ticking noise in frame

brm

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Hello, Since a couple of weeks my bike developed a ticking noise in the frame. I hear it when i drive, even when not pedalling. It is only silent when driving straight on smooth surface.
I can make the noise by shaking the bike while breaking with the front wheel.
I made a litte video from it, it's on my dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/suiznajdy9mf6ku/krakendefiets.mp4?dl=0

Somebody who recognizes the sound?

It's a bosch performance line, alu frame and suntour fork.
 

Andy-Mat

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Hello, Since a couple of weeks my bike developed a ticking noise in the frame. I hear it when i drive, even when not pedalling. It is only silent when driving straight on smooth surface.
I can make the noise by shaking the bike while breaking with the front wheel.
I made a litte video from it, it's on my dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/suiznajdy9mf6ku/krakendefiets.mp4?dl=0

Somebody who recognizes the sound?

It's a bosch performance line, alu frame and suntour fork.
There is a website/Forum with Bosch problems detailed, just search using your model of Bosch as an argument.
They apparently have nylon/plastic gears that give a lot of problems.
If you can easily drop the motor and gearbox off the bike, you might be able to find out which bit is rattling, though you must not open the Bosch bit or any possible guarantee is gone....
Thats all I know, I hope it helps.
Andy
 

soundwave

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sounds like the cables are rattling inside the down tube, try pulling on each cable and see if it still does it.
 
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Hello, Since a couple of weeks my bike developed a ticking noise in the frame. I hear it when i drive, even when not pedalling. It is only silent when driving straight on smooth surface.
I can make the noise by shaking the bike while breaking with the front wheel.
I made a litte video from it, it's on my dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/suiznajdy9mf6ku/krakendefiets.mp4?dl=0

Somebody who recognizes the sound?

It's a bosch performance line, alu frame and suntour fork.
Could the noise be coming from your front suspension fork? It sounds more like a repeatable "click" from mechanical parts knocking against each other than a random "rattle" from a loose brake, gear or electrical cable. Try lifting the front wheel off the ground and shaking the bike - if the noise goes away it points to the front suspension fork.
 

Nealh

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From the way you are rocking the bike with the brake engaged it suggests headset bearing/s worn / loose or play in the forks, another thought could be from disc rotor play esp if it is a centre lock rotor.
 
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Simon Suster

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I would second Nealh’s advice. Center lock rotors have a bit of play in them usually and tick when rocked back and forth. Loose headset could cause that too.
 

awol

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How about your brake pads moving and tapping inside the caliper?
 

Nealh

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I think Op should re-name the thread;
What's my noise or Name that noise !