Front wheel creek...

sanspoof
sanspoof Posts: 111
edited June 2014 in Workshop
Hello!

I have a set of the Planet X AL30 wheelset, they have been quite good but recently, when i get out of the saddle and put pressure on whilst riding up a hill, I can just hear a big creak from the wheel whilst applying the pressure...?

Your thoughts would be massively appreciated...

Thanks

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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    How old are they?

    Have you checked 'bars, etc as per posts infinitum passim?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • diamonddog
    diamonddog Posts: 3,426
    Skewer too tight?
  • wishitwasallflat
    wishitwasallflat Posts: 2,927
    If it is defo wheel - loose spoke(s)? Is the wheel true?

    Or could it be from the headset? Any play or binding in the headset? Strip down, clean up and re-grease anyway is never a bad idea.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Include stem, bars to wish..... post
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • BrandonA
    BrandonA Posts: 553
    diamonddog wrote:
    Skewer too tight?

    Or wheel not positioned square on.
  • tuneskyline
    tuneskyline Posts: 370
    Check for any cracks in the rim. I had the exact same problem it turned out to be a small almost hairline crack in the rim. new rim :(
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Have you tried a different wheel to make sure is is actually the wheel?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Old_Timer
    Old_Timer Posts: 262
    ^^^What Matthew said above, and I wouldn't go tightening up everything and risking stripping out something or distorting a part. If the wheel substitution doesn't tell you the problem, pull things down and clean/grease the head set, use anti-seize on all the threaded parts and tighten to the specified torque settings.
    Lets just got for a ride, the heck with all this stuff...

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