Cycling Home - Loud Pop

[RossM]

So, I was cycling home on friday when I heard a loud "Pop". Bu99er I thought, looked down at rear tyre - looks ok but now I'm worried. Carry on for a bit, keep looking down - tyres ok. Paranoia starts to kick in so I stop, get off the bike and check the tyres - all ok.

Oh well, never mind I think, had an escape there. I need a quick drink. Hang on a minute, why is the top of my drinks bottle open ?

Note to self - fizzy lucozade in a drinks bottle can cause the lid to pop open loudly ....

 

[RossM]

Oops, wrong board - sorry

 

[Chris.IOW]

If I hear a loud pop first thing I check is my hip!!

 

[Strick]

If I hear a loud pop first thing I check is my hip!!

 

[MacB]

I like that

I spent time trying to identify an intermittent squeak coming from the crank area before finally realising it was the edge of my shoe rubbing on the crank I was getting pretty close to taking the bike to my LBs

 

[Bigbud]

Had a loud bang the other day from the back wheel, was a spoke breaking. Scared me half to death, sounded like a gun going off

 

[Cringles]

Was out yesterday. I suddenly heard an odd sound. Checked the wheels. All ok, so kept cycling, hearing the noise again. I lowered my head while cycling to try and pinpoint Tue sound. Turns out, it was just loose bricks on the ground.

 

[adds21]

I spent time trying to identify an intermittent squeak coming from the crank area before finally realising it was the edge of my shoe rubbing on the crank I was getting pretty close to taking the bike to my LBs

I've done that. Had an annoying click which turned out to me my shoe lace hitting the frame. Thankfully I noticed before taking it into the LBS!

 

[pepecat]

I was out the other week and kept hearing a rattle, which got louder and louder.....sounded like it was coming from front wheel ish area. Really loud over bumps...... so i stopped, had a good examine of the front wheel and brakes....all fine..... bent down to check the pedals....and there was the rattle again.........



It was my sunglasses banging off my helmet as i leant forward. I'd taken them off and put the arms in my helmet holes, and as i cycled they were working loose and rattling.......

 

[Pigo]

I had an intermittent clicking that was bugging me for miles at the weekend....finally worked out that it was my left kneecap! I was so glad it wasn't something about to fall off the bike - but perhaps I should be concerned??

 

[al-fresco]

I like that

I spent time trying to identify an intermittent squeak coming from the crank area before finally realising it was the edge of my shoe rubbing on the crank I was getting pretty close to taking the bike to my LBs

I've done that - I thought a strange bird was calling from the hedge - I'd gone a mile before I realised it was the welt of my shoe rubbing on the crank.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Had a loud bang the other day from the back wheel, was a spoke breaking. Scared me half to death, sounded like a gun going off

I was out on a club ride a few years ago, riding along chatting and heard a loud ping, thought my mate had broken a spoke, stopped the group and went to help him find it and it wasn't a spoke it was his frame that had snapped, went across the downtube shifters. We had to call out his son to pick him up in the car.