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Old July 9th 05, 06:33 PM
J Jones
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My seat post (or seat) sounds like popcorn - creaking and crackling. It's
unbelievable how much noise it's making - it started out of the blue last
week,
and has gotten worse every ride this past week. Any help anyone can
provide on diagnosing/fixing the problem will be greatly appreciated.

I suppose if its the seat, I'll need a new seat?
Jeff


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Old July 9th 05, 08:52 PM
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J Jones wrote:
My seat post (or seat) sounds like popcorn - creaking and crackling. It's
unbelievable how much noise it's making - it started out of the blue last
week,
and has gotten worse every ride this past week. Any help anyone can
provide on diagnosing/fixing the problem will be greatly appreciated.

I suppose if its the seat, I'll need a new seat?
Jeff


Had that happen a couple times. First time it was the seatpost, I
ignored it until it snapped where the seat clamp was bonded to the
post. Second time it was the seatpost clamp bolt on the frame - had a
crack in it, replaced and it went away.

Good luck
n

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Old July 9th 05, 09:45 PM
Lou D'Amelio
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Check the post carefully as the other poster says. However, the problem
is usually not post or seat failure - just a little grease on the
juncture of the seat rails and clamp is all you need to silence a
creaker. I get this with my combination of Campy post (non-carbon) and
titanium seat rails - took me a long time to find the source.

Lou D'Amelio

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Old July 9th 05, 11:20 PM
Gary Mishler
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"J Jones" wrote in message
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My seat post (or seat) sounds like popcorn - creaking and crackling. It's
unbelievable how much noise it's making - it started out of the blue last
week,
and has gotten worse every ride this past week. Any help anyone can
provide on diagnosing/fixing the problem will be greatly appreciated.

I suppose if its the seat, I'll need a new seat?
Jeff


Usually it is not damage. Inspect for damage and if you don't find any,
disassemble (mark the position of seat, post, and rails first for easy
reinstall), clean all surfaces and apply a light coating of grease on all
contact points when you reassemble.

This usually works.

Good luck,
Mish


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Old July 9th 05, 11:33 PM
J Jones
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"Gary Mishler" wrote in message
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"J Jones" wrote in message
.. .
My seat post (or seat) sounds like popcorn - creaking and crackling.
It's
unbelievable how much noise it's making - it started out of the blue last
week,
and has gotten worse every ride this past week. Any help anyone can
provide on diagnosing/fixing the problem will be greatly appreciated.

I suppose if its the seat, I'll need a new seat?
Jeff


Usually it is not damage. Inspect for damage and if you don't find any,
disassemble (mark the position of seat, post, and rails first for easy
reinstall), clean all surfaces and apply a light coating of grease on all
contact points when you reassemble.

This usually works.

I did this, and it seems to have worked perfectly. There was a lot of road
dirt/grime in/around the bolt that tightens the seat post in place. I
didn't do anything with the seat or rails, as I was able to recreate the
noise by putting pressure on/off the seat, and found the noise to be further
down in/around the tube.

Thanks to all for your suggestions - feels great to fix my own stuff!! ;-)
Jeff


Good luck,
Mish




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Old July 11th 05, 01:09 AM
Bob Palermo
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Hi,

This is a long shot. Check the nose of the saddle. I have some noise similar
to what you are describing, though not as loud. After a couple of weeks, I
finally figured it out today. While I was riding, I grabbed the nose of the
saddle and wiggled it back and forth. That was the source of the noise. I'm
not sure yet what I'm going to do about it.. The saddle, a Selle Italia
Flite Gel, is under a year old. I'm probably going to have my shop check it
out. But in my case, there is no safety issue.

Bob P.



"J Jones" wrote in message
.. .
My seat post (or seat) sounds like popcorn - creaking and crackling. It's
unbelievable how much noise it's making - it started out of the blue last
week,
and has gotten worse every ride this past week. Any help anyone can
provide on diagnosing/fixing the problem will be greatly appreciated.

I suppose if its the seat, I'll need a new seat?
Jeff




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Old July 11th 05, 01:15 AM
Bill Sornson
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Bob Palermo wrote:
Hi,

This is a long shot. Check the nose of the saddle. I have some noise
similar to what you are describing, though not as loud. After a
couple of weeks, I finally figured it out today. While I was riding,
I grabbed the nose of the saddle and wiggled it back and forth. That
was the source of the noise. I'm not sure yet what I'm going to do
about it.. The saddle, a Selle Italia Flite Gel, is under a year old.
I'm probably going to have my shop check it out. But in my case,
there is no safety issue.


Just drip a little Tri-flo on the rail/shell interface near the saddle's
nose. That oughta do it.


 




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