So, I just finished putting anti seize on my cranks, and it worked awesomely. My uni used to creak in about four parts of the wheel rotation, but now it's smooth and nice. The moral? Even though you don't need to do anything to the hub due to how it's constructed, the hub/crank interface still can get squeaky, and anti seize is still good stuff.
-- Fuego
morons everywhere wrote: > Get off my Property before you sue me!
Yeah that may be it, Do your spokes have paint on them? Cause mine do, and the clicking\popping noise comes from where the paints has scrapped off, and the spoke will rub off of the clean area where there is still paint, causing a pop, then when it rubs back on to the clean spot and off the pain, it pops again.
-- Jerrick
~*~!I ride for Christ, Fun, Challenges, and a lot more, so leave me alone about it!~*~
Sponge wrote: > So I'm right in thinking that this small popping effect is simply old or> aged spokes that have kinda been worn a bit, and therefore make an odd> noise when they rub against eachother? >
Hmm, may need new spokes soon
New spokes can make the same popping noises. It's not the age of the spokes that causes the popping sound.
The problem is the wheel build. A good wheel build where the spokes are properly tensioned and have been properly stress relieved will not have significant popping noises from the spokes. Stress relieving involves squeezing pairs of spokes to stretch them and relieve spoke windup. Factory built wheels don't get the same love that hand built wheels get. Much of that love is in making sure the spokes are properly tensioned and then properly stress relieved. Factory built wheels don't get that attention and aren't built with high tension in the spokes.
But even with a good hand built wheel you probably still want to put a little bit of wax or grease where the spokes cross to get rid of wheel noises.
