Clicking Spokes

You could try lubricating the cross-points, but I doubt it would help. Spoke pinging, in my experience, means uneven spoke tension - I think that it may be due to the slacker spokes becoming completely slack during the cycle. In my experience it always means that I am about to start breaking spokes on my rear wheel. I believe that this is because loose spokes tend to loosen further, putting ever-increasing load on the ones that haven't loosened.
I would check the spoke tensions by plucking them - if you find that they make markedly different sounds then the wheel should be retensioned.

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[font=Times New Roman]Bought a new wheel set a few days back. I noticed that the back wheel clicks when pulling up hills. Not really that noticeable but it’s definitely got me wondering. The shop I bought the wheels at did take the time to hand true them before handing them over to me. [/font]

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[font=Times New Roman]The rims are Alex 202’s 700c x 35 not the greatest but certainly better than what I had before. Or so I was told. The owner of the bike shop said I could bring them back after a couple hundred miles to have them retrued for free. He made it sound like there is some sort of break in involved. [/font]

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[font=Times New Roman]Right now I have 50 miles on them, basically one ride, rims are still straight, no changes. Should I wait until I rack up a few more miles or should I take the rear wheel back and have them check it out? Been riding for years, this the first time I’ve ever encountered this sort of problem. [/font]

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Likely there was some residual windup in the spokes that is working it's way out.
I would wait for a few more rides to see if the click persists. Check for tension balance by plucking the spokes and listening for even tone.

Even with pre-stressing, there is still some windup. If the wheels are still true, I would ride a bit more to see if the clicking goes away. Usually when a spoke releases windup, it sounds more like a "ping" than a click. Also, does the clicking have a steady rythym that speeds up and slows down according to your cadence? That usually means it is a drivetrain noise. Good luck!

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Even with pre-stressing, there is still some windup. If the wheels are still true, I would ride a bit more to see if the clicking goes away. Usually when a spoke releases windup, it sounds more like a "ping" than a click. Also, does the clicking have a steady rythym that speeds up and slows down according to your cadence? That usually means it is a drivetrain noise. Good luck!

[font=Times New Roman]I can change the noise by putting more or less pressure on the pedals. More pressure it stops, ease up the noise stops too. Happens only on hills. I certainly hope these new wheels aren’t going to have problems breaking spokes so soon. I did have problems breaking spokes on this bike with the original rims but they were real cheapies, still even then the problem didn’t start until after I had 400 miles on it. [/font]

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[font=Times New Roman]Those old wheels (27x1 ¼) were always coming out of true, problem with them was cheap spokes, weren’t even stainless steel. Getting them rebuilt solved the problem but it was pricy. Hopefully I won’t have to go through that one again. [/font]

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[font=Times New Roman]Anyway the bike shop I bought the wheels from said they’d check it out and make any needed adjustments for free. I don’t want to become a pain in the rear to them but I also want to make sure I get my money’s worth. [/font]