Front Wheel Noise, Extremely Annoying.

DonLykeB

Hello Everyone.

Haven't had a proper look at it but just wanted to get some opinions before I fix the issue.

Pretty much today I noticed my front wheel on my Boardman Mountain Comp 2016 makes this very high pitched squeaking and grinding when I turn right. There's also some grinding noise when I tilt the bike left or right to steer whilst riding. Not really any performance issues but it is extremely loud and haven't exactly found much to help online.

I thought it may be the disc brake, but there isn't any squeaking whilst braking so it's unlikely.

Any help would be appreciated guys, many thanks.

SME

I don't know much about suspension type MTB's, but I'm willing to bet your squealing is from the disc. It won't happen under braking because the disc is effectively clamped, but if the wheel is flexing somehow on the axle it will allow the disc to rub against just one pad or the other and resonate.

I'd check all your disc bolts and the axle tightness for starters, and the calliper itself.

cooldad

Sounds like the wheel is loose. Is it QR?

DonLykeB

cooldad wrote:

Sounds like the wheel is loose. Is it QR?

Yep it's a quick release wheel, I have taken it off and put it back on but it isn't exactly as tight as it could be. I'll try again in the morning and hope for the best.

DonLykeB

cooldad wrote:

Sounds like the wheel is loose. Is it QR?

May have been what you said, got it on real tight and the sound seems to have gone. Lets hope I haven't jinxed it

kajjal

DonLykeB wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Sounds like the wheel is loose. Is it QR?

May have been what you said, got it on real tight and the sound seems to have gone. Lets hope I haven't jinxed it

QR was not designed to work with disc brakes but if done up tight enough works fine.

cooldad

If it doesn't already have Shimano skewers, buy some and bin whatever is on there.

JW599

I'd also recommend taking the skewers apart and applying a bit of grease to the threads every now and again.

A quick clean of the drop outs may also help, sounds a daft idea but I somehow had a tiny grain of grit stuck in there once!

I hate the dammed things. The most durable ones I've tried are the Hope QR skewers.

The Rookie

JW599 wrote:

The most durable ones I've tried are the Hope QR skewers.

Given how poor a reputation the Hope have the rest must have been simply dreadful!

Shimano Deore upwards, simply the best (at any vaguely sensible price).

cooldad

Yep, they just work properly with an internal cam.

JW599

The Rookie wrote:

...the rest must have been simply dreadful!

I learnt than when I reached the end of Lower Cliff at Cannock, the front was completely open

Havn't had any issues with the Hope ones, still going strong. But have been putting a dab of grease on each time I do a wheels off clean.

Red.Devil.Ghost

I borrowed my brother-in-laws Boardman Comp (I think from around 2010/2011) this weekend for a flat route to get out with a mate. It made exactly the same noise as you describe, and was really annoying. I couldn't figure out what it was, but he believes it's something to do with the spokes not being that great and it kind of creaking under pressure. It did seem to happen a bit more when the front was weighted. I did have the front wheel off to get it in the car though, I guess there is a chance it might just not have been tight enough. My bro-in-law is pretty careful about that kind of stuff though and he told me it made the same noise for him.

Weird. I might see what else I can find out about this particular problem. I've not had it on my bikes, even if the QR hasn't been done up too tightly.

FishFish

I think the 2016 Comp has a through axle - and not skewers but of course they would still need to be tightened up properly. Quite a good bike in my humble opinions (even though I'm rarely humble) and better than the current spec which has a downgrade on the gears and BB. The older one may have had a pf 30 which can be noisy and I would not accept even as an alternative to having a rusty barbed wire fence full of hedgehogs shoved up my rectum.