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Hit a bump on my road bike, now it's creaking pretty badly. Video included. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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2023 Felt VR 60.

I hit a bump while riding and now the front of my bike creaks. If I apply pressure on my handlebars, I can even hear it without riding. It sounds like the noise is coming from between the handlebars, so I'm thinking maybe it's the headset? But I'm not sure.

Here's a video of the sound: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7mbQVzI_Jj4?feature=share

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If you were able to tighten the headset via topcat without loosening the stem first, the stem may be insufficiently tightened. Be sure to check that as a loose stem can cause the bars to turn without the wheel following suit.

Steps for tightening the headset would be:

Loosen bolts on stem(usually two)
tighten top cap until sufficient tension
center bars over rim
tighten bolts on stem