The soles on mine are so chewed up tou can now see the insoles on my right foot. Since I'm going to be off the bike for the next few months, I've got...

I had the same problem with my Freerider Contacts. The toe box was a little too narrow for my fat forefoot. Eventually my fat foot stretched them out...

I had a grinding feeling like that in my drive train a while back and it turned out to be bad axle bearings in my rear hub.

Have you tried pedaling out of the saddle? Does it still make the noise when you're putting the power down while standing? If it doesn't then it...