Timeline for Sounds like there is stickiness on my tire, but there isn't!
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| Jul 23, 2013 at 23:24 | comment | added | Aaron | Sorry I realise this is an old thread I'm digging up here but I googled symptoms experienced on my bike this evening & found your discussion. I've got a trek mtb with 26" road tyres - tyres are very new (bought 3 weeks ago, 150 miles ridden, max) and the back wheel has started making that "sticky" noise. (The tyre is totally clean!) To isolate the issue to the tyre I've changed inner tube (no difference) and switched tyres front to back. After switching, the noise comes from the front. Bingo! It's the tyre! Not sure what though as it looks structurally fine (to my untrained eye). Anyway I'm go | |
| Aug 27, 2012 at 21:33 | comment | added | Chef Flambe | Could it be a defective tire? IE a single air bubble below the surface that gets compressed and then releases giving you the sound? | |
| Aug 25, 2012 at 21:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackBicycles/status/239467352515821568 | ||
| Aug 23, 2012 at 16:58 | answer | added | heltonbiker | timeline score: 4 | |
| Aug 23, 2012 at 16:30 | comment | added | Apreche | I checked the spokes, brakes, seating, and trueness. All of them are great. I also checked the entire surface of the tire and couldn't find any bubbles. Is it possible to have a bubble that is too small to be seen? | |
| Aug 23, 2012 at 16:24 | comment | added | Ken Hiatt | You might also have a bit of moisture in between tire and tube. This can make a strange sound and it would happen once per revolution. Easy to check and you might notice something else while the rubber is off. | |
| Aug 23, 2012 at 15:50 | answer | added | amcnabb | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 23, 2012 at 15:48 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | Yes, could be the brake pad brushing the rim, a loose/broken spoke, a bearing problem ... Or could be a defective tire, with a separation between tread and cord. With the wheel raised off the ground, spin the tire slowly while you view it at a tangential angle, watching for any "bubbles" in the tread. | |
| Aug 23, 2012 at 15:11 | comment | added | JohnP | Possibly something on the brake pad or brake track? Also, since it only happens with weight on the tire, might be spoke related, i.e. you have a spoke that is not tight or something and makes noise when loaded. (Kind of like a Saturday night date.) | |
| Aug 23, 2012 at 14:40 | history | asked | Apreche | CC BY-SA 3.0 |