Hey there guys.
In the middle of the ride yesterday, I noticed some weird noise started coming from somewhere at the front of the bike. Inspected the fork for any cracks (sounded like metal touching) but couldn't find anything. After a bit, I noticed this sound coming from the headtube when rotating the handlebars. The noise kept coming even when riding straight ahead, however, I think this might be it.
What am I looking at here? A broken bearing? Do I need to repair asap? Do I need any special tools?
Weird noise coming from the headtube when rotating handle bars
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by Jerry-K7
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I would suspect the headset bearings. Under too much load, or broken, not sitting evenly, etc. Take it apart if you can, inspect and grease. I had this issue happen just last week.