Tom, People usually have to pay extra for clicking wheels. We do it for no additional charge! ;-)
This is peculiar. Some Mavic rims click at the joint, but I've only heard it or about it happening with weight on the wheel, not while simply spinning it in your hands. You can also get a clicking sound from bits of aluminum that get trapped inside the rim when they drill the spoke holes. And then there's the really embarrassing situation for the wheelbuilder who leaves a loose spoke nipple inside the rim. But I've never heard of a situation where a wheel would click only when the tire is inflated. Here are a few things to look at. Are the sidewalls of the rim worn? Place a straight edge across the sidewall to see any concavity. And then also check for any loose spokes. A thin sidewall will allow the lip of the rim to flare outwards when the tire is inflated. Perhaps the change in the shape of the rim allows the plug at the joint to move. On Nov 7, 12:36 pm, TomMarchand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a clicking noise coming from my front wheel. At first I > thought it was the computer magnet hitting the sensor but that's not > the case. So I took the wheel off the bike and spun it and the click > was still there. In fact it sounded like something was in the tire. > I took the tire and tube off and found nothing, I took the rim tape > off and found nothing. I spun the wheel and the click was gone. I > put the rim tape, tire and tube back on the wheel and spun it. No > click. I put air in the tire and spun it and the click is back. The > click appears to be coming from the wheel 180 degrees from the valve > stem. Any ideas? The wheel is 26" built by PW. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
