Just thought it was time to have the bearings changed... looks like those repetitive hits over 2 years culminating with a few heart stopping ones at Chiang Mai had finally cooked these Pods... Won't rate them as the most robust (not because of this-- as these really have seen some hard abuse from my klutz-style riding) but they have been pretty awesome flats..
Well either its the spare pair going on next or.... those Spank Spikes looks really tempting enough to swipe my card again.