Well, it started creaking. Went to my LBS, we tore the whole thing apart, and I mean everything. Stripped it down to the frame. Refaced and rethreaded the bottom bracket area since that was the only thing we could find that might be an issue. Crank, bottom bracket, fork, headset, everything was good, better than good actually. We even checked the carbon seatpost and cleaned and repasted it. My buddy at the shop was impressed with the condition of everything considering I bought the bike used. Creaking continued, and continually got worse. It was intermittent at first, then became a constant, then became louder. It got so bad that people riding with me were noticing. I started worrying that there was a crack possibly, a bad weld maybe, and that I would be bombing along at 29mph and the frame would fail me. Didn't want to take that chance, so I replaced it. Picked that frame up in Chicago off of Craigslist while visiting my sister. Happened to be my size, the color matched my existing components, and the price was right.

Now I have completely cleaned and waxed the Sonik frame and it is currently being used as a decoration in my apartment. The design and look of it is beautiful, wish that I didn't have to swap it out. Oh, and the TK2? I am faster on it, and it is lighter than the Sonik.