My bicycle sounds like a goose honking
08-01-09, 04:54 PM
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My bicycle sounds like a goose honking
Lately my bike is making a honking noise when I pedal. It doesn't honk all the time but when it starts it doesn't stop for a few minutes. It honks all of a sudden whether I'm coasting, going uphill, or merely pedalling.
I've greased my seatpost in case that was the problem. I've checked the front fender in case a loose bolt was causing the fender strut to vibrate madly.
Any ideas? If it's a minor adjustment I can do it myself, but anything past "I have an allen key, grease, and lube" I'll take my bike to the shop. But it would be nice to have a clue about what's causing my bike to sound like a goose in heat
Thanks!
I've greased my seatpost in case that was the problem. I've checked the front fender in case a loose bolt was causing the fender strut to vibrate madly.
Any ideas? If it's a minor adjustment I can do it myself, but anything past "I have an allen key, grease, and lube" I'll take my bike to the shop. But it would be nice to have a clue about what's causing my bike to sound like a goose in heat
Thanks!
06-23-22, 12:29 PM
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I had the same problem. It turned out that the brake cable was rubbing against the side of the tire.
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8/01/09. August. First. 2009.
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06-23-22, 07:54 PM
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I don't think the correct decade should get in the way of a good honking goose bike topic.
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@cyclokitty has been active on BF as recently as this year -- did it get resolved? 
06-24-22, 04:03 PM
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@cyclokitty has been active on BF as recently as this year -- did it get resolved?
lol, yes. It was resolved. If I recall, my wheel needed truing because the brake pad was rubbing. Then, a few years later my bike had a complete overhaul at the bike shop. They did a great job.
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Lately my bike is making a honking noise when I pedal. It doesn't honk all the time but when it starts it doesn't stop for a few minutes. It honks all of a sudden whether I'm coasting, going uphill, or merely pedalling.
I've greased my seatpost in case that was the problem. I've checked the front fender in case a loose bolt was causing the fender strut to vibrate madly.
Any ideas? If it's a minor adjustment I can do it myself, but anything past "I have an allen key, grease, and lube" I'll take my bike to the shop. But it would be nice to have a clue about what's causing my bike to sound like a goose in heat
Thanks!
I've greased my seatpost in case that was the problem. I've checked the front fender in case a loose bolt was causing the fender strut to vibrate madly.
Any ideas? If it's a minor adjustment I can do it myself, but anything past "I have an allen key, grease, and lube" I'll take my bike to the shop. But it would be nice to have a clue about what's causing my bike to sound like a goose in heat
Thanks!
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