New Road Bike- creaking/pinging noise from spokes?

New Road Bike- creaking/pinging noise from spokes?

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R1gtr

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154 months

Monday 14th April 2014
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Hi folks,
Purchased a new Cube Agree GTC race road bike and in last few weeks covered about 150 miles so far (building up the bike legs)

Got a ride planned for tomorrow morning and had a wee spin round the block after washing it and noticed there is a pinging creaking noise coming from the spokes I think.

Is this anything to worry about? Got a few steep 60kmh+ descents on the route so dont want the wheel collapsing under braking!

The wheels are Easton EA50 Aero if that helps?

R1gtr

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3,426 posts

154 months

Monday 14th April 2014
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Thanks Jimbo, bought the bike online and put it together myself so was bit worried I might have done something wrong. Thought it may just be bedding in but didn't want to chance it as hoping to take a K.O.M on a Strava downhill stretch I am currently 3rd on.

Had visions of the wheel falling to bits under hard braking.

Wheels may be updated at a later date but at the moment my fitness is the limiting factor not the wheels.

R1gtr

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3,426 posts

154 months

Tuesday 15th April 2014
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TwistingMyMelon said:
Blimey its still a £900 bike, the wheels should be perfectly usable for a couple of years, few thousand miles. Its worth upgradeing, but they should be perfectly usable, especially so when your fitness is developing.

OP, what pressures are you running on the tyres and how heavy are you?
The RRP for the bike is 1600 (cheap compared to some on here)so bit gutted the wheels are rubbish, didn't expect to need to upgrade something so soon.
I am 70kg and the pressures are 105, they were extremely noisy at the start of the ride but quietened down a bit towards the end, they did creak a fair bit on downhill sections which was disconcerting when travelling at 45mph

Should I contact the company I bought the bike from or Cube direct?

R1gtr

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Wednesday 16th April 2014
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benny.c said:
or maybe I just don't put down spoke loosening power smile
That's what it is, I am too powerful for the bike, I knew it smile

Thanks to everyone for replying, it is appreciated. I an new to thus biking lark and loving it so far, not sure if I was more upset about thinking I have a fault or the fact that I might be without the bike for a bit if it needs repairs.

I bought the bike online as the price was fantastic, living in the Highlands I cant just pop down to England to get them to check it so maybe time to build a relationship with the local bike shop.

I guess I planned on upgrading bits and pieces at a later date as and when needed, I dont want super-duper wheels now as I won't have any excuses as to why I am so st at going up hills!