Bicycle making rubbing sound from rear wheels.

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Gillstay

Veteran
I think people will find your links a bit suspect. I would just look at your back wheel.
 

Paulus

Started young, and still going.
Location
Barnet,
Good evening @hd boy.
Several things,
Do you have mudguards fitted and is there something stuck on the tyre making the noise as it goes under the guard.
Is the rear wheel buckled so rubbing against the brake blocks, or the tyre rubbing against the chain stay,
The sound is rhythmic so happening once every revolution.
Check the wheel is correctly positioned on the dropouts.
When you can post a video or photos of the rear wheel.
 
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hd boy

New Member
Good evening @hd boy.
Several things,
Do you have mudguards fitted and is there something stuck on the tyre making the noise as it goes under the guard.
Is the rear wheel buckled so rubbing against the brake blocks, or the tyre rubbing against the chain stay,
The sound is rhythmic so happening once every revolution.
Check the wheel is correctly positioned on the dropouts.
When you can post a video or photos of the rear wheel.

I don't have mud guard it seems the sound is coming from rear part.
 

Gillstay

Veteran
Try and get someone to hold the rear of the bike up while turning the pedals and watch the chain closely. It may make a sound at a certain point and then you can repeat the noise a few times to narrow it down. Is it chain, tyre or wheel. good luck.
 

Ajax Bay

Guru
Location
East Devon
Are these noises apparent when riding (I assume this is on a stand)?
Is there a change when you stop pedalling?
Any difference when you pedal out of the saddle?
What is the clicking frequency? Relate that to:
  1. wheel rotation (rpm)
  2. Chain rotation (inverse of length of time a specific link gets to top of chain ring)
  3. Crank cadence (rpm)
And deduce which item is causing.
 
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As you can hear in the audio above there are 2 types of sound one is clicking sound and the other which feels like metal being rubbed by something I don't know any fix?

The two things I've found recently that were rubbing were (1) the bolt that holds my mudguard in place had started coming loose, tightened it back up and it stopped and (2) my wheel is damaged and will wobble on the hub - I have to get a new wheel for that, I don't know if the original is fixable.
 
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