[RBW] Hilsen Creaking!!!

2019-08-11 Thread Nathan Neuberger
I have a 10-ish year old Homer Hilsen. This summer on a hilly ride, it suddenly developed a creaking sound seeming to come from the left crank. It is not a 'clicking' noise but rather a 'creaking' sound. The sound occurs when the left crank is rotating under load from about the 12:00

Re: [RBW] Re: Clicking noise -- About to lose my mind.

2018-06-07 Thread Nathan Neuberger
t; > On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 7:25 PM, Nathan Neuberger > wrote: > >> Well, they say it's always the last thing you try... >> >> After checking off nearly everything else on the list (see below), I >> finally swapped out the pedals for a new pair of MKS Sylvan Tou

[RBW] Re: Clicking noise -- About to lose my mind.

2018-06-07 Thread Nathan Neuberger
had to slide a 3 ft long piece of PVC pipe over the pedal wrench to get it off! Thanks everyone for all the help. Hopefully this list can be helpful to someone else in the future. On Monday, May 28, 2018 at 4:55:00 PM UTC-5, Nathan Neuberger wrote: > > > Thanks for all of the su

[RBW] Re: Clicking noise -- About to lose my mind.

2018-05-28 Thread Nathan Neuberger
; waterbottle cages; brake lever mounting, etc.) Check shifter cable housing clearance Re-tighten cranks arms (shouldn’t be needed, as BB was replaced this winter) Try different pedals Replace crank arms On Friday, May 25, 2018 at 6:52:06 PM UTC-5, Nathan Neuberger wrote: > > I'm i

[RBW] Clicking noise -- About to lose my mind.

2018-05-25 Thread Nathan Neuberger
I'm in need of some help with an aggravating problem. Several years ago my bike developed a clicking sound. It occurs at the same spot in the crank rotation. Curiously, the click does not always happen (sometimes its sleeping), but tends to wake up most often during a climb or when I'm