I spent two weeks trying to fix a weird clicking noise on my ride

It was this faint click with every pedal stroke that started after a rainy week. I checked the chain, pedals, and crank arms, greasing everything I could think of. I even took the whole bottom bracket apart and put it back together. The fix ended up being the rear quick release skewer; it wasn't tight enough and was shifting slightly. Has anyone else had a simple fix for a noise that drove them nuts?

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ward.mason5mo ago

Oh man, that's a classic! I had a creak I swore was the seatpost for a solid month. Turned out to be the front wheel axle needed just a tiny bit more grease on the threads (the kind you'd never think to check). It's wild how sound travels through the whole frame and points you in the wrong direction.

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veramartin5mo ago

Totally feel that, sound in a bike frame is such a liar. What works for me now is just going through every bolt with a torque wrench in order, starting from the stem and working back. It's boring but you find the loose one fast (usually something dumb like a bottle cage).

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