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Creaking from headset?

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started by Nobody on June 21, 2007

I've got a new Cervelo Dual and I'm getting a lot of metallic creaking noises when going over bumps or climbing (yanking back and forth on the bars). I can make it happen by grabbing the aero bars and pulling up or pushing down....but when I loosen/reassemble/grease/tighten the stem/handlebars the creak is still there. Any ideas?

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vanjames posted 47 weeks ago.

Could it be cable bounce from the internal routing - I heard some similar noises and a quick tightening of the cables solved it for my Soloist team. I'd call the LBS you bought it at and discuss it with them and take it in for them to check out if the cable tightening doesn't work.

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kb1dqh posted 47 weeks ago.

I had the exact same issue and did the same thing, i.e. lube the stem, tighten, etc. In the end the headset needed to be taken out, cleaned, and adjusted. That fixed it.