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theflatboy
Not-so-hypothetical question, wheel experts - I have been trying to resolve a horrible grinding / creaking noise that only comes under significant power in the lowest four or five gears on the cassette. I've gone through a few things, with no luck. Suddenly had the thought earlier that it could be the aero spokes grinding against each other; a quick finger squeeze suggest a couple of pairs are a little looser than the rest - I think I already know the answer to this (i.e. get them checked / tensioned / trued by someone who knows what they're doing...! / swap out the wheels to check if the noise goes away...!), but just for validation that I'm not going mad, does this sound like a likely possibility in the absence of anything else obvious?