Tick tick!

[55plusmxinsanity]

5 minutes to replace. Remove rear wheel, remove axle with cassette attached, punch out old bearings and press in new. Put axle with cassette back in, rotating it counterclockwise to fit back into hip spline, tighten and put wheel back on. Easy.

 

[Gary]

only constant is that the noise always coincides with the same part of the wheel on the ground. In my case when the Roval sticker on the rim is at the bottom of wheel.

Where is the magnet. In relation to the sensor at this point?

 

[Beekeeper]

This thread reminds me of the Grandfathers Axe Paradox where a precious family axe has had both the head and the handle replaced over time. Can you still call it your grandfather’s axe?
Philosophers have long debated whether an object consisting of multiple parts is still fundamentally the same object if all of its parts have been incrementally replaced over time.

Mike I hope in a year from now there will still be at least one component left from your original bike ?

 

[Zimmerframe]

This thread reminds me of the Grandfathers Axe Paradox where a precious family axe has had both the head and the handle replaced over time. Can you still call it your grandfather’s axe?
Philosophers have long debated whether an object consisting of multiple parts is still fundamentally the same object if all of its parts have been incrementally replaced over time.

Mike I hope in a year from now there will still be at least one component left from your original bike ?

And his watch is still ticking ... and he's still able to spin a wheel at exactly one revolution per second ..

 

[Mikerb]

Where is the magnet. In relation to the sensor at this point?

On the Levo the magnet is bolted onto the disc and the sensor is on the chain stay. Think the noise is due to spoke tension Gary. Yesterday I did some spoke checking and thought the noise had gone...but it came back. Maybe I failed to squeeze the spokes after adding a bit of tension?

 

[Mikerb]

This thread reminds me of the Grandfathers Axe Paradox where a precious family axe has had both the head and the handle replaced over time. Can you still call it your grandfather’s axe?
Philosophers have long debated whether an object consisting of multiple parts is still fundamentally the same object if all of its parts have been incrementally replaced over time.

Mike I hope in a year from now there will still be at least one component left from your original bike ?

 

[Mikerb]

I am going to change the jockey wheels cos they have a lot of sideplay!
I have serviced evrrything on the bike but the only things I have changed from stock are handlebars saddle and grips. Replacement parts have been freehub pawls hub bearings and brake pads. Still on original tyres...now tubeless...but I have new ones ready to fit later.

 

[Mikerb]

I am going to spend more time today on the spokes to see if I can make the tick go away!

 

[Zimmerframe]

I am going to spend more time today on the spokes to see if I can make the tick go away!

People pay good money for a bike metronome !

Interestingly, if you type it into Google it now brings one up which you can change the BPM on and play ?

 

[Beekeeper]

I often come home after a ride with an annoying tick.
I find the use of some fine-tipped tweezers to grasp it quite effective ?

 

[Binhill1]

I often come home after a ride with an annoying tick.
I find the use of some fine-tipped tweezers to grasp it quite effective ?

I reckon I've had a hundred ticks over the years absolute nightmare to get out they are so small. Tried everything way they say.

 

[Konanige]

try changing the rear tyre, could be something embedded in tread!

 

[Binhill1]

try changing the rear tyre, could be something embedded in tread!

Could be inside head , ward 4 here I come tick tick tick tick

 

[RCDallas]

Ticks are bad news but even worse in the current situation...could cause corona with lyme disease! (drums in the back ground...ba-dum-bing!)

 

[Gary]

On the Levo the magnet is bolted onto the disc and the sensor is on the chain stay.

I know that. My unanswered question still stands.

Spoke tension (after checking it) is unlikely to make a ticking sound. More of a ping or creak. The ping is more often than not from sopke wind-up. The creak from uneven tension. Some thin gauge butted spokes are just too weedy for use and the stretch/give in them means they cause noise under load. E13 are dicks for this for example. DT way less so.
You haven't said (or maybe I missed it) but are your spokes j bend or straight pull?

 

[Webike]

Maybe it's a good thing that my hearing acuity has diminished with age......

 

[Mikerb]

I know that. My unanswered question still stands.

Spoke tension (after checking it) is unlikely to make a ticking sound. More of a ping or creak. The ping is more often than not from sopke wind-up. The creak from uneven tension. Some thin gauge butted spokes are just too weedy for use and the stretch/give in them means they cause noise under load. E13 are dicks for this for example. DT way less so.
You haven't said (or maybe I missed it) but are your spokes j bend or straight pull?

