The problem is with the nuts and bolts. Update: I wore these with thin socks for an hour, and the squeaking stopped, but the straps around my foot were cutting into my foot. I bought my mom a pair, too, and shes crazy picky about her sandals, but even she loves them. Stands like this make working on a bike so much more pleasant. My fingers are crossed that they start this way because I LOOOOOOVE these pillows. Im hoping for nice weather so I can wear them again and see if they are comfortable the second time. These things are the best Bluetooth earbuds I bout and I bought a lot of them. SOL Republic are you listening??? They could easily put small magnets in the earbuds so that they could clip together completing a loop around your neck to prevent this headset from easily falling off. It is better than the 4yo pioneer screen it replaced. - Paddles for shifts work well and feel pretty good.