Please excuse my stupidness this is probably a basic question for most of you.

Think my Headset is rattling. It’s on a Orange G3 and its 18 months old and has never been touched, it’s a Tange headset.

It’s noisy over rocks etc. fine on the flat and the steering is fine. Is this a kind of death rattle ?

I’ve tightened up the middle bolt but its still doing it or could it be the front wheel bearings as I knackered my rear bearings and didn’t know till he bike skidded to a halt…… 😳

1. Front brake on push your bike forwards and backwards, do the forks make a knocking sound?

2. Lift the front of the bike and push the wheel side to side, does it move?

3. Is your QR/axel tight, check that as well.

4. Did you loosen the stem bolts before you tightened the top cap bolt?