Have questions or want to discuss cycling? Join Now or Sign In to participate in the BikeRide community.

New: Take Part in the March Giveaway: Coming Soon 3/24


Spokes pinging when I cycle
#1
Sometimes when I cycle my bike I get a noise from the back wheel, I'd say it's the same kind of noise you get when you ping your spokes with your fingers, I replaced some spokes and trued the wheel myself last year, it runs true with no buckles and no spokes are broken.

I'm thinking this might be due to incorrect spoke tension.

How tight should you go with your spokes on a wheel?
Cannondale, handmade in USA............................................Refined in Surrey, England.
- Cannondale F500, Kona Blast, Kona Caldera-
  Reply
#2
sounds like not enough tension, and no stress relieving after tensioning.

spokes should be tight enough that they never go into compression.
Nigel
  Reply
#3
How tight? Well... very tight. It depends on the rim and number of spokes (mostly). There are some lightweight rims where you have limits on the spoke tension (well, you have them on all, mostly you won't exceed them), where you absolutely should build with a tensiometer. On other wheels: get them tight. Then, tighten them some more. When you have the feeling you'll start rounding the spoke nipples: stop.
(plus all of the stress-relieving, tension removing etc.)
  Reply
#4
As an amateur wheel builder these gentlemen are 100% correct! Besides everyone here at BT has taught me all I know, well most things Wink .
Good maintenance to your Bike, can make it like the wheels are, true and smooth!
  Reply
#5
Thanks for the replies, spot on guys

Checked the spokes and one has lost some tension, you can see a little tiny bit of thread exposed, all the other spokes that are ok you can't, thing is the wheel is still perfectly true, not a buckle in sight.

Going to re-tension them and re-true the wheel back up this afternoon.
Cannondale, handmade in USA............................................Refined in Surrey, England.
- Cannondale F500, Kona Blast, Kona Caldera-
  Reply


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread
Author
Replies
Views
Last Post
 
5,059
05-09-2023, 08:07 AM
Last Post: ichitan
 
9,076
07-24-2014, 06:20 PM
Last Post: nfmisso
 
7,722
01-31-2014, 04:00 PM
Last Post: nfmisso
 
11,424
01-21-2014, 04:48 PM
Last Post: 1FJEF
 
9,781
07-01-2013, 06:05 PM
Last Post: 1FJEF

Forum Jump:

[-]
10 Latest Posts
Expensive bikes with crappy wheels
Today 10:15 AM
Santini fluted frame
Today 07:44 AM
Where are you from and What is your favo...
Yesterday 11:43 PM
2007 Trek Pilot S.P.A. 5.2
Yesterday 07:06 PM
2010 Specialized Hardrock
03-26-2024 09:16 PM
1990 Specialized Rockhopper How to Fluff...
03-25-2024 07:05 PM
Thread busted on right pedal crank
03-24-2024 08:52 PM
Trek domane tyre
03-24-2024 05:48 PM
Modern rims crack at spoke holes
03-24-2024 05:32 PM
Cup & Cone — Simple & Durable or PITA & ...
03-24-2024 04:53 PM

[-]
Join BikeRide on Strava
Feel free to join if you are on Strava: www.strava.com/clubs/bikeridecom

[-]
Top 5 Posters This Month
no avatar 1. Painkiller
21 posts
no avatar 2. ReapThaWhirlwind
16 posts
no avatar 3. Jesper
15 posts
no avatar 4. meamoantonio
15 posts
no avatar 5. GirishH
15 posts