I had some ticking/clicking on an older pair of aluminum nitto handlebars and i took care of it by laying the bike and applying oil to the bars at the edge of the sleeve. The idea is to let the oil make its way down between the bars and the sleeve. After letting it soak/penetrate for a little while i wiped down the bars and they have been silent ever since. if the noise is coming from the handlebar/sleeve area this may help.
Sean Massachusetts On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 10:37:11 AM UTC-4, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > You guys are so good at these games. I’m already implementing your > instructions and it’s only 7 am! > > First, the grease in the steerer. It’s there. The shop applied a fresh > coat while I was standing there watching - this was early June. > > Second, verify the stem is 25.4 - I pulled it out and yes, it’s 25.4 > > Next up, you say oil. That I have not yet done because I swapped stems at > midnight last night. But if I trust the stem enough to swap it back, I’ll > oil it. Or should I grease it? Which is better? > > Let’s call the problematic Nitto stem Tall Boy. I think there’s something > wrong with Tall Boy, but I’m not experienced enough to know WHAT. As I was > extracting the Bosco from it last night it took a lot of force and there > was a ton of squeaking. Video below. Also, there is the problem of the stem > clamp bolt. It spins as if stripped; you have to brace the nut with a > wrench while you use your hex key to tighten the bolt. My other stems don’t > do this - you tighten the bolt with a hex key and DONE. I’ve emailed Soma > to ask about this; maybe I’ll hear from them today. > > Also, see how chewed up my sleeve on my brand new Bosco is. Something > seems wrong, but inspection of the now-removed stem reveals nothing to my > eye. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e7025473-7ac3-4fe0-9cad-40cf8babc388o%40googlegroups.com.
