The rear wheel on my XC bike has started creaking after about 1600 miles. I've narrowed it down to the spokes rubbing where they cross, mainly on the non-drive side. (The noise mostly goes away when I put a piece of tape between the spokes at the crossing. The noise is also pretty much the same tone as when I pluck the spokes, so I'm fairly certain that is what is going on.) I hear the noise whenever I put torque on the wheel, both by pedaling hard on a larger cog and by braking.
The rim is an Elitewheels carbon rim. The hub is a Goldix ratchet. It's 28 spokes, 2 cross, straight pull, and I used Pilar Wing spokes with brass nipples. The spokes have even tension, and the drive side are around 120 kgf.
The wheel has been great up until now. Why am I getting noise all of a sudden? I'm considering replacing the spokes with DT Swiss Competition or similar round spokes, but I'm not sure if the issue will come back.
(And no, oiling the spoke junctions didn't help much.)
