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29er / Creaking and clicking noises CS-036
« on: July 07, 2016, 04:07:34 PM »
So the bike has done a few kms on dirt, probably around 400 ish.

I started to notice some creaking and clicking noises when I put some power into the crank. It felt like it was near the crank area so pulled the crank out, retightned the BSA and also pulled the main pivot joint out, greased and replaced. The noise has gone when applying power while seated but if I stand up and give it more power I hear the same noise again.

OK I havent done the 101 - make sure to grease all suspension joints before riding advise so Ill give that a go when I recieve the torque wrench.

Before I go looking for the noise, anyone else had this issue?

Im thinking that as I apply pressure on the frame, it flexes the rear triangle a bit and that makes something rub? Reason is that the suspension makes no noise when going up and down (can bunny hop and bounce around without noise). Therefore it feels that a more lateral action causes the noise.

I did notice when I pulled the main pivot out (the one through the frame near the crank) it has some paint on the outer part of the alloy sleeve in the frame so whatever has contact with that (and it is now greased) might cause noise when it rubs against it but there is no noise in this area when the suspension is active without power to the crank.

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29er / CS-36 build in Cairns
« on: April 30, 2016, 10:43:07 PM »
Ordered a set of carbon rims and frame from Peter at Xmcarbonspeed. It took a while for the frame to arrive. Apparently my size (15.5") had to be made up and matt painted. However everything arrived including my order of handlebars, stem and Neco Headset.

Ended up going a 1*10 - 32t on the front, and 36t the biggest on the back. Now this could either come back to bite me with some of the steeper trails around here or I just need to harden up a bit. Everything around here can be done with 1*11 and a friend has my setup and can ride the local trails OK. Time will tell. Worse case I downsize the front to a 28 or 30t. So I ordered a double chainring XT crankset with a 11 to 36t cluster and swapped the chainrings on the front for a single narrow wide.

So the build list is

2016 Xfusion RL2 slide forks (however a little heavy but strong)
Xfusion CLX2 CTD rear shock with remote (second hand)
XT drive chain and shifter
Rockshock dropper seatpost with remote lockout
Hygia elite brakes (from my old bike)

All of it went together fairly well. No real headaches except the stem from Peter needed some heavy sanding to make it fit the steering tube.

I couldnt fault the frame. It looked free of any defects and the inner cable guides were clean and easy to thread.

The rims look and feel good. Again no defects and seem to be laced true and the Norco hubs should be OK.

I havent taken it for a spin on the trails yet. A quick run around town and I feel well seated and balanced on it. I have been riding a Merida 96 26" since 2009 and I have now realised just how bad I was positioned on that bike. I feel like my weight is positioned perfectly between the wheels unlike the Merida where the weight was more the back wheel. Anyway the next trail ride Ill find out.

Just a note that there is another thread about a defect in the triangles bushing size and length thus creating flex in the triangle. I did notice some flex but I dont know what is acceptable and was is not. Ill have a look at the bushings today and see if I also have the incorrect bushing.

Would like to upload some photos but getting the error the upload folder is full, contact Admin.

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