Bicycle Pedals Make Noise

Pedals especially cheap ones can develop annoying clicks and you ll feel that one with your foot.

Bicycle pedals make noise. This will make the noise when you pedal. Here are some important bolts to check if you hear this noise. This post assumes of course that the problem is not in the pedals or cleats. To regrease the bolts consult your handy dandy bike repair app.

Tighten or if that doesn t work remove the crank arm lightly grease the axle and reinstall. This is a likely culprit. Such cracks can lead to breakage with resulting loss. Bottom bracket noise creaks clunking clicking coming from the bottom bracket while cycling may indicate a serious problem.

It may be slightly loose or inadequately lubed. If you ve cleaned your chain and cogs your chain is properly lubricated or you buy a new one and you re sure it s not rubbing on anything you can rule o. A lot of writers here have suggested it s your chain. This sort of noise should not be ignored because in some cases it may be related to growing cracks in the handlebar or stem.

Keep in mind a noise can seem to be coming from the bottom bracket but can really be coming from somewhere else to the pedals cranks seat seatpost loose chain ring bolts or even bottle cages. Pivots mtb derailleur bolt. Attila a hungarian now living in switzerland wrote about a clicking noise he figured out my bike was making clicking noises when i was out of the saddle or pushing the pedals hard while seated the noise had no relation to crankarm position or cadence simply when putting pressure on the crankarms the bike made approximately 1 5 clicking noises in some random pattern. This noise should scare you because it generally means something on your bike is loose.

If yours are held on by nuts in the sides of the crank arms you can also remove the crank arms by riding the bike but you must do this very carefully. Second if possible make sure that the crank arm bolts are tightened. That s a good first thing to check.