Road Bike Cassette Clicking
Our first best choice was the shimano 6800 ultegra 11 speed cassette.
Road bike cassette clicking. The noise happens regardless how i pedal sitting on the bike standing on a stand forward reverse. I ve had various noise clicking problems. The cassette is the. The other morning on my short almost all downhill commute to the office my cervelo s5 started making an awful rattle.
Some are very hard to pinpoint. This is one cassette that played very well when it comes to a wide range of terrains. Best rear cassette for road bike. 3 best rear cassettes you can buy today for your road bike 1.
Also see if you can borrow another wheel to put on just to isolate the problem. Freehub becomes very noisy with load clicking sound. Expert road bike reviews and the latest road bike news. The noise is more less constant something like clicking but irregular perhaps more like scraping but i checked the chain doesn t touch anything other than the chainring.
In this video i had the opportunity to cut open a rear hub and show you how it works. I went from a sram pg 1130 cassette to a pg 1170 recently. It is a commonly asked question on why your bicycle makes a ticking noise when you are coasting and i hope. In my experience on higher end road bikes the cassette that you put on the freehub body makes the most audible difference versus the actual inner workings of the freehub itself in most cases i e.
Shimano 6800 ultegra 11 speed cassette. I replaced the cassette and started getting same clicking. What had happened is the cassette lockring had loosened. I knew straight away what it was because nothing else on road bikes makes quite as loud and metallic a sound.
Fortunately a clicking chain doesn t require the assistance of a pro mechanic. Shimano 6800 ultegra 11 speed cassette click to see price. You can potentially solve this particularly issue by clicking into an easier gear. Normal ratchet style freehub body.
Tool up to fix a loose cassette. Turning clockwise will increase the gap anti clockwise will close it. With the bike in the highest gear the upper jockey wheel should run just clear of the cassette. If it means anything the noise is gone if i remove the chain.
When a road bike is properly set up and maintained it should be relatively free of squeaks creaks and clicking noises. Most bike owners however will have to diagnose an unusual noise at some point. Took cassette off lightly greased the cassette wheel mating surface.