squeaking litespeed

dafty d

hello to everyone tonight,i own a litespeed siena which has devolped a horrible annoying squeak,iv changed pedals,seat post and saddle had it in lbs nothing found but still makes the noise?.its more louder when i am out of saddle putting pressure on pedals.i have heard that ti can make strange creaking noises,does any one else have a litespeed,do they have or had probs like this,its really annoying as this is my pride and joy!.thanks for reading any advice will be great.cheers.

Anonymous

Yes, I have a 2009 Siena. No issues at all after approx 3000 miles.

jimmcdonnell

My Tuscany creaks, it's the BB but no idea why. Once it begins, the only way to cure it seems to be a new BB, with a scrupulously cleaned and regreased fitting.

dafty d

hey dafty d's demented wife here,many thanks for your info, we have came to the same conclusion as the rest of the bike has been cleaned,swapped then cleaned again bits tightened up,new skwewers,front and rear,we have just priced the bb and cranks,ready to go into the shop and to be replaced as the next job. The creak has has the hubs going really crazy even getting me to cycle along side of him to make sure that he wasn't just hearing noises!!!!!, well I heard it which was odd bcos it's intermitent,vvvvvery frustrating fo him to say the least,again thanks very much for replying jim,regards demented wife of dafty d.

Monty Dog

Another thing to consider is wheel QRs - some wheels don't like being over-tightened - Ksyriums in particular are reknown for creaking.

Anonymous

Grease the fork dropouts, where the fork grips the wheel.

ride_whenever

Cracked bb shell?



The best way to do it is to slowly swap parts out one by one to see what is causing it.

uncle zaskar

If it,s a 2005 model with the integrated headset then check VERY carefully under the headtube where it joins the downtube

lots of integrated headset litespeeds crack in this area (my own included) and this was creaking until I spotted the crack.

good luck