SOLVED CAAD10 creak

[NHAero]

I need to learn all this - I haven't had the cranks off yet either. Is there an obvious way to tell? I need to do some Googling or Youtubing to learn the difference.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by shovelhd

BB30 can creak that way. I'd try the other stuff first before pulling the crank. BTW, is your Force GXP with adapters or BB30?

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by NHAero

I need to learn all this - I haven't had the cranks off yet either. Is there an obvious way to tell? I need to do some Googling or Youtubing to learn the difference.

Thanks!

Yup..BB last and BB30 'can' be noisy. Lotsa grease in/around bearings and clip, new higher quality bearings..

Take chain off and spin cranks while hand on seat tube..if you 'feel' any grit/roughness...new bearings time.

[woolly]

Originally Posted by NHAero

All below are done. Swapped to flat pedals and shoes, no change. Got a new pair of wheels from a guy in Boulder, no creak change (but a pretty sharp pair of wheels, and a pound off the bike).

Sitting it creaks until I pedal hard, standing the creak goes away.

So it only creaks when you are pedaling, and then only when you have a lot of weight on the saddle? Have you tried swapping out saddle/seatpost?

[NHAero]

I greased it but haven't swapped out the saddle/seatpost, so that's a good one to try. Thanks!

Originally Posted by woolly

So it only creaks when you are pedaling, and then only when you have a lot of weight on the saddle? Have you tried swapping out saddle/seatpost?

[lhuerta]

Loctite 609 and 7649 for BB bearings (per Cannonade instructions)....and be done with creak forever.

[GregL]

Originally Posted by NHAero

Sitting it creaks until I pedal hard, standing the creak goes away.

My $$ is on the seat post/saddle interface. Take the entire seatpost clamp assembly apart, clean thoroughly, and very lightly lubricate all the mating surfaces including the seat rails. I chase a similar noise for two years until I discovered it was in the seatpost clamping mechanism.

Greg

[chiasticon]

Originally Posted by NHAero

I need to learn all this - I haven't had the cranks off yet either. Is there an obvious way to tell?

if it's a BB30 crank, you won't see anything sticking out of the bottom bracket shell, the crank arms will appear to attach directly to it. if GXP, you'll see an adapter of some sort sticking out of the BB shell. or another way to tell: the non drive side crank arm can be removed with an 8mm hex for GXP, 10mm hex for BB30.

Originally Posted by GregL

My $$ is on the seat post/saddle interface. Take the entire seatpost clamp assembly apart, clean thoroughly, and very lightly lubricate all the mating surfaces including the seat rails.

+1

this is easy enough to do and could very likely be the culprit here.

[NHAero]

Thanks very much for the beta on the BBs.

I've done the greasing of the seatpost and rails and clamps, but I'm going to swap the saddle and seat.

Originally Posted by chiasticon

if it's a BB30 crank, you won't see anything sticking out of the bottom bracket shell, the crank arms will appear to attach directly to it. if GXP, you'll see an adapter of some sort sticking out of the BB shell. or another way to tell: the non drive side crank arm can be removed with an 8mm hex for GXP, 10mm hex for BB30.

+1

this is easy enough to do and could very likely be the culprit here.

[MesiJezi]

Originally Posted by Ralph

On my CAAD 10.....had a creak I couldn't find. Thought it was BB adapter sleeve, it wasn't. Swapped out the rear skewer, creak went away. Went from lower level Campy plastic skewer to a metal black Record....fixed.

I'll second this one as the cause of a seemingly crank related creak. I replaced my rear skewer on my creaky Giant TCR with ultegra and viola, no more creak!

[Davist]

On mine, it was the seatpost once and the front skewer more than once. Cranks got loose and made noise, but that was pretty obvious due to play (ugly day there)

[mattsbeers]

It's the cranks! Don't even bother checking nothing else.

After my brief experience with a never quiet CAAD 10 I will never buy another BB30 bike.

[BdaGhisallo]

Could also be the seat rails where they insert into the saddle base. Had a noise emanating from there on a Spec saddle recently.

[beeatnik]

Originally Posted by lhuerta

Loctite 609 and 7649 for BB bearings (per Cannonade instructions)....and be done with creak forever.

Lou, do you work for Oversized Bottom Bracket Amalgamated

I like your No Big Deal style.


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[false_Aest]

crank bolts

[lhuerta]

Originally Posted by beeatnik

Lou, do you work for Oversized Bottom Bracket Amalgamated

I like your No Big Deal style.


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Thanks Beatnik, I will take that as a compliment....?

Full disclosure, I have no financial interest in Loctite, only plenty of experience using it to fix many a dreaded BB creaks on OS BBs

As seen on TV...."Set it, and forget it!"