My 2019 Fox 36 has made some noise since it was almost new but I'm still not convinced / sure if it is the CSU interface or in my headset / crown race (Cane Creek 40 ZS). To me it sounds as if the steerer is actually flexing or elongating under stress on the one side and then 'snapping' back to normal length. It has not gotten worse over the time I've had the fork (over 2 years). I initially had a bunch of spacers under my (also creaky) Renthal stem and ended up replacing this with as super solid and cheap MEC riser stem slammed against the headset which actually seems to have reduced my CSU/crown race noise as well. I can usually duplicate the noise just by rapidly pushing the bike's front wheel into a concrete stair step (pushing on the handle bars). I have tried tightening the tension on my headset and it possibly makes it a little better but then I eat headset bearings. Anyone else had a similar issue that was not a CSU creak?
April 30, 2020, 7:46 a.m. - Brad_xyz
My 2019 Fox 36 has made some noise since it was almost new but I'm still not convinced / sure if it is the CSU interface or in my headset / crown race (Cane Creek 40 ZS). To me it sounds as if the steerer is actually flexing or elongating under stress on the one side and then 'snapping' back to normal length. It has not gotten worse over the time I've had the fork (over 2 years). I initially had a bunch of spacers under my (also creaky) Renthal stem and ended up replacing this with as super solid and cheap MEC riser stem slammed against the headset which actually seems to have reduced my CSU/crown race noise as well. I can usually duplicate the noise just by rapidly pushing the bike's front wheel into a concrete stair step (pushing on the handle bars). I have tried tightening the tension on my headset and it possibly makes it a little better but then I eat headset bearings. Anyone else had a similar issue that was not a CSU creak?