click when pedalling hard on downstroke

rob777

Hi there,

When I stand up and peddle hard in any gear, I get a clicking sound that's quite loud, usually near the bottom of the downstroke.

I'm quite new to cycling and so was wondering if you have any ideas on what I could try.

It sounds like it's either coming from the rear cassette/gears or the chianring/crank -- I can't tell which.

Thanks,
Rob

P_Tucker

What are you peddling?

Anyway, see if there's any play in the bottom bracket.

crumbschief

When i get that the first place i look at is pedals and cleats,if you have them?

outcastjack

I had something similar, it turned out my crank was slightly loose.

bazbadger

headset, seatpost or cassette are usual suspects when going for it.

TommyEss

Is the front mech cable catching on the crank arm?

rob777

Thank you for the advice. I forgot to mention that the noise coincided with the chain coming off sometimes when shifting to the larger chainring.

TommyEss

Is it an overshift? i.e chain goes too far and drops off the far side? Need to check the upper limit screw if that's the case.

rob777

Thank you so much for all of the tips. After trying the more simple things, I took it to my LBS in the end for a service, explained the issue in detail but it's still doing it. Have lost faith in LBS so I've bought some tools to give the BB and cassette a look.

The bike is a bianch nirone with a shimano sora gear set. It's only a few months old as well.

Thanks again for the tips!

rob777

Just to let you know that cleaning and re-greasing the bottom bracket finally got rid of the clicks.

peter101cycle

Good to hear you got it fixed....any noises when you put pressure down on the cranks are pretty much always loose crank arms or bb tightening or regreasing.

Think my summer bike will need a bit of grease before putting away for the winter