I had a similar creaking/clicking sound recently. I went so far as replacing my pedals after repacking the bearings (my initial assumption of the culprit,) yet the creak remained.
I then decided to replace the bottom bracket. I had a spare, after all, but was putting off dealing with it out of laziness, basically. Well, after digging myself out of that gumption trap I pulled the cranks and went to remove the NDS retainer (this is a Shimano UN-xx with the plastic retainer) and, sure enough, it was a tad bit loose. Not so much that I could feel any play, but I was able to tighten it about 3/4 to one turn. I put my spare back in the box, reaffixed the cranks, and nary a creak, crack, or click since. You specifically mention that you haven’t tightened the bb. I’ll bet you a beer that’s the source, and I would certainly recommend snugging it up, regardless. Good luck and let us know what you find. Cheers- Mike in Somerville, Mass On Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 8:35:26 AM UTC-4 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/add26ff3-4147-4264-829c-898d82e9d09en%40googlegroups.com.
