I've had this bike for less than a month and taken it out for a couple of rides. It has creaked right from the start. Should I just ignore it and hope it settles? Or is it a bigger problem?
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ZiZZO
Sep 25, 2018
Hello JThere can be a few different causes of noises on your bike. The difficulty in diagnosing a noise is that the naise can migrate through the frame and "appear" to come from one part, but actually originate from another part of the bike. I would like to talk to you at your earliest convenience to help. You can call us at 1-800-346-6360, ex 107The primary cause of noise (creaking) on the new bike is the frame hinge. You may need to tighten that up a bit. Depending on the style lock on your bike, take a look at these pages to adjust your frame lock:
The creaking on my Forte seems 99.9% to be coming from the saddle. Of course I was sure it was the hinge and so it took awhile to narrow it to the saddle after finally ruling out the hinge. I have tightened it down well but it still creaks when pedalling seated. Dowsing with wd40 quiets it for awhile then it returns within a day
Hello J There can be a few different causes of noises on your bike. The difficulty in diagnosing a noise is that the naise can migrate through the frame and "appear" to come from one part, but actually originate from another part of the bike. I would like to talk to you at your earliest convenience to help. You can call us at 1-800-346-6360, ex 107 The primary cause of noise (creaking) on the new bike is the frame hinge. You may need to tighten that up a bit. Depending on the style lock on your bike, take a look at these pages to adjust your frame lock:
https://zizzo.bike/pages/frame-lock-adjustment
and/or
https://zizzo.bike/pages/frame-lock-adjustment-2018-and-newer
Tony