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Well the next report is now in and we have a resolution. First, sorry for the delay but life's been busy. Before I took the risk of adjusting the tension on the spokes, I decided to grease the spoke nipples as where they protrude through the rim. Of course, I did the ghetto version and just smeared/crammed grease around the edge of the nipple, but this was to prove a point. I wasn't prepared to tear the tire and tube off. I greased the front wheel and the noise seemed better, but still had the clicking noise. Life got in the way before I could grease the rear wheel. I got that done today and took the bike out.....QUIET as a mouse.
So the question is: when wheels are built, should the nipples be prepped/greased before installation? Aka, did LBS mess up?
Thanks for all the input!