Hi all, bike has started creaking ominously over last couple of weeks, enough to really get me a bit concerned! I’ve checked the pedals, stripped regreased them, all ok, changed the chain, all ok, checked the hubs n spokes (my last creaking incident was because my rear wheel wasn’t sat in rhr frame properly!! :oops:)

So can anyone advise? Mate who is a bike mech reckons the frame might be cracked – I can’t see anything, but would I be able to? It’s only 5 months old, so under warranty, but from canyon (yes I know, paying for the import now!) so I can’t just drop it back to them.

tighten the mech hanger bolt? has worked for me on mysterious creakyness in the past.

Seatpost/saddle. It’s always the seatpost/saddle.

I’ll check the mech(!) tomorrow, good god I hope you’ve found it!

Def not seat post or saddle as it still creaks when I pedal standing up.

Only Creaks when I pedal uphills btw, as I put pressure down on the pedals on each side. No creak if I bounce on suspension. Irritating!

Grease your cleats and lube the release springs on your spds. Pedal cleat interface can cause nasty creaking noises. Try rotating your feet slightly as you pedal to see if it goes.
If you have a Hope QR rear take it out grease the brass bushing and replace as they are known to cause creaks when dry.

check the bottom bracket

+1 for bottom bracket.

Hi guys, thanks for replies.

Running flats so no issues with sods or cleats.

Had bb out, checked bearings and been cleaned n regreased.

Need to try and swap out stuff not just remove lube and refit.
I’d start with the pedels then the bb. After that it gets a bit hit and miss.

Cheers orange boy, my mate suggested that with the pedals and I kind of ignored it! If it turns out to be something that simple now….

Saddle/post is no.1
BB is no.2

Just stripped my Whyte 19 due to creakyness, turns out I need a new BB and the rear disc mount is out of alignment 🙁

It’s going in to lbs tmoz, so I’ll ask them to check the bb again. I’m hoping it’ll turn out to be something simple, even a new bb would be easier to sort than a replacement frame!

chainring bolts?…

mine was doing that for the whole week until i found the culprit part today – the main pivot fastener had wound loose, tightened it and now all fine. Good luck – I bloody hate noisy bikes! 😐

Pedal bearing.

Try the stem as well as my bike was creaking for while and turned out to be the stem after checking the linkage bolts, bb etc.

+1 for Chain Ring Bolts, very common cause of creaks.

quick release?

Grease rear axle

can also be the seat rails/frame if carbon…

Hedging my bets on pedal axles and bottom bracket.

Take off the mech hanger ad drop out, clean them and the recess on the frame, bit of grease to the recess on the frame then re fit drop out and hanger.

I hope you get it sorted, nothing more annoying!

I’m currently having arguments with my brakes and squeaking , not when applying the brakes but on rotation!

+1 for Mech hanger.

Had the similar problem. Drove me crazy and after 2hrs of messing around with the headset, pedals , chainset, BB, skewers , spokes and checking the frame over I finally decided to check the mech hanger! Arghhh

Excellent, thanks for the replies guys, I shall check n grease everything suggested.

Glad to see no one has suggested the dreaded cracked frame, I’m going to assume that means it 100%, definitely can’t be the farme!

Creaking bike – am I doomed?

Aren’t we all?

quick update – and the winner is….rear mech hanger! my eternal thanks go to Carl Phillips!

Checked it over this morning and the bolts holding this to the frame were a little loose – couple of turns later and its (nearly) sorted. Still a bit of a noise, but more of a clicking than a creak.

Think its either pedal bearings or headset, so they’re next on the list.

Lucky…! I had a creaky frame on my old GT avalanche. Ignored it thinking it was a bit of wear and tear on the bearings etc, then found out it was a cracked frame the hard way!!!

Thanks for the replies, sadly we found the main culprit and it was a crack in the headtube!
Contacted canyon and after a bit of faff they agreed to replace under warranty.

New frame and non creaky bike here I come!