Kenevo SL Creaking headset

andronin

Member
Jul 3, 2022
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South Africa
Noticed a creaking coming from the Headset area of my Kenevo SL. Only noticing it when going over rough terrain at slow speed < 15kph, above that I do not hear it, but it could just be drowned out by the rest of the noise.

Is this common on a 2 month old bike as in needs its post sales service or something to be properly worried about?
 

RustyIron

E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Jun 5, 2021
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Creaking headsets are primarily just an annoyance. I think your bike uses an integrated headset with the addition of bushings to change the angle. At least that's the picture Google shows. It's a cheap an light way of building the bike, but it's not mechanically robust. It allows slight movement, especially when you're bashing into things. The result is creaking. Your first step should be cleaning and then reassembling with a heavy NLGI 2 grease. After that, you can throw some money at a top-shelf headset. But nothing will solve the problem 100%.
 

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