I have a Fuji aluminum bike with a carbon fiber fork and am having constant creaking sounds from the handlebar area when going over bumps and cracks in the pavement. Just pressing down on the hoods and releasing pressure while standing over the bike causes the creaking sounds. I can eliminate them by loosening the 2 bolts that hold the stem to the steerer tube and tightening the star-nut bolt, then retightening the stem bolts. However, this only lasts about 10 or so miles. Nothing is ever really loose and there is no play in the headset or spacers, etc. I've had an LBS retighten everything to spec a couple times but the noise comes back. Anyone have any ideas?
I have a Fuji aluminum bike with a carbon fiber fork and am having constant creaking sounds from the handlebar area when going over bumps and cracks in the pavement. Just pressing down on the hoods and releasing pressure while standing over the bike causes the creaking sounds. I can eliminate them by loosening the 2 bolts that hold the stem to the steerer tube and tightening the star-nut bolt, then retightening the stem bolts. However, this only lasts about 10 or so miles. Nothing is ever really loose and there is no play in the headset or spacers, etc. I've had an LBS retighten everything to spec a couple times but the noise comes back. Anyone have any ideas?
I have a Fuji aluminum bike with a carbon fiber fork and am having constant creaking sounds from the handlebar area when going over bumps and cracks in the pavement. Just pressing down on the hoods and releasing pressure while standing over the bike causes the creaking sounds. I can eliminate them by loosening the 2 bolts that hold the stem to the steerer tube and tightening the star-nut bolt, then retightening the stem bolts. However, this only lasts about 10 or so miles. Nothing is ever really loose and there is no play in the headset or spacers, etc. I've had an LBS retighten everything to spec a couple times but the noise comes back. Anyone have any ideas?
I have a Fuji aluminum bike with a carbon fiber fork and am having constant creaking sounds from the handlebar area when going over bumps and cracks in the pavement. Just pressing down on the hoods and releasing pressure while standing over the bike causes the creaking sounds. I can eliminate them by loosening the 2 bolts that hold the stem to the steerer tube and tightening the star-nut bolt, then retightening the stem bolts. However, this only lasts about 10 or so miles. Nothing is ever really loose and there is no play in the headset or spacers, etc. I've had an LBS retighten everything to spec a couple times but the noise comes back. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
jb
Greasing the handlebars where they are held by the stem? I had creaking like you describe this weekend after making an adjustment to the handlebars. I loosened them up, slid the sideways, put a light coat of grease on the area under the clamp, and retightened. All gone.
Then again, this is pretty common practice, so the bike shop should have picked it up.
