I have had a strange creaking noise from the front of my bike. I tried tightening/loosening the headset, but made no difference.
The creaking occurs when you move the forks back and forth. (as would happen when you apply the front brake while travelling in a straight line).
So I stripped it and found these marks on the downtube / headtube weld.
Possibly a crack. Not sure.
But after putting it back together the creaking has dissapeared, so it could have been the headset?
The bottom headset cup is a very loose fit, so it might have something to do with that. But these marks are like a crack. Any ideas?
The frame was resprayed (at home) recently.
I have sanded down the area in the pictures that look like a crack but can't see anything on the metal?
It's a 1991 Klein Rascal which has been doing downhills at Hagg Farm and Wharncliffe Woods recently
Chris
The pictures make it look less like a crack than in real life.
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The creaking occurs when you move the forks back and forth. (as would happen when you apply the front brake while travelling in a straight line).
So I stripped it and found these marks on the downtube / headtube weld.
Possibly a crack. Not sure.
But after putting it back together the creaking has dissapeared, so it could have been the headset?
The bottom headset cup is a very loose fit, so it might have something to do with that. But these marks are like a crack. Any ideas?
The frame was resprayed (at home) recently.
I have sanded down the area in the pictures that look like a crack but can't see anything on the metal?
It's a 1991 Klein Rascal which has been doing downhills at Hagg Farm and Wharncliffe Woods recently
Chris
The pictures make it look less like a crack than in real life.
.