Spent 4 hours chasing a phantom creak on a customer's alloy Trek, turned out to be a dry seatpost collar

Oscar Ellis · 2026-09-15T11:27:59.733722+00:00

Swore it was the bottom bracket, pulled the cranks twice, chased every bolt with a torque wrench, and it was a 5 cent dab of grease on the collar the whole time. What's your longest wild goose chase that ended up being something stupid simple?

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Spent 4 hours chasing a phantom creak on a customer's alloy Trek, turned out to be a dry seatpost collar | Bicycle Mechanics - Opinions Matter