i should have been more specific - i was talking about the creaking that happens between the cups and the shell, as opposed to the squeaking between dry bearings and races. the former is really only a nuisance, whereas the latter is the sound of damage taking place and needs correcting.

jesse - the sound i'm talking about would only happen when you actually rise the bike, putting pressure on the pedals/cranks. if you can get the sound with the bike flipped over as dabern describes then it's not what i'm talking about. sounds like a job for the lbs - they can actually see and hear your bike, we can only imagine it...