My bike is making a popping sound, whats wrong?

It almost sounds like its changing gears, but more painfully. It doesn't happen every revolution of the pedals but still happens regularly every few times. Also, I've noticed the rear derailer has been having trouble finding the highest and lowest gears lately. Any advice on what the problem is and how to fix it would be greatly appreciatedMy bike is making a popping sound, whats wrong?
sounds to me..... that you don't oil your chain.....



most likely you have a couple links that do not move and bend the way they should, and therefore every time they go around.... they jump, and cause a popping noise.



OIL THE CHAIN..... then bend the frozen links back and forth... oil those again..... and see what happens.



if the noise persists.... take it in to a bike dealers... they get you straight again.My bike is making a popping sound, whats wrong?
My dear friend, check the chain, some of the links may be broken. GOD Bless you.
You need to work on the tensions on your cable. adjust your barrel adjusters (blck things on the ends of the cables) to get the bike to shift smoothly. Also, your chain could be too long (they will stretch over time).
If it's popping every few strokes it is highly likely that your chain has a stiff link or is worn out. Clean and lube your chain. Inspect the chain for frozen links. You can usually work it free by applying pressure side to side on the problem links. If it continues a new chain may be in order.
your chain might not be tight. If you tighten it and the problem still continues, just take it to a local bike shop and for a small fee they'll fix it :P
It's likely something to do with your derailer or chain tension. This happened to my bike once and the next thing that happened was my derailer ripped itself right off one day. Unfortunately, it's been quite a while since I've had to fix such a thing and I can't explain it off the top of my head.
first check for something loose or broken.

If you find a defect fix it.

If everything is ok realign the rear axel.

good luck.
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Because you mentioned that it's not shifting to the high/low cogs easily, I think you should take it to a shop and have them check the derailleur hanger alignment for a few bucks. Hangers are easy to tweak or bend and they cause all kinds of shifting problems when that happens.



Yes, it could be a stiff or worn chain, but it sounds like the hanger to me. Also, check to be sure that the space between each cog isn't loaded up with grease, dirt, or grass...that can cause the same thing. A clean drivetrain is great medicine for shifting problems. :o)
I tend to agree with Ride Urban with the rear derailleur alignment BUT it could also be a worn chain or a chain with stiff links.



The clues I am zoning in on are that it happens every few revolutions of the pedal (worn/stiff chain) and having trouble getting to the high and low gears (hanger alignment).



To check the chain, just go along and bend each link by hand- you'll immediately fell if any are stiff. Take a 12'; scale and measure from the center of one link to the center of the link closest to the 12'; mark. If it exceeds 12 1/8';, time for a new chain, possibly new chainrings and cassette as well depending on damage.



To check hanger alignment requires a special tool so you'll need a trip to the shop.
How long have you had the bike? It might be time to change the gears and chain because it sounds worn and when the gears are slipping it's an indication that the chain has stretched. Try oiling your chain and gears and if that doesn't work it's time for some new gear and chain replacement.

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