Creaking front end or headset 2020 Cube 140 AT - design or maintenance?

[More-read-than-ride]

Hi all,
I am extremely happy with my 2020 Cube Stereo hybrid 140AT, except for one detail: Creaking that seems to come from the front end over small bumbs on the road. My dealer has greased and tightened everything and it took care of the problem for a few days, but it came back.

My question is this: Has anyone else experienced this consistently?
What I would like to understand is if this could be due to the design of the new for 2020 carbon frame or simply a matter of greasing and tightenting as on any bike.

I know all bikes can creak, so this is a question if someone has noticed it consitently on this frame. I have seen the headsets are an issue, maybe thats it?

 

[Tonycube]

Hi all,
I am extremely happy with my 2020 Cube Stereo hybrid 140AT, except for one detail: Creaking that seems to come from the front end over small bumbs on the road. My dealer has greased and tightened everything and it took care of the problem for a few days, but it came back.

My question is this: Has anyone else experienced this consistently?
What I would like to understand is if this could be due to the design of the new for 2020 carbon frame or simply a matter of greasing and tightenting as on any bike.

I know all bikes can creak, so this is a question if someone has noticed it consitently on this frame. I have seen the headsets are an issue, maybe thats it?

Search on this forum cube headset and you will see that most cube owners have changed the headset to one from superstar components then no creaking.Allso not expensive.
All the best from Tony

 

[Tonycube]

Search on this forum cube headset and you will see that most cube owners have changed the headset to one from superstar components then no creaking.Allso not expensive.
All the best from Tony

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[Worthy]

Mine started creaking after 50 miles or so, I stripped it down and the headset was dry, greased it put it back together and it’s been silent and working as it should, I’m now on 800ish miles.

 

[Patchinko]

Hi all

I have seen the headsets are an issue, maybe thats it?

That was definitely the case with my 140 hpc race. The Superstar replacement is excellent?

 

[Planckus]

Mine started creaking after 50 miles or so, I stripped it down and the headset was dry, greased it put it back together and it’s been silent and working as it should, I’m now on 800ish miles.

Same experience, but after 400 km