Righto. I've checked up on rebuilding the pedals ... and need some special tools to do it (two tube spanners, one fits inside the other so you can undo a locking nut while holding an adjusting nut). So I'm going to steal the pedals off the commuter.
Regardless of this noise issue, I will get the pedals rebuilt I think, as they've done a bit of work in some horrid conditions. It'd be nice to do it myself, just for the exercise, but it'll depend on the tools, their availability and their cost.
There's a thread for the pedal rebuild
here but seeing this is the parent thread AND in the 50+ forum, discussion here is fine by me.
Incidentally, these pedals recently suffered some indignities during an afternoon's fun and experimentation combined with hamfistedness and over estimation of my abilities which resulted in them becomming permanently fitted with toe clips - it's described
here
Now I'm going to address Stapfam's concerns and crack open a bottle of Jamiesons (Irish whisky, not scotch, but it should serve). Note, I will not be working on the bike during this period ... but will be filling in tax returns
Richard