Creaking from quill headset/handlebar

[Dan B]

It's been steadily getting worse over the last week or so, to the point where it started to feel (subjectively, I'm sure) unsafe to get out of the saddle to accelerate at traffic lights. It seemed to be coming from inside the headset shell, so I took the stem out, regreased, replaced, retightened, Then I tried again and this time it was coming from the handlebar clamp. So I loosened the clamp bolt off and retightened it. It seems to have stopped now ... for the moment

Is this a problem fixed, or indicative of some deeper issue, or just part of regular maintenance on older bikes? Or what?

 

[Smokin Joe]

Almost certainly problem fixed.

 

[raleighnut]

^^^^ +1 If its stopped it should be OK now.

 

[young Ed]

yep, sounds like you've answered your own question. i would say it should be fixed now
Cheers Ed