelated question that I'll ask in a separate post. See you there, I hope! On Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 8:32:48 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > Have you tried taking off the cassette and lightly greasing the splines > before reassembling? I used to get a similar sound on my Campy > freehub-equipped bikes, and this always worked. > > --Eric Norris > [email protected] > Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy > YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy > > On Jul 22, 2021, at 2:49 PM, RichS <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello David, > > Lots of helpful solutions provided by the group so I'm sure you'll > discover the problem soon. In addition to the cassette noise do you notice > a creaky sound coming from your stem? Perhaps the sounds are coming from > multiple locations? > > Best, > Rich in ATL > > On Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 10:28:17 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > >> I would try the following (assumning you have not already): >> >> 1. Swap the bb. >> 2. Light bit of grease of the tapers when installing the cranks >> 3. Uninstall and re-install the cassette >> 4. Check the chain for wear and make sure the master link is proerly >> secured. >> 5. Check the front derailer adujustment to make sure the cage it not >> hitting the chain or possibly somethig else >> 6. If you re wearing cleated shoes make sure the cleats are tight. Lower >> gearrs means lower pressure/contact with the pedals. >> 7. Make sure the chainring bolts are tight. >> 8. IS the spacer (if there is one for 11 speed ) the correct width? >> >> Good luck and hope you solve it quickly! >> >> On Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 11:47:06 AM UTC-4 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> This is going to sound crazy, but is it the saddle, seatpost, or their >>> interface? That's happened to me more than once, and I've chased sounds >>> that I'm sure are bottom bracket, crank, or cassette related only to >>> discover that in certain gears or at certain effort levels, my saddle is >>> clicking. (In fact, this is happening with a Berthoud on my NFE at the >>> moment. It only clicks when I shift my weight and ride upright at low >>> cadence). >>> >>> Just a thought... >>> Brett in Portland >>> >>> On Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 5:35:26 AM UTC-7 David Wadstrup wrote: >>> >>>> We've played this game before, and I'm reluctant to begin another >>>> round. But after a fruitless deep dive into a general internet search >>>> trying to identify the source of my sound, I thought bringing up my issue >>>> here might be of help. Here goes.... >>>> >>>> I am the proud owner of a beautiful, creamsicle colored Roadeo that I >>>> purchased from a fellow list member here a couple of years ago. I >>>> purchased only the frameset, and built up it up myself. A short while ago >>>> I began to notice a creaking, clicking, cracking-type sound when climbing >>>> steep-ish hills. I loosened and re-tightened just about everything(except >>>> the bottom bracket) in an attempt to fix whatever the source of the sound >>>> might be. No luck. While out on a ride yesterday, I noticed that the >>>> sound was apparently getting worse. I started to fear that there was >>>> maybe >>>> a crack somewhere in the frame, and made a plan to remove the crank and >>>> re-install the BB to eliminate it as a possible source(which I ended up >>>> not >>>> doing.) But further into the ride, I happened to discover that the sound >>>> only occurs when I am in one of the 3 largest cogs on the cassette. I >>>> made >>>> about 7 or 8 trips up and down one of the steeper hills on my route, and >>>> was able to confirm that it did not happen in the 4th, or 5th, or any >>>> other >>>> cog in back -- just the 3 largest. >>>> >>>> For clarification, I am running a Shimano 11sp Ultegra group. The >>>> sound is NOT regular. Meaning that it doesn't occur in the same place in >>>> either my wheel's or crank's rotation. It happens both when seated and >>>> while I am out of the saddle. It is more of a cracking, creaking, sound >>>> rather than a clicking sound(although it does sound clicky,) if that makes >>>> any sense. It sounds like what I'd imagine a a cracked something-or-other >>>> to sound like. >>>> >>>> I suppose I'll remove and reinstall the cassette when I get a chance, >>>> but figured I reach out to you all to see whether anyone has an inkling of >>>> what the trouble might be. Please let me know your thoughts! >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a31f0503-9936-405a-85bb-85c108497c58n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a31f0503-9936-405a-85bb-85c108497c58n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ecef3d0c-2c2a-40a9-bd4d-a8886c849f3dn%40googlegroups.com.
