SOLVED CAAD10 creak

[asiantrick]

BB30 is a total pos. My evo makes all kind of noise.

[hollowgram5]

Originally Posted by asiantrick

BB30 is a total pos. My evo makes all kind of noise.

Your bb30 probably wasn't set up appropriately.

I've had 5 cannondale frames that were bb30 and not a single one creaks. And I'm 6'4" tall and 235-245 lbs depending on how much i have been riding.

[adamhell]

i didnt read the whole thread, so i dont know if somebody has said this yet, but sometimes your front shift cable can bend out into where you are pedaling, and every time your foot goes around you hear a click.

other obvious choices:
- grease chainring bolts
- lube chain
- tighten cassette
- grease pedal threads?

idk

[NHAero]

I swapped the saddle and seat post as a unit and no creak!
The creaker is a Thompson Elite with a Selle Italia Maxflite Gel Flow saddle. The alternate set-up is also a Thompson Elite but with a Koobi AU Enduro saddle.
When I first began looking for the creak, I took the Selle Italia off the seatpost and greased all the parts then re-assembled (which I haven't ever done on any other bike) and that didn't change the creak. I double checked that both seatposts are indeed 27.2mm (hell, they're both black if it makes a diff!). I have Thompson Elite seatposts on 5 bikes, no other bikes creak.

Some time on the Google machine gets some hits on Selle Italia saddles creaking. I'm going to squirt some Boeshield in where the rails go into the plastic to see if that helps. Any other fixes?

[Cicli]

Grease the seatpost and clamp area.

[NHAero]

I did that to start, when it was first mentioned in this thread, and it didn't help. I think I've got the issue down to the saddle itself. I dripped some Boeshield in the rails where they enter the plastic and did a very short test and that might be it.
I really appreciate so many contributions to this thread!

Originally Posted by Cicli

Grease the seatpost and clamp area.

[NateM]

the Fizik Aliante with ti or whatever the alloy rails are also creak.Lubing the interface is only temporary.I switched saddles due to this chronic problem.Glad you solved the mystery.

[NHAero]

35 miles yesterday with nary a creak after dripping the Boeshield on the rails where they enter the plastic support structure.

[JStonebarger]

Originally Posted by NHAero

35 miles yesterday with nary a creak after dripping the Boeshield on the rails where they enter the plastic support structure.

I don't care. It's still the BB30's fault!