My bike was making this terrible creaking noise evertime I climbed a hill and put a little torque on the front. It sounded like it was coming from my handlebars.
I hate taking my bike to the bike shop - I want to be the master of my domain as much as possible, so I began my research to try to figure out what was wrong.
Based on advice from 'experts' on the web and my "Zinn and the art of bicycle maintenance", I ended up taking my whole head tube apart and greasing it up. No joy.
It turns out, that all I had to do was take my front wheel off and on again and the noise went away.
The other creaking noise I've found easy to fix is at the cleat/pedal. Just spray a little lube on your cleat and this often solves the problem.
Of course, there may be much more serious problems, but I like to start with the easy fix first.
No comments:
Post a Comment