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Ticking noise on new Allez Elite
i160978
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Hi guys/girls ... first thread and first tri completed last week at Blenheim 1hr 28 whoo hoo!
Just wanted to get an opinion re my new bike. I bought a Specialized Allez Elite from Sigma sports (fantastic shop) 3 weeks ago. The bike has covered only 60km including the race distance from last week. From day 1 there was an annoying ticking noise which became louder and more frequent under stress through speed or hill climb.
The bike has been back to Sigma twice, first time they replaced the levers to a set of Ultegra including new cables but the tick was still there. Secondly they re-greased all the main crank and pedals etc even though these were brand new. This cured the ticking and performed brilliantly in the race at blenheim. However, yesterday I went out for a quick blast and its back.
I know this could be a hundred things but should I take back to Sigma again ..... I live in Bromley so its a 2 hr round trip and apart from eating into training time its also wearing a little thin with her in doors!
Im thinking that a tick doesnt effect performance but on the other hand the bike cost me a grand so why should I live with annoying ticks on a new bike?
Just wanted to get an opinion re my new bike. I bought a Specialized Allez Elite from Sigma sports (fantastic shop) 3 weeks ago. The bike has covered only 60km including the race distance from last week. From day 1 there was an annoying ticking noise which became louder and more frequent under stress through speed or hill climb.
The bike has been back to Sigma twice, first time they replaced the levers to a set of Ultegra including new cables but the tick was still there. Secondly they re-greased all the main crank and pedals etc even though these were brand new. This cured the ticking and performed brilliantly in the race at blenheim. However, yesterday I went out for a quick blast and its back.
I know this could be a hundred things but should I take back to Sigma again ..... I live in Bromley so its a 2 hr round trip and apart from eating into training time its also wearing a little thin with her in doors!
Im thinking that a tick doesnt effect performance but on the other hand the bike cost me a grand so why should I live with annoying ticks on a new bike?
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Can you stick the bike on a turbo trainer and have someone listen while you ride? Sigma may be able to do this I guess? From experience I know it's really hard to work out where on the bike a funny noise is coming from while you're riding it.