Originally Posted by Rob_E

I don't ride clipless, but thanks for the tip. In this case it was pretty clearly the pedal. While I never went so far as to put a different pedal on, I did remove the pedal, squeeze some grease into into it, and put it back on. No more squeak. The fact that there were cracks where the spindle met the pedal body big enough for me to get grease in and onto the bearings tells me that it's very likely that the pedals are prone to letting water in there.



I might consider a pedal that can be removed with an allen key, but i would prefer a tool-less system. When I ride my folding bike, it's often because I am anticipating needing to fold it up at some point, so while I wouldn't be taking the pedals off every day, I might be taking them off most of the times I rode that bike.