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New Rocket - Mystery Noise
Hi all. My new Rocket is doing fine and I am getting better at controlling
it. It seems like it will take some time, however, before it reaches the second nature level of my mountain bike. Anyway, here's my question. I am hearing a noise that I can't figure out. It only occurs when I'm riding the bike, not when I run through gears, or break, or anything when it's on the repair stand. The noise happens quite often, but not all the time. It happens when I coast and/or when I pedal. It does not seem to stop when I brake. It does not seem to be affected by the gear I'm in. So it's really weird, what else is there? I thought, well, maybe the seat..as in one of the differences between being on and off the bike is that the seat becomes much more involved. Anyway, I thought I would toss this out there and see if anyone can give me a place, or a method of identifying it. It's a mystery noise. |
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New Rocket - Mystery Noise
"Richard Greenberg" wrote in message news:CPpif.2743$4r.687@trndny01... Hi all. My new Rocket is doing fine and I am getting better at controlling it. It seems like it will take some time, however, before it reaches the second nature level of my mountain bike. Anyway, here's my question. I am hearing a noise that I can't figure out. It only occurs when I'm riding the bike, not when I run through gears, or break, or anything when it's on the repair stand. The noise happens quite often, but not all the time. It happens when I coast and/or when I pedal. It does not seem to stop when I brake. It does not seem to be affected by the gear I'm in. So it's really weird, what else is there? I thought, well, maybe the seat..as in one of the differences between being on and off the bike is that the seat becomes much more involved. Anyway, I thought I would toss this out there and see if anyone can give me a place, or a method of identifying it. It's a mystery noise. Is it the tinfoil under your helmet rattling? Seriously though, It seems like it's somehow hub/spoke related as the sound only occurs when the bike is weighted. If it's a 'ping. ping' noise, look for a loose spoke(s). Do you have a trainer. You could ride the bike in the trainer to see if the noise is related to the back wheel, or to the front wheel if the back is quiet on the trainer. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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New Rocket - Mystery Noise
Richard Greenberg wrote: Hi all. My new Rocket is doing fine and I am getting better at controlling it. It seems like it will take some time, however, before it reaches the second nature level of my mountain bike.... I see you have discovered that steering a bicycle takes very little force (a fact obscured by the force needed to support the upper body with the arms while riding an upright). The habit of pulling on the handlebars also needs to be broken. Anyway, here's my question. I am hearing a noise that I can't figure out. It only occurs when I'm riding the bike, not when I run through gears, or break, or anything when it's on the repair stand. The noise happens quite often, but not all the time. It happens when I coast and/or when I pedal. It does not seem to stop when I brake. It does not seem to be affected by the gear I'm in. So it's really weird, what else is there? I thought, well, maybe the seat..as in one of the differences between being on and off the bike is that the seat becomes much more involved. Anyway, I thought I would toss this out there and see if anyone can give me a place, or a method of identifying it. It's a mystery noise. This is where recording the noise and posting it to a website as a digital audio file would be helpful. Unfortunately, most people lack the proper tools to do this. -- Tom Sherman - Fox River Valley |
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Mystery Noise Found
Hi all. It turned out to be a reflector that came with the bike, stuck onto
the spokes in the rear (and front) wheels. After reading your comments, I looked at the rear wheel and saw it (I saw it before but never suspected it as a mystery noise culprit). After removing it the noise vanished. I guess the weight on the bike put the spokes in such a position that this reflector started vibrating and creating my mystery noise. Thanks for all of your help. "Richard Greenberg" wrote in message news:CPpif.2743$4r.687@trndny01... Hi all. My new Rocket is doing fine and I am getting better at controlling it. It seems like it will take some time, however, before it reaches the second nature level of my mountain bike. Anyway, here's my question. I am hearing a noise that I can't figure out. It only occurs when I'm riding the bike, not when I run through gears, or break, or anything when it's on the repair stand. The noise happens quite often, but not all the time. It happens when I coast and/or when I pedal. It does not seem to stop when I brake. It does not seem to be affected by the gear I'm in. So it's really weird, what else is there? I thought, well, maybe the seat..as in one of the differences between being on and off the bike is that the seat becomes much more involved. Anyway, I thought I would toss this out there and see if anyone can give me a place, or a method of identifying it. It's a mystery noise. |
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