12boy
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- Casper WY USA
I was plagued by clicky noises twice. Thinking it was the Bottom bracket I replaced it with a new one to no avail. That time it was a bad SPD pedal. Next time it wound up being the elastomer suspension. Took it apart and regreased the shaft and most of it went away. I have a leather Velo Orange saddle and it can creak unless properly tightened. The elastomer actually moves more on my Brompton when I pedal than when i hit a bump. A simple way to check the elastomer issue is to see if it clicks more when pedaling easily on flat ground or more when going up a hill or against the wind when pedaling effort is greater. If the noise increases with pedaling effort it could well be the elastomer. BTW, I have begun oiling my SA hub with synthetic motor oil and it is much quieter and seems to pedal easier.