Spent 4 hours chasing a clicking noise on a customer's bike last Friday

Turns out it was just a dry spoke nipple on the rear wheel, not the bottom bracket or pedal I kept checking, anyone else waste half a shift on something that simple?

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sage_green1mo ago

My buddy had one where he ripped apart his entire drivetrain twice only to find out it was a loose reflecter bracket rattling. He still brings it up like some kind of haunting memory.

joel_jones1mo ago

Bet he still checks the reflectors first on every new bike too. That kind of trauma doesn't just go away.

piper7791mo ago

And I had a friend who swore his crank was creaking for months, turns out it was just a loose spoke hitting the frame each time he pedaled. He still eyeballs every spoke before he rides, like he's expecting a conspiracy. It's funny how one weird issue can reprogram your brain like that.