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My frame already has tubes for internal routing, but the hoses rattle inside anyway. The tubes are too narrow for foam liner so just a bit of extra padding provided by the paracord fixed the issue. I pulled the paracord through the tubes with the brake hoses already in - I was too lazy to cut the hose / use new olive / bleed.
That’s a good idea! I might have to play around with this a bit more. If I remember right last time I pulled the fork the hole for the downtube was pretty small. Between that, some lube and pulling the BB I should be able to make it work.
That makes sense! No tubes in mine, but the paracord got me thinking! I’m going to look into that some more and maybe do the foam trick.
Thanks for the input!
Not sure if you solved this or not, but I was having a creak (accompanied with a really rough beginning stroke) coming from my ohlins that I was convinced was the spring. Turned out to be the eyelet bush being too tight and stopped the eyelet from rotating freely.
True that is something ive seen, certain combinations of bushings and frame mounts can cause that
That's a clever idea. On my Santa Cruz with tube-in-tube, I do a thin, tight wrap of self-fusing silicone tape on the cable/hose just outside the ends of the tubes and then wiggle the wrapped tape just into the tube ends. That quiets it down. But I'm sure the exact size of the tubes and how the ends are configured means that won't always work.
My Madonna V3 with external routing and machined clamps is easily the best cable/hose management I've experienced. But we'll have 480 rear center, gearbox-equipped frames with USD forks before external routing comes back.
very interested in this. did you do it when you were installing the housing or after?
After. I slid a thicker nylon wire through the tube alongside the housing, then tied the paracord to one end and I pulled the paracord through the tube. It wasn't as easy as it sounds but it worked well.
Anyone have a good fix to Hope pads "rocking" in the caliper and rattling? It's particularly noticeable on my V4s, maybe because that bike gets ridden on the roughest stuff around. The noise seems to be from the fore-aft motion of the pads, rather than side-to-side.
If you have a current gen Santa Cruz Nomad, you can get the chainstay protector designed for the current Bronson/Hightower (with much larger fins) and it fits fine, dramatically reducing chainslap noise. I'd guess it works on the Megatower too.
I use a light thin rubber band that pulls the pads forward and stops rattle. I’ll take a photo tomorrow
Thank you!
Its probably been mentioned, Scotch® Rubber Mastic Tape 2228 is great for chain or cable rattle in little spots.
My spokes seem to be creaking quite loudly. I believe it’s where they overlap on each other. Doesn’t happen all the time. Any thing I can do about that?
A drop of wax-based chain lube works well, as it dries to a solid and does not attract dirt and grime.
I heard that one of the World Cup guys runs silver spokes because they’re smoother
Did you get a chance to take a picture? I’m very curious what this looks like.
My main pivot rubber protector (small flap glued onto the chain stay yoke to stop rocks/debris falling into the main pivot area) has come loose. Can someone recommend a glue to fasten it down again? It's only partially lose but I'll just pry the whole thing off and re-glue it back down.
Carbon transition frame
Thanks for downvoting me, it motivated me to dig this up: @ 3:03 https://www.pinkbike.com/news/video-a-decade-later-and-still-the-racers…
Cleaned with a rag and wax lives. Worked like a charm. Thanks. Also used it on my squeaky sprindex and spring collars. Will just start dunking my whole bike in it at this rate.
Also, I had a lower eyelet centre sleeve from a rockshocks in my ext. It rattled. Changed it for a fox one and everything tightened up.
I found a pack of really thin rubber bands and you have to replace them every so often because they get hot
Who is downvoting this and why? Please use your words!
Kinda late and I have not solved it yet. Put in a sprindex which I knew also creaked in the hopes that it would at least be less, but still not quiet.
The Madonna doesn’t have a pressfit eyelet bushing but a two piece metal one. Cleaned all the bolts, changed a few bearings, creak still there. Gonna order a new spring and see if that fixes it.
another option could maybe be the lower shock mount bolt which has some signs of wear.
Have you tried some plumbers tape on the distances that push intro the eyelet?
As I mentioned above, my sprindex creaked like mad. I put Wax based chain lube all over the sprindex adjuster and the spring collars and it’s been silent for 4 rides.
Their website needs some better assembly photos because I was trying to figure out how the lower shock mount works - I found it and that design looks like a real candidate for creaking. Either the spacers need greasing where they press in to the eyelet, or there is some kind of misalignment/binding going on but neither end can flex so the load goes in to the shock
yeah thats probably the easiest fix - are they bladed spokes @ebikepartyshirt ? It's not uncommon for bladed spokes to do that due to the flat surfaces rubbing against each other. You could tie and solder them too but thats quite a bit of effort...
Sample size of just my Madonna and shock, but I put a wrap of teflon tape around the spacers before pushing them into the eyelet. Way looser fit than a traditional bushing setup. I'd say you more push them in than press them in, if that makes sense. Wasn't having a creaking issue. Just preventative.
Round. Super boost if that makes a difference.
I’m sorry if this is a rude question but are your spokes properly tensioned?
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