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Right, can anyone here narrow down the possible culprit for my current creaking problems on my CAAD12?
It happens when I’m putting in a decent amount of power through the pedals in pretty much any gear. If I change gears and continue my pedal stroke the creak seems louder. If I coast for a bit and then put the power back down then there is no noise for a while, but it can creep back in after a while. If I’m soft pedalling then there is no noise.
I’ve got the feeling it could be chainring bolts, spikes on the rear wheel or bottom bracket load, but before I start fiddling with anything, is there any other bits it could be?
I’ve eliminated headset, stem/bars, seatpost and qr skewers after adjustments to them and I’ve regreased the chainset in the last week or so.