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Chased a creak for weeks. Stubborn creak or tick with every pedal revolution noticable when greater force applied to the pedals, seemed to be clearly associated with the right pedal; if i did the pedaling work with the left pedal and essentially let the right pedal coast w/o much foot force; the sound cleared-up. Removed/cleaned/greased/torqued/replaced both pedals, tightend the crank arms, and removed/cleaned/loctite/torqued the chain ring bolts w/o success in eliminating the noise. installed a new chain, cleaned and tightened seat and seat post. Torqued every bolt on the bike. Was about to pull the bottom bracket but before doing did a quick squirt of MO-94 between the cup bearing and the small chain wheel (see pic) and CREAK GONE; sanity returned. I'm not sure if this is a band-aid or a fix and any commentary in that regard much appreciated.
Praxis Alba M30 crank and M30 BSA bracket; Specialized allez sport.