Sram red annoying ticking noise.

[oliverr]

Hello folks.
At the moment i have sram red set on my moots ti frame.
The groupset is only a month old. Just recently it has developed an annoying ticking noise . The noise is drive train related and only appears when i am pedalling in or out of the saddle. The noise is also intermittent it comes and goes away .
Just worth mentioning that its a distinct tick as opposed to creak or click or any other noise worth mentioning.
Any suggestion on the source of the problem would be welcome.

 

[TERMINATOR]

Hello folks.
At the moment i have sram red set on my moots ti frame.
The groupset is only a month old. Just recently it has developed an annoying ticking noise . The noise is drive train related and only appears when i am pedalling in or out of the saddle. The noise is also intermittent it comes and goes away .
Just worth mentioning that its a distinct tick as opposed to creak or click or any other noise worth mentioning.
Any suggestion on the source of the problem would be welcome.

You need to isolate the location of the noise (i.e. bottom bracket verses rear derailleur vs. seat tube). If I had to guess, I'd say one of the following:

1.) Misadjusted bottom bracket.
2.) Misadjusted front derailleur that rubs against the chain - standing causes the bottom bracket to warp by a mm.


But isolate the location first and then narrow down from there. Otherwise, this is too complicated to troubleshoot the entire drivetrain.

 

[AnythingButKestrel]

Make sure you didn't end up with a cheaper BB like off a Force group. I blew up (as in completely tatered) my Force BB (which is SRAM's junker model) in under 400 miles. SRAM BB's are notoriously bad. It's the only real complaint I have with them. The Red BB is supposedly a different animal, but maybe that's not what's on your bike.

Mine BB noise started out as clicking when pedaling hard or out of the saddle and progressive got worse to randomly clicking while just pedaling.

That said, I also have fought loose headsets that creak when out of the saddle and *sound* like a BB issue because of the echo traveling through the frame. Then there's creaky spokes...and...anyway, you get the idea.

 

[simo1733]

try putting some loctite thread lock on your peddles and BB and then re torqueing

 

[BroDeal]

Service your pedals.

 

[tigger509]

but don't over torque anything! Ti frames seem notorious for creaks and ticks around the BB and crank. On my road bike the tick went away after tightening the chainring bolts.

On my mountain bike I just ignored it.. it went away after 6 years of use!

 

[tubularglue]

drop fork
grease everything


you ride in the rain, alot ?


temps drop, creaking appears

i own ti, welcome to hell

and everything posted above

chainring bolts

alum skewers, alum fork dropouts, grease etc....where hitting frame.

 

[tubularglue]

On my mountain bike I just ignored it.. it went away after 6 years of use!

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[RDV4ROUBAIX]

Hello folks.
At the moment i have sram red set on my moots ti frame.
The groupset is only a month old. Just recently it has developed an annoying ticking noise . The noise is drive train related and only appears when i am pedalling in or out of the saddle. The noise is also intermittent it comes and goes away .
Just worth mentioning that its a distinct tick as opposed to creak or click or any other noise worth mentioning.
Any suggestion on the source of the problem would be welcome.

It's probably your bottom bracket if you're running threaded GXP style. GXP sucks!! Every group level in that design is notorious for spinning loose and ticking like you say. When you re-install put some loctite on the threads.

ScRAM RED is a great group btw, the only gripe I really have with ScRAM is that stupid bb design.

 

[Bustedknuckle]

Hello folks.
At the moment i have sram red set on my moots ti frame.
The groupset is only a month old. Just recently it has developed an annoying ticking noise . The noise is drive train related and only appears when i am pedalling in or out of the saddle. The noise is also intermittent it comes and goes away .
Just worth mentioning that its a distinct tick as opposed to creak or click or any other noise worth mentioning.
Any suggestion on the source of the problem would be welcome.

Along with all else suggested, check the link hooking the chain together(if it's a sram chain). Perhaps replace with a Wipperman link. I've seen(heard?) some SpRam links click.

 

[mikeNphilly]

Make sure your back wheel skewer is tight, mine was loose one time and creaked and groaned. People thought it was my BB as well. Old guy comes over who has ridden probably for 50 years, grabs my bike, open skewer, tightens it alot more then I had it. All noises were gone. Not sure if this your problem or not, but something to look at.