Ah...I thought you would! I did check that the magnet was not touching but it stays a constant few mm from the chainstay. The spokes are I assume J pull?
See photo

 

[Mikerb]

Pic of hub

 

[Waynetta]

I reckon I've had a hundred ticks over the years absolute nightmare to get out they are so small. Tried everything way they say.

I always get ticks in the summer month. Best thing I’ve found is neat Teatree oil. It’s anti viral too. Dab it on the little buggers as soon as you find em and there gonners. Takes a few hours before they drop off but always works.

 

[Gary]

Ah...I thought you would! I did check that the magnet was not touching but it stays a constant few mm from the chainstay.

you're still not answering the question.
where exactly is the magnet in relation to the sensor at the point you hear the tick?

 

[Beekeeper]

I heard constant ticking sounds everywhere I went. The funny thing was the ticks stopped the day I bought an Apple Watch ️

 

[Mikerb]

you're still not answering the question.
where exactly is the magnet in relation to the sensor at the point you hear the tick?

Just starting to pass behind the upper chain stay......mmmm

 

[Beekeeper]

I always get ticks in the summer month. Best thing I’ve found is neat Teatree oil. It’s anti viral too. Dab it on the little buggers as soon as you find em and there gonners. Takes a few hours before they drop off but always works.

Apparently if you have a bath in onion juice, nothing will come near you (not even your friends)

 

[Gary]

Just starting to pass behind the upper chain stay......mmmm

and you know magnets can "tick" when passing other metals, wiring and sensors?

 

[Gary]

 

[Binhill1]

Maybe it's a good thing that my hearing acuity has diminished with age......

I always get ticks in the summer month. Best thing I’ve found is neat Teatree oil. It’s anti viral too. Dab it on the little buggers as soon as you find em and there gonners. Takes a few hours before they drop off but always works.

Never heard of that oil will try . When I find one wife gets magnifying glass and tweezers out , but always a chew if all comes out. Dare I say 20 years of tick bites no I'll effects. Had 5 in February after camping.

 

[Zimmerframe]

Never heard of that oil will try . When I find one wife gets magnifying glass and tweezers out , but always a chew if all comes out. Dare I say 20 years of tick bites no I'll effects. Had 5 in February after camping.

Most oils spread over a tic will suffocate it, so it drops off. You just have to be patient. Olive oil for instance. Maybe some chain lubes ?

We generally use a mix of a tic lasso, which looks like a small pen with a loop on the end - you stick it over, twist, pull. plop .. or the tic "forks" which normally come in a set of three of different sizes. They're like tiny plastic crowbars. Again, under the body, twist slightly, lever. pop.

Ideally, never use tweezers or pliers as you can squish the tic, which causes it to barf into your blood stream - which obviously has negative reactions !

You can also get creative if you don't have anything like that to hand. For instance anti mosquito wall plugins with the little screw in recharge bottles - unscrew the bottle, rub the "wick" on the tic and it will die fairly quickly.

 

[Binhill1]

Most oils spread over a tic will suffocate it, so it drops off. You just have to be patient. Olive oil for instance. Maybe some chain lubes ?

We generally use a mix of a tic lasso, which looks like a small pen with a loop on the end - you stick it over, twist, pull. plop .. or the tic "forks" which normally come in a set of three of different sizes. They're like tiny plastic crowbars. Again, under the body, twist slightly, lever. pop.

Ideally, never use tweezers or pliers as you can squish the tic, which causes it to barf into your blood stream - which obviously has negative reactions !

You can also get creative if you don't have anything like that to hand. For instance anti mosquito wall plugins with the little screw in recharge bottles - unscrew the bottle, rub the "wick" on the tic and it will die fairly quickly.

Tried everything beleive me always so small need to magnify to confirm it is a tick . Usually feel it rather than see it .

 

[Mikerb]

and you know magnets can "tick" when passing other metals, wiring and sensors?

You could well be right Gary although something has changed because the noise only started a few weeks ago. The area of the upper chainstay the magnet passes has what I assume to a rubber or plastic cover and there is no wiring there. It is difficult to be precise about the position of the magnet when the noise occurs but it is certainly in the region of the sensor which is slung below the lower chainstay. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Mikerb]

Tried everything beleive me always so small need to magnify to confirm it is a tick . Usually feel it rather than see it .

They only stick to hairy people so shave your legs!!!