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Got to the bottom of the issue with the Merida, it's the freehub not the BB that's creaking. Googling suggested the titanium axle and freehub of the m950 hub can be a bit fragile but I pulled it all apart and it all looks in good condition, just a bit dry. A good clean and plenty of grease and it's now sounding like it should. Should the freehub fail if looks like a Deore one will fit, which is about £15 rather than £150+ for a NOS XTR one.
Really nice to be able to take it out for the kind of rides it's intended for now it's sorted, exploring forest fire roads and tracks along with my wife and her Univega Alpina. After seeing how Stridsland has fitted his Curana guards I've got some adjusting to do to remove the rattling at the rear, bolting it directly to the seatstay bridge rather than using the clip on plastic bit. Moving the stays to the outside of the guard has stopped it catching as much mud too.
I've spent far too long trying to sort the rear Superstar V6 hub on the Solaris too, I'm on my 3rd freehub in 1200km and the ratchet ring has just stripped out of the hub shell, hoping they'll replace it..
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