Specialized Creo 2 owners

[vado5.0slcreo2]

Yes I love my bike, but I don't know what else to try, I ride in the hills, bike started to "pop" going down hill, free wheeling down a hill the bike shouldn't pop, my new old stock Vado, same set up no noise same route

 

[mschwett]

Yes I love my bike, but I don't know what else to try, I ride in the hills, bike started to "pop" going down hill, free wheeling down a hill the bike shouldn't pop, my new old stock Vado, same set up no noise same route

what do you mean “pop?”

if you’re rolling down hill and the pedals aren’t turning and it makes a loud sound, the number of places it could be coming from are very limited. does it also do it with the electronics and motor completely turned off? that would limit it even more, basically only the rear hub. possibly but very unlikely the brakes.

edit : or a spoke/nipple! good input from calcoaster. think of the things in the bike that are rotating when you're not pedaling...

 

[Calcoaster]

Yes I love my bike, but I don't know what else to try, I ride in the hills, bike started to "pop" going down hill, free wheeling down a hill the bike shouldn't pop, my new old stock Vado, same set up no noise same route

Could be a bad spoke or cracked/stripped nipple. That would be an easy fix and should be able to isolate it by flexing all the spokes. Swapping another wheel in would be a quick way to narrow it down too.

 

[Mr. Max]

I'm not a bike mechanic. I'm just a guy who likes to ride bikes. Hopefully, some of the amazing bike geniuses in the forum can help vado5.0slcreo2 solve his dilemma. A few amateur things I'd add though are. Since it sounds like a primary concern is about safety, I'd check every millimeter of the carbon frame and the wheel set for cracks. If your bike has almost 10,000 miles it's not a brand new bike any more.

I've got a 2020 Vado 4 with about 20,000 miles that's had a number of issues over the years. Those bikes were notorious for the frame cracking underneath by the motor mount in a location that you'd never see if you weren't looking for it. It never happened to me, but it's happened to other folks in the forum.

After a few years of ownership, I did have a crack in the Vado 4's rear wheel by one of the spoke nipples. Even though the bike was out of warranty, Specialized replaced the wheel at no charge (probably out of concern for liability issues.)

At some point my Vado 4 had a mysterious clicking sound in the rear wheel. The local bike shop figured out it was the plastic guard in between the cassette and the spokes. They said was a common reason for mysterious wheel noise. They removed the plastic guard and that problem was solved.

I'm guessing that your bike is out of warranty? If it's not, then someone has to fix it. If your local bike shop has tried everything and can't solve your issue, consider taking your bike to another Specialized dealer. That's inconvenient, but it's worth a shot.

Like Calcoaster said, maybe it's a simple issue that no one has figured out yet. Don't give up!

 

[mschwett]

I'm not a bike mechanic. I'm just a guy who likes to ride bikes. Hopefully, some of the amazing bike geniuses in the forum can help vado5.0slcreo2 solve his dilemma. A few amateur things I'd add though are. Since it sounds like a primary concern is about safety, I'd check every millimeter of the carbon frame and the wheel set for cracks. If your bike has almost 10,000 miles it's not a brand new bike any more.

I've got a 2020 Vado 4 with about 20,000 miles that's had a number of issues over the years. Those bikes were notorious for the frame cracking underneath by the motor mount in a location that you'd never see if you weren't looking for it. It never happened to me, but it's happened to other folks in the forum.

After a few years of ownership, I did have a crack in the Vado 4's rear wheel by one of the spoke nipples. Even though the bike was out of warranty, Specialized replaced the wheel at no charge (probably out of concern for liability issues.)

At some point my Vado 4 had a mysterious clicking sound in the rear wheel. The local bike shop figured out it was the plastic guard in between the cassette and the spokes. They said was a common reason for mysterious wheel noise. They removed the plastic guard and that problem was solved.

I'm guessing that your bike is out of warranty? If it's not, then someone has to fix it. If your local bike shop has tried everything and can't solve your issue, consider taking your bike to another Specialized dealer. That's inconvenient, but it's worth a shot.

Like Calcoaster said, maybe it's a simple issue that no one has figured out yet. Don't give up!

moving things can make funny sounds... for a little while i had a VERY annoying metronome like "click" every time the pedals went around on my acoustic bike. bottom bracket, chainring, chainring bolts, checked and rechecked and lubed and torqued. one day i took the pedals off, don't know why, and when i put them back the noise was gone. didn't sound AT ALL like it was coming from the (lef) pedal spindle. it's like the carbon frame was turned into a speaker amplifying some tiny click inside the pedal axle...

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

moving things can make funny sounds... for a little while i had a VERY annoying metronome like "click" every time the pedals went around on my acoustic bike. bottom bracket, chainring, chainring bolts, checked and rechecked and lubed and torqued. one day i took the pedals off, don't know why, and when i put them back the noise was gone. didn't sound AT ALL like it was coming from the (lef) pedal spindle. it's like the carbon frame was turned into a speaker amplifying some tiny click inside the pedal axle...

Recently had an abnormal clatter that sounded for all the world like it was coming from my SL's mid-drive motor. Rhythm also pointed to the motor.

Well, it was actually at the rear hub — in the freewheel body to be exact. Next time I tell a bike mechanic where a funny sound is coming from, it will be with utmost humility.