oh dear another problem to solve!!

novicerider
novicerider Posts: 15
edited May 2008 in MTB beginners
just got my brakes ok..now i have a squeaky seat post....if i take the stem of the seat out of the bike and wipe with a rag it goes,but starts up again after 2or3 outings,but the noise goes if i lift myself off the seat as i goe along...i have the stem on its highest level so not sure if this is the problem..anybody with the same problem and a soloution? thanks

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  • dunker
    dunker Posts: 1,503
    grease seatpost to clamp area, clean and grease the saddle clamp, drip some drippy lube into the seat rails and let it soak in. that should sort it hopefully, if that's where the creaks are really coming from.
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  • novicerider
    novicerider Posts: 15
    thanks dunker..will try that :P
  • scale20
    scale20 Posts: 1,300
    I had the same problem on my scale 20.

    I was riding it 4 times a week off road, and found that things were loosening slightly. I found like dunker says, a bit of grease here and there, and nip up the seat clamp and saddle clamp bolts. I tend to pull out my seat clamp and dismantle my seatpost now and again and de-gunge it.

    let us know how you get on.
    Niner Air 9 Rigid
    Whyte 129S 29er.
  • LordBanks
    LordBanks Posts: 358
    Quite hard to do, but try cleaning out your actual seatpost tubing in you frame, a bit of rag and a long stick should do it.
  • novicerider
    novicerider Posts: 15
    thanks everyone...off to get some grease today... :lol:

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