Stopping the Click

Finally I stopped an annoying clicking sound on my mountain bike. It only happened when I pedaled under load. Here's what I did to stop it (using http://www.jimlangley.net/wrench/keepitquiet.htm):

• Removed the water bottle cage and all other bolts in the frame and greased them up.
• Re-greased the seat post and seat post bolt
• Loosened the front derailleur clamp and greased it up
• Put a dab of chain lube on each part of the frame that the shifter cables run through
• Bought new pedals (Candy 2s :)
• Bought a new bottom bracket (noticed mine had some slight side-to-side play in it)
• Used teflon tape on the threads of the new BB
• Removed each chain ring bolt and applied some loc-tite
• Removed the crank arms and greased them (octa-link... never do this to square taper!)
• Finally, I sprayed silicon lube on the right crank arm where it is in contact with the large chain ring. That did the trick!

Mountain Bike Noises

Strange clicking noise while peddling? What's making that rattling sound? Check out this site:

http://www.jimlangley.net/wrench/keepitquiet.html

Really nice list of clicks, creaks, rattles, etc, and what the most probable causes are and how to fix them. Very handy indeed!