My bike makes a creeking sound when I pedal and in addition to that it is harder to pedal than it use to be, does that mean my pedals are worn?
1980214
Without knowing more details I am going to say you didn't read the reviews before installing your sunlite Lockjaw's. You nerd to take them off, open them up, grease/lubricate and set the bearing tension so they free spin without binding. They some adjusted too tight from the factory. I packed my bearings with valvoline axle grease & gave the pedals a nice break in ride. These pedals are awesome. My Lockjaw's are on my carbonfibre Klein mantra race xl frame, I love them. Ride safe ....
1980215
Essentially any moving part on a bike needs to have grease applied before its first use and on a regular basis thereafter. If this is not within the buyers ability (including having the correct tools to do it with right) then it is best to take the bike to a bike shop or COOP and pay them to do the deed. In the long run it will be cheaper also.
1980216
almost certainly not. Most likely is brakes are rubbing. Turn the bike over and spin the wheels; they should spin easily with no rubbing sounds. Another less likely possibility is the rear gear train. Bearings may need grease. Quick and easy thing to try is oil the chain. You can eliminate the chain and pedals by coasting and listen for the creaking sound, however that ignores the hard to pedal symptom.
1980217
I bought these pedals and the first thing I did was to take the bearings out and add grease. When I first got them one of the pedals was tight and made noise. Adding grease seemed to help. Hope this helps.
1980218
Try oiling up everything and switching through the gears to loosen things up.
1980219
Regardless of what type of pedal you install, you should make sure to put a light coat of medium weight grease on the bolt threads before attaching them to the crank arms. Dry bolt threads are a very common source of squeaks and creaks from pedaling. This may seem a little counter-intuitive, but it probably has nothing to do with the rest of your drive train or the bearings in the pedals.
777813
depending on how the bike gets ridden the pedals are fine. most parts don't hold up under abuse. mine are on a cruiser and will last quite awhile. take care of your bike.
1796573
It almost depends on what type of bike you have. But that being said I have a commuter style bike and your legs do kind of have to go "out" a little more when you pedal. It's not bad though, it just takes some getting used to.
1743017
Sounds like a defective unit. Mine is solid. I've commuted over 1000 miles in the last year with it hasn't had any issues.
1119750
I am no expert, but here is what I would do. Check the two upper body legs, the ones that fasten to the axle under the meter. and make sure the right one is on the right side and the left one is on the left side. If that is OK, disconnect the two lower horizontal bars (71) from the peddles (75) and then work them back and forth, one at a time by hand. Hopefully something should squeak. Once again, make sure the left one is on the left, and the right one on the right. Try flipping the brackets around on the peddles and see if they squeak. Turn the peddle unit over like a bicycle wheel and make sure it is not an internal squeak inside the housing. If so, contact the manufacturer. Still nothing? Refasten one side back to the peddle and try to make it work under pressure. Try the other side. Squeak has got to be somewhere. If you find where it squeaks make sure all washers and parts are where they supposed to be. First though, try making sure all parts are tight. A loose part on the frame or peddle bolts could cause the squeak. Make sure the seat is tight. Good Luck......
1984689
Hello. I did send the bike back. Amazon's service was great, once again. The left hand grip was tearing in two places. It had a total of three hours use. The chain drive is very loud. There is no way to fix that. New road bikes don't have that noise. This one gear spinner should not be so loud. I liked the elbow pads, however that is a where the hands go. One of the pedals came off and was stripped. It would not go back on. I know I put it on correctly. For a new product this should not have so many problems. Spend a little more and get a quality product. I got what I paid for. Hello. I did send the bike back. Amazon's service was great, once again. The left hand grip was tearing in two places. It had a total of three hours use. The chain drive is very loud. There is no way to fix that. New road bikes don't have that noise. This one gear spinner should not be so loud. I liked the elbow pads, however that is a where the hands go. One of the pedals came off and was stripped. It would not go back on. I know I put it on correctly. For a new product this should not have so many problems. Spend a little more and get a quality product. I got what I paid for.
1122773
That's easy. Usually from lint inside pedal interfering with contact points. Unplug, open foot pedal, clean out and close back up -
1190704
My bike is doing the same thing. I even followed the steps in the troubleshooting guide to try to fix the problem. I suppose the next step is to contact the manufacturer.
456096
If you are having this issue, go to Walmart or an auto parts store and buy a small tube of lock tight. This will stop that from happening. I have put over a thousand miles on my bike and the pedals have never needed to be tightened.
1242435
It has a hum for sure. Some of that depends on the tires on your bike. I had three different bikes on mine and they all sounded different, some louder than others. Tension increases the hum too.
1417812
I haven't had to deal with that issue. My bike has been doing great! I would send a request to Schwinn for the information.
1451336
No, and the pedals are smaller than what I'm used to. Fortunately I was able to take the pedals with straps off my old bike and use them on this one.
1806963
I feel a little drive train roughness in my bike, as though the chain, chainring and flywheel cog are not in perfect alignment. I haven't had mine all that long and I think it will probably wear in some, but it might not and I guess you could describe that as a slight vibration in the handlebars when spinning under load. I really only noticed it the first time I rode the bike and since then I don't really notice it, so mine isn't too bad.
1263659
I think it has something to do with the way the pedal is connected to the main unit. Mine did the same thing and then parts started to become detached on all sides of the unit. I would say I got a good four months out of it, between waiting for replacement pieces and repairs, and have been looking for something new.
1771591
Could be the cogs inside the drive wheel are wore out... It would make a loud clicking/grinding noise. No unusual sounds.. Could be the activator lever is not connected properly
651762
After assembling it, I took my bike to my local bicycle shop to get everything tightened/adjusted. Several things were loose, like the gears, front brakes squeak, etc. That's what I would suggest.
529462
No I haven't but try to remember when you assembled that part and what could be causing noise now. Can you take the pedal off and reattach it to see if that helps?