 

[veganrob]

If you can isolate it to BB use teflon tape to wrap threads. Works best. Also, make sure rear deraileur is adjusted properly. Sram has a lot more tension on it than Shimano or Campy and may need an adjustment quicker.

 

[ratboy]

i have the red crank on my giant tcr advanced sl. a gxp press in. every down stroke on the left arm produces a distinct tick that is very annoying

 

[eljimberino]

Be careful not to push dirt into the BB when cleaning.

 

[Boeing]

Service your pedals.

this

i tried everything from chainring bolts to front Dr adjust and align to replacing the BB bearings I even thought it might be the Rotor Rings and I also removed the QR link in the chain and in the end is was my DA pedals

 

[winkybiker]

My bike (Colnago) has developed a creak in the front that happens only when out of the saddle. Seems related to how much force is on the bars/fork/front wheel, and it creaks in time with the pedalling as the bike rocks back and forth and the load switches from side to side (both sides). I'm thinking headset, stem clamp or bar clamp. Possibly wheel/skewer/fork tabs. I'll pull everything down, clean and reassemble when I get around to it.

Strangely, it was completely silent whilst I was riding it in Italy last month. Now I'm back home, it has started again. Perhaps it is just homesick.

 

[dsut4392]

My bike (Colnago) has developed a creak in the front that happens only when out of the saddle. Seems related to how much force is on the bars/fork/front wheel, and it creaks in time with the pedalling as the bike rocks back and forth and the load switches from side to side (both sides). I'm thinking headset, stem clamp or bar clamp. Possibly wheel/skewer/fork tabs. I'll pull everything down, clean and reassemble when I get around to it.

Strangely, it was completely silent whilst I was riding it in Italy last month. Now I'm back home, it has started again. Perhaps it is just homesick.

How did you pack the bike for transport? Did you take the stem off, or just unbolt the handlebar clamp?

I'm guessing it's the bar clamp, because a loose headset tends to give more of a 'click' than a 'creak', and you would almost certainly notice it when braking or going over bumps in the road.

 

[laziali]

How did you pack the bike for transport? Did you take the stem off, or just unbolt the handlebar clamp?

I'm guessing it's the bar clamp, because a loose headset tends to give more of a 'click' than a 'creak', and you would almost certainly notice it when braking or going over bumps in the road.

+ 1

FWIW, when I was having an annoying tick from SRAM Red every time I got out of the saddle I fixed it this way:

Starting from the back of the bike, re-torque everything on the bike one component at a time until you find the culprit. In my case, I got to the pedals and found the ticking was coming from a loose bolt on one of my Look Keo cleats.

(It's no good trying to isolate the ticking when riding - I though it was coming from my headset by sound alone and was way off!)

 

[Parrot23]

I had a creak, but not necessarily when standing, but synchronized with pedalling action. (FYI, not SRAM components).

Convinced it was front derailleur, bottom bracket, etc. Bike mech. said no way, you can't diagnose sound while on the bike (wind, etc. pushes it around; misleading). Said it was where the front fork joined the wheel. Added grease to it. Largely suppressed it...till now! (If bike sits in the sun, eg. while watching a race, the creak starts up again.)

 

[winkybiker]

How did you pack the bike for transport? Did you take the stem off, or just unbolt the handlebar clamp?

I'm guessing it's the bar clamp, because a loose headset tends to give more of a 'click' than a 'creak', and you would almost certainly notice it when braking or going over bumps in the road.

Handlebar clamp right off, and loosened the stem clamp and headset to spin the stem/fork for clearance in the case. As I said, I'm going to re-check everything (next week). Thanks for the advice.

 

[Elagabalus]

Just to add what others have said,

Start with the small and obvious stuff first.

However, while you have the left side crank arm off check and make sure you don't have a hairline fracture around one of the splines on the spindle. It might be very hard to spot because it will be at the base of a spline right on the inner edge. Shine a light on the inside of the spindle to make sure.

Hopefully, this isn't the cause of your tick but it wouldn't hurt to check.