Pedal click driving me batty

[Bill Rhea]

Reaching out in case y'all have any remedies for this phenomena...

So many times I've used a pair of pedals for a while, and then they start making a little click 1x per pedals stroke, usually when putting pressure on the RH pedal. I'm pretty sure I've isolated the click to the pedals themselves, throwing on a new pair and the clicking ceases.

Pedals where I've experienced this phenomena (going back historically):

Sealed-bearing types:

Thin gripsters (https://www.rivbike.com/collections/pedals/products/thin-gripster-pedals-dark-grey-vp-001)

Velo Orange Sabot pedals (https://velo-orange.com/collections/pedals/products/grand-cru-sabot-pedals)

Traditional bearing / cone type:

MKS Sneaker pedals (https://www.rivbike.com/collections/pedals/products/mks-rmx-sneaker-pedals)

MKS Touring pedals

I don't have access to a bench vise otherwise I would have just cleaned and re-packed the loose ball ones.  I suppose I could get a new bearing set for the Sabot pedals (which I'll likely try).

Am I missing something else that could be causing this click? Open to hearing any possible remedies for this, short of exorcism....

Thanks (in advance),

-br

[Eric Norris]

In my experience, this is a bearing issue 100% of the time. I run Crank Bro’s in all my bikes, and have become adept at rebuilding them to correct this. 

–Eric N

On Jul 8, 2019, at 10:57 AM, Bill Rhea <will....@gmail.com> wrote:



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[Steven Seelig]

I recently had a super annoying click on my the titanium bike I'll be riding at RAGBRAI.  I reconnected the pedal with lots grease and still have the issue.  I didn't think the sealed bearing Shimano SPD pedals were the culprit. 

I mentioned this to a rather nice mechanic, who asked me it it was clicking when I was standing off the saddle, and I said no.  So we thought it might be the Brooks B-17 saddle I use, it being all floppy and such with the missing middle.  So I tightened the leather on it and the clicking remained.

Turns out, it was the seatpost connection that was doing the clicking.  Something about the titanium on the Thompson seatpost, or the seatpost connection itself.  Slathered everything up with some (mountains of) grease and the clicking is now gone.

Steve Seelig, DC

[Will Rhea]

Thanks Steve, I can check this also.

Cheers,

-br

Napa, CA

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[Ian A]

If using a Shimano sealed bottom bracket with the plastic spacer, check the spacer is not cracked. A cracked spacer can cause a rhythmic click.

IanA

[Will Rhea]

Thanks Ian! I'll keep this in mind.

Looks like they have a Thin Gripster bearing / rebuild kit on the Riv site, I'm going to go ahead and try that for now.

Cheers

-br

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If using a Shimano sealed bottom bracket with the plastic spacer, check the spacer is not cracked. A cracked spacer can cause a rhythmic click.

IanA

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[Dan McNamara]

I would definitely try the bearing service on the gripsters. I chased a click on my bike for quite a while and finally swapped in a set of RMX pedals I had stashed away for the grinpsters. Click gone. 

Reminds me to pick up a rebuild kit. 

Dan

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[Will Rhea]

Thanks Dan! Gripster rebuild kit just ordered, I bet that'll do it.

Don't want that annoying click going on when I head to the NorCal "Entmoot" campout weekend after next....

Cheers,

-br

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[Alex Wirth- Owner, Yellow Haus Bicycles]

Since it’s such a quick thing to check off the list...try to snug up your crank arm bolts. I had waited about a month because I was dreading a bottom bracket rebuild after getting a click. Low and behold I got away with a snug-up on my drive-side on a whim.

I know you said it’s isolated to your pedals but I still think it’s worth a shot...

Good luck! Clicks can be the worst.

Alex

[Eric Norris]

There’s an entire section at the Harris Cyclery/Sheldon Brown web site about clicks and other annoying noises:

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/creaks.html 

--Eric Norris
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[Will Rhea]

Thanks Alex! Always a good idea.

Yeah, I've got Silver triple cranks on this bike, nice and snug. I check them periodically, nothing worse / more preventable than rounding out the inside of the arm from being too loose....

-br

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[Brett Callahan]

Seconding what Steve said. If there's no click when you're out of the saddle, check the saddle itself and connections. I was 100 % sure at one point that my pedal was clicking. After trying everything I could think of to do with the pedals, cranks, bottom bracket, etc, I removed and reinstalled the saddle snugly. Problem solved. 

Good luck,

Brett 

[Will Rhea]

Thanks Brett, it can't hurt to check the seatpost.  This is a Nitto lugged steel post in my Hunqapillar, and well greased inside the seat tube but I'm going to revisit this....

Cheers

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[Wilson Wilson]

Try removing the crank bolts, lube and re-torque them. I went months banging my head against a wall chasing a pedal click. The click would oddly go away on rainy days.

[Will Rhea]

Thanks Wilson, can't hurt to try this also. Thanks for the reply!

Cheers,

-br

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Try removing the crank bolts, lube and re-torque them. I went months banging my head against a wall chasing a pedal click. The click would oddly go away on rainy days.

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[Bill Rhea]

Thanks everybody who gave suggestions on this pedal clicking issue.

I finally found the solution (though I'm a bit embarrassed to admit it): Tighten the doggone pedals onto the crank arm using a proper pedal wrench!

Getting home to my main toolbox I used a nice, long pedal wrench to tighten them (instead of using an allen key, from the opposite side).  Was able to get close to a 1/4 turn more out of the LH pedal, and voila! Clicking ceased!

[Me making the sign of an "L" on my forehead],

-br

[Deacon Patrick]

This challenge happens to me all too frequently. After all sorts of differential diagnostic techniques I finally know why. The click isn't causal to my batty; my batty is causal to the click.

With abandon,

Patrick