I just got my KH 24" Freeride and I tested it today.
Now I noticed that when I mount and jump there is a creaking sound.Anybody know what there qould be?How should I fix it? 
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Check the cranks and pedals and make sure there tight
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If you have a spoke wrench check and see if all your spokes are tight, if you dont have a spoke wrench bring it to a bike shop and they’ll check it.
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check your seat,front bumper, and handle bolts to see if there snugged up
It’s probly one of those things because this kind of stuff was lose when i got my KH and after i tightend everything up it was fine and dandy.
p.s. make sure your cranks are greased up good too.
Can I ride it when its not greased?Or is it bad for the uni??
Will WD40 help?
No, im sure you can ride it without being greased,but not having grease on the cranks might be whats causing the creaking. Its just better to be greased because theres not as much stress on everything.
Im not sure if wd-40 will work because i think it should be a little thicker than that, but other people on here use WD-40 so maybe itll work. its better than nuthin if you know there is no grease or lubricant of any kind on the cranks. If you have a grease gun at home just put a dab on the splines of the hub and smear it evenly all around and what not.
What grease is the best?Give my some names please.Thanks
i dont know to much about greases, but Moterex bike grease 2000 is a good high quality grease, you can google it and read about it.
I’ve just been using this grease that i have no idea what it is thats in this big grease gun that i’ve had for years.
If you go to ur bike shop they will have some good greases for you to choose from. You could kill 2 birds with 1 stone and bring your uni in, have them tighten everything up and what not and buy some grease at the same time!
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It’t probably spokes, as the new Kh’s generally don’t creak in the hub.
Re: KH 24" Freeride
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 18:25:28 -0600, pdc wrote:
>It’t probably spokes, as the new Kh’s generally don’t creak in the hub.
Mine did. I had to tighten the pinch bolts.
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'05 KH’s don’t have pinchbolts. That’s '04 or earlier.
When my KH was making noise, it was because my bearings(bottom of the frame) at the bottom were not tight enough. If it is creaking, they might be too tight(try loosening them a little), but if when you jump it is making a clanging metal noise tighten them a little.
Mine creaked, then I tightend the spokes and it stoped.
I think I’m giong to the bicyclestore and let it fix there.