Well I'll be buggered....

[gorilla monsoon]

Out for a ride t'other day after the bike had its jillion dollar, six-monthly service, and heard a strange metallic scraping sound from somewhere around the chainrings/bottom bracket area.

Stopped pedalling, noise went away. Started pedalling, noise came back.

Next day, same thing. Thought I better ring the repair shop and make a big noise about how useless they were for not finding and fixing the problem, etc, etc.

Before making the call though I put the bike on the stand and turned the pedals by hand. No noise. Faster. No noise. So I sat quietly with a cup of coffee and looked at the bike while thinking about what I was dealing with.

Finished the coffee, went to the tool shelf, grabbed the sewing machine oil, put a drop on the pedal clip-in mechanisms and then rubbed a drop of oil over the cleats.

Next day? No noise. Sometimes the fix just takes a bit of lateral thinking.

[fat and old]

The same sex marriage vote is about to be closed, and you come up with this thread title??? I choose to be offended!!!!

[Mububban]

When I give my bike it's semi-regular wash and drivetrain clean, I put a small spray of oil onto my pedals for the same reason

[queequeg]

Had the same thing...clicking noise when pedalling, sounded like a creaking bottom bracket.

Nope...mechanic sprayed teflon on the metal plates on my spd-sl pedals, and the clicking vanished!

[gorilla monsoon]

The same sex marriage vote is about to be closed, and you come up with this thread title??? I choose to be offended!!!!

Your mind, sir, is in the gutter.
I was in pursuit of the approved Aussie vernacular.
I am offended that you are offended.

[Arbuckle23]

I am offended that you are offended.

[RonK]

The same sex marriage vote is about to be closed, and you come up with this thread title??? I choose to be offended!!!!

Your mind, sir, is in the gutter.
I was in pursuit of the approved Aussie vernacular.
I am offended that you are offended.

It is rather odd that we still unthinkingly use this expression.

The prospect of GM being buggered is not one I really want to contemplate.

[gorilla monsoon]

Ron K, see me on a Sunday morning after a long ride and the final 1km uphill run to my back gate and you will know the meaning of the word as I (and the Oxford Dictionary of English) expressed it, not the derogatory form you apparently are hinting at.

[tcdev]

Before making the call though I put the bike on the stand and turned the pedals by hand. No noise. Faster. No noise. So I sat quietly with a cup of coffee and looked at the bike while thinking about what I was dealing with.

I thought you were going to say it was your knee!

[Dreams V Reallity]

I really want to make a (sensible/relevant) reply, but I couldn't be b b b b bothered.

[gorilla monsoon]

Before making the call though I put the bike on the stand and turned the pedals by hand. No noise. Faster. No noise. So I sat quietly with a cup of coffee and looked at the bike while thinking about what I was dealing with.

I thought you were going to say it was your knee!

No, my knee clicks.