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Drivetrain Creak/Knock .... driving me demented!

C3PO · 2021-09-11 14:07:46

So I recently had a new commuter/winter training bike built. New Dolan aluminium frame, newly rebuilt wheels, 10 speed Dura-Ace shifters and derailleurs from the bike I was retiring. New bottom bracket, chain and cassette. I used a 10-speed Ultegra compact crank that had been in a box for years but had only been lightly…

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#32 30-09-2021 11:31am
C3PO

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Final update, I hope! My LBS got to the bottom of the problem, but not without some head-scratching! Turns out that the Hope freehub body had a hairline crack in the aluminium. They replaced the freehub body and thankfully the creak has now disappeared. Delighted to have it sorted and that the issue wasn’t something simple that I’d just missed!

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