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[Closed] Any cure for creaking pikes

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Evening all.
Is there any known cure for a creaking steerer on a set of pikes
It,s driving me up the wall.lol
cheers guys.


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 6:37 pm
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Replace the CSU. That's what happened to me.


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 6:42 pm
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TW what,s a csu?


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 7:09 pm
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any ideas on this csu??.....anyone...
(complete steerer unit)who knows...
(compensating sensor unit).lol


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 10:07 pm
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WD40 sprayed around the star nut cured mine.


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 10:12 pm
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crown steerer unit/uppers


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 10:12 pm
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the uppers! Pike stanchions, crown and steerer are one piece (well, they're not but you can't buy them any other way if you get what I mean?)


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 10:13 pm
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think wd40 and prey.lol


 
Posted : 15/09/2010 2:15 pm
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How/when does it creak?


 
Posted : 15/09/2010 2:16 pm
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I assume you've checked the maxle?


 
Posted : 15/09/2010 2:21 pm
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yep. checked maxle,changed stem and bars even put the pikes an my other bike.
they creak when you apply pressure to each end of the bars.


 
Posted : 16/09/2010 4:42 pm
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bump


 
Posted : 17/09/2010 9:14 pm
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Will cod liver oil cure a creaking pike?


 
Posted : 17/09/2010 10:41 pm