creaking specialized tarmac comp frame

badger34
badger34 Posts: 4
edited May 2009 in Workshop
I have a Specialized Tarmac Comp frame.Purchased in Jan '07.Frame size 56cm.
It has the seatpost clamp that is built into the frame. Not the more normal one.
Over the last 6/8 months i've been getting a creaking noise from the seatpost clamp area.
I've ridden the bike without a seatpost and clamp and the creaking stops.
There is plenty of post inside the frame.
I have changed the seatpost and saddle but the creak is still there.
I have never raced or crashed the frameset.
Has anyone experienced this and if so what did they do?
Thanks in advance.

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,337
    Are you sure is not the saddle rails creaking in the seatpost clamp... that is generally the case.
    If they're not carbon ones, give them a 1/4 turn with the allen key and they should stop.
    left the forum March 2023
  • badger34
    badger34 Posts: 4
    I've tried it with a different saddle.I have tried it real tight and fairly tight.No joy.
  • Chris Swansea
    Chris Swansea Posts: 78
    I have started using a silicon spray lube - invisible once dry - and it has cured all sorts of creaks on my bikes, a spray on the saddle rails is now part of my weekly routine. You can get it in B+Q and it smells like lemon Pledge!
    Trying my best to do 300 miles a month on and off road.
  • Chris Swansea
    Chris Swansea Posts: 78
    works great for cleats and pedal creaks too.
    Trying my best to do 300 miles a month on and off road.
  • badger34
    badger34 Posts: 4
    I was begining to think there was a problem with the frame.But as there is no noise when the bike is ridden without the post and clamp it can't be.
    I will try the silicon spray and let you know.
    Seems strange that Specialized have altered the seatpost clamp this year.They are using a traditionla clamp.Not the built in one.

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