Reviving one of my old thread!
So the creaking came back recently after intense usage of the bike (no riding during the winter
) and I realized that the hub was NOT faulty. I have tried removing the cassette and putting grease on contact areas with the hub, but it's not working. I narrowed down the causes to the following, since the creaking disappears when I put another rear wheel on the bike:
1) Loose spoke(s)
2) Faulty cassette (I read the two first set of gears that are combined could creak sometimes? Has anyone ever had a similar problem?)
Any thoughts?
My gut feeling tells me it's a spoke. I have ordered a new cassette just in case. I will give it a try before bringing my rear wheel in for a checkup.