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Chased a creak for 3 hours before trying grease on the pedals first

I had this rental bike from a shop in Denver that just would not stop creaking under load. I pulled the bottom bracket, checked the chainring bolts, even swapped the saddle. After all that work, a buddy walked over and told me to just grease the pedal threads and see what happens. Sure enough, the creak disappeared in about 30 seconds and I felt like an idiot. Has anyone else found that the simplest fix is usually the one you put off the longest?
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rubyj11
rubyj114d ago
My buddy spent a whole afternoon tightening spokes before realizing his kickstand was loose.
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the_robin
the_robin3d ago
Yeah @rubyj11, a loose kickstand will drive you crazy trying to track down.
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