My bike is only about two months old. This started a couple of weeks ago. The sound is coming from the frame itself, just next to the head tube. None of my carbon bikes have done this before. Is this normal or should I be reaching out for a warranty?
by Dyedoe
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FWIW, any creaking is a problem. Creaking means that things are slipping and rubbing in ways that shouldn’t happen. So regardless, I’d work on figuring it out.
Also, this video is too hard to troubleshoot from. There’s too many things moving all at once to figure out what’s going on. Work on replicating the problem and isolating where it is and then it’ll be easier to fix it.
i have an AL Canyon and i get this sort of creaking sometimes too, part of it may be from the stem not being properly torqued, part of it comes from the headset or headset spacers
i also found this
[https://www.reddit.com/r/CanyonBikes/comments/p54fz2/canyon_spectral_29_headset_creaking_noise_solution/](https://www.reddit.com/r/CanyonBikes/comments/p54fz2/canyon_spectral_29_headset_creaking_noise_solution/)
Your bike should not be making this noise; I would bring it in if you have a warranty at your lbs.
Just because it seems to be coming from the head-tube area does not mean it is. Carbon bikes are hollow and light, so sounds conduct through them easily; add a loud freehub, and it gets hard to zone in on the culprit.
This sounds more like drivetrain noise to me, but it may be distortion from the recording.
Do a bolt check, and make sure your through-axles, brake caliper mounting bolts, and headset bolts are all torqued correctly.
Does it creak if you stand beside the bike and push down on the frame (not touching the seat)? Or do you need to be pushing on the seat/pedals?
Make sure your pedals are free-spinning and tight, your headset is tight with no play, your saddle is tight, and there is not too much rotational play in the dropper post.
Your bar is out of centre. It’s not properly tightened with the correct torque and not equally distributed. Please let a mechanic go through it. It’s a 5 min job and can cause serious issues if not handled properly.