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Old 07-10-12 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by chi0dos
I flipped my bike to see where the noise was coming from and it was the crank/bottom bracket area. Made sure chain bolts were tight but yeah, im stumped
I'm willing to bet it's the saddle.

To single out the bottom bracket, get the bike on it's wheels, have the drive-side crank at the 6 o'clock position and put pressure on the pedals, repeat the same with non-drive side. If you get a creak, it's the bottom bracket.
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