As title really - got a Scandal with 27.2mm seatpost and new Thomson seatpost thinking it was originally a problem with the On-one post. Post and frame cleaned and greased weekends as are the bolts to the seat clamp but after a few days riding (commute every day on it) it comes back especially going uphill and proper p*sses me off 🙁
Is it shim time? When its all reassembled there's a tiny gap between both frame and post and you can wiggle the seat/seatpost back and forth in the frame. . . . . new seatpost clamp has been put on this lunchtime hoping its going to be a bit stronger than the On-one one supplied........
Are you sure it is'nt the saddle?
the rails can click and creak, I just spray on some silicon and it seems to stop it
carbon assembly paste should sort you out
Earplugs?
Pretty sure it isn't the saddle - having said that it is pretty new too.......i'll spray some GT85 underneath it all tonight and see if that helps......
+1 for the GT85.
Having said that, from your description it sounds like you've got the wrong size post.
Post is 27.2 from Merlin - seatpost diameter 27.2 according to On One and the one that came with it originally......
+1 on the saddle. I've found they all creak in time but the worse by far was the fizik gobi, drove me nuts.
I have a scandal - recently sounds like it's trying to snap after a few miles, definitely seatpost related (stops when I stand up and also can reproduce a creak by pushing on the post when I'm off the bike). Opening & redoing the clamp can shut it up for a mile or so.
Trying a different post next ride
When its all reassembled there's a tiny gap between both frame and post and you can wiggle the seat/seatpost back and forth in the frame
Sounds like your seatube is a bit oversize, try a ragley 27.3, made for just this problem iirc
my scandal has a creak which may be the seat post. it does it out of the saddle though...
another +1 on the saddle. I spray GT85 into the points where the rails go in to the body. Clicky annoying noise goes away for a while, sometimes weeks sometimes months.
another +1 on the saddle. I spray GT85 into the points where the rails go in to the body. Clicky annoying noise goes away for a while, sometimes weeks sometimes months.
I know someone who uses a grease gun to get the same results 🙂
Thanks all - i'll look at the Ragley post 😀
I had this problem, I applied thomson to the problem area. The problem went away. Consider doing the same.
Jezkidd - thomson what?
Think he means a seatpost, which is a good cure for a creaky head
But it won't return a oversized seatube to the correct size if that's the problem
is your saddle too far back/forwards? if you clamp on the part of the rail which isnt perfectly straight they will do this...i had an inline thomson that did it as the seat was a bit far back on the rails...
Charge spoon - set inbetween the measurement guides on the rails not passsing the front/back limits so i think its ok......
as stupid as it sounds - have you done the QR or bolt up nice and tight on the seat collar? ive had this before, especially sitting and climbing pushing body forward - and the seat collar wasnt quite tight enough....tightened it up abit more and the noise went...long shot but worth mentioning!
O W - yes, and this'll be the 3rd seatpost clamp on it today...On one own brand allen key type that came with the bike, Hope Q/R off another bike (now cracked - 2nd one it 3 years!) and a nice new Thomson one that doesn't appear to be as well built or strong as it does in pics online........ only time will tell i'm sure 😕
ahh right sorry for asking the obvious - just thought worth a check - salsa flip locks are really sturdy and lock up nice and tight if that helps! had a thomson one myself bolt up, but your only suppose to torque it up to 2nm, so its nowhere near as tight as a qr one...
Thanks for that - i'll probably invest in one of those then as i'm not filled with confidence over the Thomson one TBH
i didnt have a creak on the seatpost anyways tbh - ive only had it when ive not done the QR tight enough but it creates your symptons just the same - the only thing i can assure you is that the salsa, is better than the hope, thomson, orange, etc etc it replaced - much tighter clamping without feeling its going to snap, and nice smooth action of the QR...