Handlebar creak

[3narf]

More of a series of 'bangs' really, while heaving on the bars, until it beds in after a mile or so.

I put a smear of copper grease on the bar clamp area of the stem and it's still doing it, so I need to put some on the steerer-stem clamp.

Am I OK to use copper grease on a carbon steerer? Ta

 

[ColinJ]

I can't answer your question, but just in case it helps you (or somebody else) ... I had similar noises on my mountain bike once!!

 

[lpretro1]

Remove clamp bolts and clean them then grease and torque back up. Don't use copper slip on carbon - use carbon paste instead

 

[fossyant]

The compression washer can cause this. If you have an alloy steerer over time the washer blackened the steerer. Just wire wool this off the steerer and washer and reassemble.