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Anybody else having issues with the R470 rear wheel with what I believe is the spokes making a popping noise? Noise is intermittent, only occurs while pedaling, and not synched with cadence or related to power. Very loud and annoying when is does start clucking. Spoke tension very low on NDS, but even and wheel dish is spot on. I've tried a little lube where the spokes cross but that didn't seem to help. About 1,500 miles.
I have about 2,000 miles on my Expert 64cm. I am bigger at 205lbs. I was getting a noise I thought was spokes. LBS tensioned the rear wheel and the noise was still there. Then we saw that the original rear disc was slightly rubbing, and so I went with a larger disc (160cm was approved by Spesh). That was the better RT99 disc which has better cooling. I believe my rear disc got slightly warped, and it did have a brownish tinge to it. I was getting some fade due to heat build up both front and rear. Adding the RT99 discs front and rear and new organic pads really did the trick. I like to descend fast and I have so much stopping power and modulation it is awesome. And most importantly, no clicking noise!