tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15265136.post115681840941779541..comments2023-11-02T01:35:40.109-07:00Comments on VelociPete: Creaky Snake Goes DancingFrostbikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608713389249262920noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15265136.post-1158021622822741842006-09-11T17:40:00.000-07:002006-09-11T17:40:00.000-07:00I have a Flight Deck, and also think a new battery...I have a Flight Deck, and also think a new battery will fix all your computer problems.<BR/><BR/>I've found that creaking problems can usually be fixed by lubrication. If you have a flat-spotted bearing, spin the wheel backwards, shake it and bang it around, take the wheel out, dump chain lub on it, and put it back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15265136.post-1157548616775154962006-09-06T06:16:00.000-07:002006-09-06T06:16:00.000-07:00I don't have a cure for your creaks or computer, b...I don't have a cure for your creaks or computer, but I have a related story. Once I had a computer that registered a little distance and a little speed. For example, if I was riding about 15 MPH, it registered an unsteady 1. And at the end of a 20 mile ride it registered less than a mile. I found I had set the wheel circumference in millimeters to 2mm instead of 2010 or whatever it was supposed to be. It's funny to imagine riding a bike with a 2mm wheel circumference.rigtenzinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753944603301426002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15265136.post-1156855298070435432006-08-29T05:41:00.000-07:002006-08-29T05:41:00.000-07:00If the crank tightening does not fix it, it could ...If the crank tightening does not fix it, it could be your cleats. They wear over time and will creak. To check, just spray a little WD40 on them before riding. If that fixes it, just replace the cleats.<BR/>CheersKMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06966611121246745152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15265136.post-1156852789479561372006-08-29T04:59:00.000-07:002006-08-29T04:59:00.000-07:00I'm hoping a fresh battery does the trick. This o...I'm hoping a fresh battery does the trick. This one's not wireless so that kind of cuts down on the possibilities.<BR/><BR/>And yes, it's one creak per pedal stroke. The bike has about 450 miles on it, so I'm guessing this just means it's time to go over it and tighten up anything that's vibrated loose since the initial build.Frostbikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608713389249262920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15265136.post-1156819876940477672006-08-28T19:51:00.000-07:002006-08-28T19:51:00.000-07:00I think a fresh battery will solve the computer is...I think a fresh battery will solve the computer issue. Of course, wireless units are often prone to weirdness, especially when there are spurious signals floating through the air to confuse them.<BR/><BR/>If it's one creak per pedal stroke or per crank revolution, it's almost certainly a loose BB. The temporary nature of it may be related to water having penetrated into the BB threads. Before you take off the cranks to tighten the BB, it would be worthwhile to tighten the chainring bolts and the crank bolts first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com